ARCHITECT HUGH WALLACE has died at the age of 68.

Best known for his role as a judge on RTÉ’s Home of the Year, Wallace made many television appearances throughout his career.

His other projects include The Great House Revival and My Bungalow Bliss.

He was also a founding partner of Douglas Wallace Architects in Dublin. 

Wallace’s husband Martin Corbett shared the news of his death in a post on Instagram.

“It is with deep sadness and shock that I share the news that my beloved husband and soulmate, Hugh Wallace, passed away suddenly at home last night,” Corbett wrote.

“I am heartbroken. Please respect my privacy at this deeply painful time.”

Tributes have since poured in for the popular TV host and architect.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was “deeply saddened” to hear of Hugh Wallace’s passing, adding that his “advocacy for good architecture, coupled with his wonderful communication skills, performed a wonderful public service”.

RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst also paid tribute, describing Wallace as “a hugely popular figure with audiences and across the industry”.

“On RTÉ’s hugely popular Home of the Year, Hugh, with his fellow judges, not only opened the door to the most extraordinary homes in Ireland, but he also inspired viewers to engage with the vast possibilities of innovative design,” Bakhurst said.

Bakhurst added that he greatly admired Wallace’s openness about his own life story, “which helped so many”.

“Our thoughts are with his husband Martin, his family, his colleagues in Shinawil, Animo and RTÉ, and his many close associates for whom Hugh was a beloved colleague, inspiring mind, and the warmest of friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam,” Bakhurst added.