The brief, as scripted by the Kenilworth city fathers is not just for any old outhouse.
Apart from the expected function, it also has to be a tourist attraction that will draw people to this rural Queensland town.And it has to be raised from ground level by four meters, to allow for annual floods.
The twelve finalists – ranging from architects to students – will hear in March who penned the winning design.

Canistrum – Michael Lennie. Picture: architectureau.com/

Cloud Hill – Bruce Chadlowe and Carl Holder. Picture: architectureau.com

Hinka Booma Rise – Andrew Hayes. Picture: architectureau.com

Hinka Booma Viewpoint – Belinda Scott and Dean Scott. Picture: architectureau.com

Kenilworth Rest – Teeland Architects. Picture: architectureau.com

PL (Art) Form – Alexis Beaussart and Sebastien Lafresiere. Picture: architectureau.com

Sentinel – Other Architects. Picture: architectureau.com

The Call of Nature – Bligh Graham Architects. Picture: architectureau.com

The Changing Spiral – Hecticrat Architects. Picture: architectureau.com

The Gallery – Bryce Bessell. Picture: architectureau.com

The Loop Garden – David Hislop and Ross Liddell. Picture: architectureau.com

The Red Paddock – Kieron Gait Architects. Picture: architectureau.com