Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Region’s top builds announced

A Rotorua home has taken out this year’s Supreme Award in the Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Registered Master Builders 2017 House of the Year competition. 

Urbo Homes Limited won 11 regional awards for three homes at the competition. They were awarded the Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Registered Master Builders 2017 Supreme House of the Year, a Gold Award and Category win for the CARTERS New Home $1 million to $2 million award for their Rotorua home. They also took out all five lifestyle awards for the same property: the Craftmanship Award, the Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award, the Heart of the Home Kitchen Award, the Outdoor Living Award and the Gerrand Floorings Interior Design and Style Award.

The company were also awarded a Gold Award and Category win for the PlaceMakers Volume/Group Housing $450,000 - $700,000 award for a home in Whakatane, and a Gold Award in the PlaceMakers Volume/Group Housing up to $450,000 category for another home in Rotorua. 

Judges said the winning House of the Year sits peacefully and perfectly within its environment on the edge of Lake Tarawera. 

“The design of this beautiful home is simple yet sophisticated, incorporating clever use of a variety of materials and fittings which creates a resort-like feel,” they said.

“Amazing attention to detail is evident in every part of this project, creating an overwhelming sense of quality.  This is a property that will never date but age gracefully. It will provide the owners and future generations with a home that will always be a pleasure to live in.

“The builders have crafted this home with passion, which is a credit to them and their team of sub-contractors.”

The results of the regional competition were revealed at a gala dinner on 28 July at the ASB Baypark in Tauranga. The winning builds were celebrated by Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Registered Master Builders Association members and colleagues from the local construction industry.  

There were 18 Gold Award winners from Bay of Plenty and Central Plateau which will now be judged against Gold Award winners from around the country to find the National Gold Reserve finalists.

National category winners and the Registered Master Builders Supreme Awards for House of the Year and Renovation of the Year will be announced at a gala dinner on 25 November at SKYCITY in Auckland. 

The Awards are made possible through the support of PlaceMakers, Master Build Services, GIB, Nulook, CARTERS, Plumbing World, Resene and Bunnings Trade.

For more information about the competition, visit www.houseoftheyear.co.nz. 

ENDS

For more information, please contact: 
Caitlin Kennedy
Acumen Republic for Registered Master Builders Association
P: 04 494 5146
M: 027 449 1107
E: ckennedy@acumenrepublic.com
Jennifer Brasch
Acumen Republic for Registered Master Builders Association
P: +64 4 494 5136
M: +64 27 260 8928
E: jbrasch@acumenrepublic.com

About the Registered Master Builders 2017 House of the Year
The competition is divided into two parts – the first is at a regional level, the second at a national level. Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winners are determined using a points-based system. These award-winners are announced at 10 regional events held throughout New Zealand during July and August.

The top local Gold Award winners become Gold Reserve National Finalists. The national finalists are then re-judged by a panel of judges who determine the overall national winners, which are announced at the National event in Auckland on 25 November.