Southern Supreme Winners Announced

24 July


On Saturday night we announced the Southern House of the Year winners for 2023.

This year,  there were 22 beautiful homes entered from around the Southern region. The much anticipated event was celebrated at Transport World and was a fantastic evening of celebration. We hope everyone who attended had a great night.

Supreme House of the Year - Over $1 Million

JOHN GAVIN CONSTRUCTION
For a Home in Queenstown


This home also won the New Home over $4 million Category, Outdoor Living Excellence Award and a Gold Award.

This incredible home showcases excellent craftsmanship and design, from the exceptionally constructed standing seam and stone cladding to the flawless negative detailing and flush skirtings throughout. There are impeccable construction features in the interior lining finishes, including the media room with its full timber veneered surfaces and precise geometrical raw-steel panelling. Accurate finishing to the off-form concrete panel work and foundation planning highlight the project's complexity. The precisely executed home by John Gavin Construction combines beautifully finished interior elements, resolved planning relationships, and site complexities with elegant functionality. Blending materials and design to create a visually stunning and functionally exceptional home, this is a masterpiece in craftsmanship.

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Supreme House of the Year - Under $1 Million

HUNTER & CRAIG BUILDING & DESIGN
For a Home in Cromwell

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

This extraordinary home is an epic marvel, skilfully carved into the rock and meeting challenging resource consent requirements. Hunkering into the hillside topography, the craftsmanship shines through in the well-executed standing seam roofing and cladding, cleverly capturing stormwater runoff under the decks. The fully glazed shower enclosure boasts stunning design and execution – a pet project of Hunter & Craig Building & Design. This home exemplifies the design and build formula working at its very best, including showcasing the builder's prototyped recessed concealment of window treatments. Despite a tight timeline, the result is a stunning Arizona-esque hillside retreat in Bannockburn.

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Southern House of the Year 2023 Award Winners

Pink Batts Craftsmanship Award
Form Construction (Lake Hayes), for a home in Queenstown

Special Award
Hunter & Craig Building & Design, for a home in Cromwell

Lifestyle Awards

APL Environmental and Sustainable Excellence Award
Caldwell & Highsted,  for a home in Dunedin

Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award
Form Construction (Lake Hayes), for a home in Queenstown

PDL by Schneider Electric Smart Home Award
W. Hamilton Building, for a home in Dunedin

McKenzie & Willis Interior Design Award
W. Hamilton Building, for a home in Dunedin

Kitchen Excellence Award
Archi Build, for a home in Wanaka

Outdoor Living Excellence Award
John Gavin Construction, for a home in Queenstown

Category Winners

Altus Window Systems New Home $750,000 - $1 million
Hunter & Craig Building & Design, for a home in Cromwell

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million
David Reid Homes Wanaka & Central Otago, for a home in Wanaka

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million
Lakes Building Co, for a home in Queenstown

Resene New Home $2 million - $4 million
A J Saville Builder, for a home in Arrowtown

New Home over $4 million
John Gavin Construction, for a home in Queenstown

Builder's Own Home
Form Construction (Lake Hayes), for a home in Queenstown

Gold Awards

  • A J Saville Builder, for a home in Arrowtown
  • Archi Build, for a home in Wanaka
  • Caldwell & Highsted Ltd, for a home in Dunedin
  • Christie Brothers Building, for a home in Wanaka
  • David Reid Homes Wanaka & Central Otago, for a home in Wanaka
  • Form Construction (Lake Hayes), for a home in Queenstown
  • Hudson Builders, for a home in Queenstown
  • Hunter & Craig Building & Design, for a home in Cromwell
  • Integrity Homes, for a home in Central Otago
  • John Gavin Construction, for a home in Queenstown
  • Lakes Building Co, for a home in Queenstown
  • Rocket Frame Builders, for a home in Cromwell
  • W. Hamilton Building, for a home in Dunedin
  • YBL Building, for a home in Queenstown


Silver Awards

  • Bayview Construction, for a home in Wanaka
  • Home Factor SI, for a home in Otago
  • Home Factor SI, for a home in Otago
  • Home Factor SI, for a home in Otago
  • I C Builders, for a home in Wanaka
  • Jennian Homes Wanaka, for a home in Wanaka
  • Stroud Homes Queenstown Lakes, for a home in Cromwell
  • Toitoi Residential, for a home in Queenstown


Click here to view all the winning houses for the Southern competition.