Southern Supreme Winners Announced

28 July 2025

On Saturday night we announced the Southern House of the Year winners for 2025. 
This year, there were 31 stunning homes entered from around the Southern region, with attendees coming together at Transport World, Invercargill for a fantastic evening of celebration. We hope all of the attendees had a great night. 
 

Supreme House of the Year over $1 million
Mitre 10 Trade Craftsmanship Award

VELVIN BUILDING
for a home in Queenstown

This home also won the Resene New Home $2 million - $4 million category, a Gold Award, and the APL Environmental and Sustainable Excellence Award.
 
This ambitious and impressive home is the result of deep collaboration and a shared creative vision. It’s an unconventional project, executed with rare skill and openness. From sectional completion through to complex detailing, every stage was handled with care, confidence and integrity. Velvin Building and the project team brought an agile, responsive approach to the process allowing design details and materials to evolve organically as the build progressed. The result is a home that feels truly original, playful, sophisticated, and full of personality. The spatial flow, material palette and expressive detailing combine to create a unique and uplifting living experience.

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Supreme House of the Year under $1 million

RDR BUILDERS
for a home in Invercargill

This home also won the Altus Window Systems New Home $750,000 - $1 million category and a Gold Award.

This RDR Builders home in Invercargill is a smart and confident build that brings together strong design and quality craftsmanship. The layout, with two mono-pitched wings joined by a link roof, is both striking and practical, creating a clear sense of flow. A mix of heritage tray cladding and vertical cedar weatherboards gives the exterior a calm, refined look. Inside, polished concrete floors and timber panelling add warmth and balance, resulting in a space that feels thoughtful without being overdone.

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Supreme Renovation of the Year

HOWE CONSTRUCTION
for a home in Queenstown

This home also won the Renovation Over $2 million category and a Gold Award.

Every inch of this penthouse renovation speaks to quality. From managing the logistical challenges that come with difficult site access to the variety of building materials used, Howe Construction has approached the build with care, confidence, and extraordinary craftsmanship. This is a renovation that doesn’t just improve a home, it completely redefines it by bringing all the pieces of aesthetics, hard work and strategy together. A standout project, and a thoroughly deserving Supreme winner.

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Southern House of the Year
2025 Award Winners

Regional Special Award
Lakes Building Co for a home in Queenstown

Category Winners
Builder's Own Home
Brownie Construction for a home in Queenstown

Renovation $1 million - $2 million
BTP Construction for a home in Queenstown

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million
G.J. Gardner Queenstown for a home in Queenstown

Renovation Over $2 million
Howe Construction for a home in Queenstown

Volume/Group Housing New Home $500,000 - $750,000
Jennian Homes Otago for a home in Dunedin

New Home $500,000 - $750,000
Jennian Homes Wanaka  for a home in Wānaka

Bunnings New Home $1 million - $1.5 million
Owens Building  for a home in Wānaka

Altus Window Systems New Home $750,000 - $1 million
RDR Builders for a home in Invercargill

Renovation $500,000 - $1 million
Toitoi Residential for a home in Queenstown

New Home over $4 million
Trinity QT Construction for a home in Queenstown

Resene New Home $2 million - $4 million
Velvin Building for a home in Queenstown

Lifestyle Awards
McKenzie & Willis Interior Design Award
Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award 
PDL by Schneider Electric Smart Home Award
Bennie Builders for a home in Queenstown

Gold Awards

• Bennie Builders for a home in Queenstown
• Brownie Construction for a home in Queenstown
• BTP Construction for a home in Queenstown
• Buildcraft for a home in Wānaka
• CDL Building for a home in Queenstown
• DCD for a home in Cromwell
• DCD for a home in Queenstown
• DCD for a second home in Queenstown
• Dunlop Builders for a home in Wānaka
• G.J. Gardner Queenstown for a home in Queenstown
• Howe Construction for a home in Queenstown
• Jennian Homes Otago for a home in Dunedin
• Jennian Homes Wanaka for a home in Wānaka
• Lakes Building Co for a home in Queenstown
• Lakeside Design and Build for a home in Queenstown
• MB Construction for a home in Queenstown
• Owens Building for a home in Wānaka
• Owens Building for a second home in Wānaka
• RDR Builders for a home in Invercargill
• Summitbuild Construction for a home in Queenstown
• Toitoi Residential for a home in Queenstown
• Toitoi Residential for a second home in Queenstown
• Trinity QT Construction for a home in Queenstown
• Velvin Building for a home in Queenstown 

Silver Awards

• B J Carter for a home in Riverton
• Brownie Construction for a home in Queenstown
• Fowler Homes Queenstown for a home in Queenstown
• Gibson Builders for a home in Wānaka
• Home Factor SI for a home in Wānaka
• Jennian Homes Southland for a home in Curio Bay

See all the winning homes in the Southern competition.