Southern region’s top home builds announced 2018

Saturday 21 July 2018: Southern region’s top home builds announced


A Queenstown home and a Dunedin renovation have won this year’s Supreme Awards in the Southern Registered Master Builders 2018 House of the Year competition.

A J Saville Builder Limited won five regional awards at the competition. They were awarded the Southern Registered Master Builders 2018 Supreme House of the Year, a Gold Award and Category win for the New Home over $2 million award for their Queenstown home. They were also awarded the Craftmanship Award and the Heart of the Home Kitchen Award.

A J Saville Builder Limited was also awarded a Gold Award and Category win for the GIB Show Home Award for their Queenstown show home.

W. Hamilton Building Limited was awarded the Southern Registered Master Builders 2018 Supreme Renovation of the Year, along with a Gold Award and Category win for the Master Build 10-Year Guarantee Renovation up to $500,000 award.

The winning House of the Year won over the judges with its immaculate detailing and craftmanship.

“The collection of different building types, functions, cladding and internal finishes are all clustered around a courtyard orientated to maximise views and sun.”

“The buildings are connected by curved double-glazed full-wall units, which required special handling and precise positioning. Everything is immaculately detailed, requiring bespoke construction techniques mostly to follow the curves, in this four-year build.

“The contractor, AJ Saville and the team, should be justly proud of achieving the highest levels of workmanship from the demanding project requirements.”

Judges said the winning renovation of the year is an elegant brick home which has had a new lease of life following the well-thought out renovation.

“Works included relocating the kitchen and living spaces and introducing large bi-folding doors to provide excellent indoor/outdoor flow to the new patio and swim spa. The home has been transformed from a dark impractical home to an open, sunny and very liveable home.

At the same time, the builder has done a fine job in maintaining the traditional style of this home.”

The results of the regional competition were revealed at a gala dinner on 21 July at the Transport Museum in Invercargill. The winning builds were celebrated by Southern Registered Master Builders Association members and colleagues from the local construction industry.

There were 13 Gold Award winners from the Southern region 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 24 November at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland.

The Awards are made possible through the support of PlaceMakers, Master Build 10-year Guarantee, GIB, Nulook, CARTERS, Plumbing World, Resene and Bunnings Trade. For more information about the competition, visit www.houseoftheyear.co.nz.

ENDS

SOUTHERN REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS 2018 HOUSE OF THE YEAR

AWARD

COMPANY

PROPERTY LOCATION

COMPANY LOCATION

New home over $2 million

Gold & Category

A J Saville Builder Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Gold

Trevor Ward Builders Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Gold

John Gavin Construction Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Gold

Triple Star Management Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $2 million

Gold & Category

DCD Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Gold

Owens Building Limited

Wanaka

Wanaka

Gold

C W Kelland – Master Builder

Invercargill

Invercargill

Silver

BJ Carter Limited

Southland

Invercargill

Silver

Rilean Construction (Central Otago) Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Nulook New Home $700,000 - $1 million

Gold & Category

Fixation Builders Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Gold

DCD Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

New Home $550,000 - $700,000

Gold & Category

Keith Mackenzie Builder Limited

Cromwell

Cromwell

Silver

Stonewood Homes Central Otago

Wanaka

Wanaka

Silver

Stonewood Homes Queenstown

Queenstown

Queenstown

PlaceMakers New Home $450,000 - $550,000

Silver

Jennian Homes Southland Limited

Alexandra

Invercargill

GIB Show Home Award

Gold & Category

A J Saville Builder Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Gold

Turnkey Homes Limited

Wanaka

Wanaka

Silver

Jennian Homes Otago (2010) Limited

Mosgiel

Dunedin

Silver

Versatile Homes and Building Cromwell

Cromwell

Cromwell

Silver

Stonewood Homes Central Otago

Wanaka

Wanaka

Silver

Stonewood Homes Central Otago

Cromwell

Wanaka

Builder's Own Home Award

Silver

Jennian Homes Otago (2010) Limited

Mosgiel

Dunedin

Bronze

Landmark Homes Central Otago

Wanaka

Wanaka

Volume/Group Housing New Home $450,000 - $750,000

Bronze

Jennian Homes Southland Limited

Invercargill

Invercargill

Bronze

Versatile Homes and Buildings Cromwell

Cromwell

Cromwell

Master Build 10-Year Guarantee Renovation up to $500,000

Gold & Category

W. Hamilton Building Limited

Dunedin

 

Supreme Award and Southern Registered Master Builders 2018 House of the Year

A J Saville Builder Limited for a home in Queenstown

Supreme Award and Southern Registered Master Builders 2018 Renovation of the Year

W. Hamilton Building Limited for a home in Dunedin

Lifestyle Awards

Craftmanship Award

A J Saville Builder Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Heart of the Home Kitchen Award

A J Saville Builder Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award

John Gavin Construction Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

Outdoor Living Award

C W Kelland – Master Builder

Invercargill

Invercargill

Interior Design Award

John Gavin Construction Limited

Queenstown

Queenstown

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