New Zealand’s Top 100 Homes Announced

28 August 2019

Expert judges have been up and down the country determining the best home builds and renovations of 2019. After lengthy deliberation, the Top 100 National Finalists have been announced for the Registered Master Builders 2019 House of the Year competition. 

Over 330 new home builds and renovations across the country were assessed by a panel of experienced judges, with regional award-winners announced over ten events during July and August.

Registered Master Builders House of the Year is New Zealand’s premium and most recognised awards programme. These awards epitomise building excellence and have been setting the standard in residential construction for nearly 30 years.

“The competition reaffirms our member’s position as the custodians of quality and innovation in New Zealand residential construction,” says Registered Master Builders Chief Executive David Kelly.

“The building and construction sector plays a vital role in New Zealand society. Its success benefits not just our members, but also contributes to the wellbeing and future of all New Zealanders. We can all celebrate a residential market that is continually growing, with last year seeing the highest number of new home consents since early 1975.” 

“These Top 100 homes showcase everything from sustainability and innovation to skilled workmanship. The quality builds reflect the evolving values and needs of New Zealand’s homeowners,” says David.

All the National Finalists have consistently demonstrated impeccable craftmanship and attention to detail. These Top 100 homes demonstrate the diversity of what can be achieved in a range of price categories – from cost effective builds and renovations, to luxury home builds, to apartments and townhouses.

“Year after year we are seeing new and innovative building and interior design trends emerge,” says competition judge Eric Dally.  

“This year we have seen outdoor living spaces become more sophisticated with homeowners prioritising their indoor-outdoor flow. Many spaces have been cleverly designed to provide covered areas and overhead operable louvres, along with gas fires and wood burning pizza ovens, allowing for all weather use.

“LED lighting continues to be popular, now being the standard in homes no matter what the budget. This year we saw strip LED lighting being introduced more and more in entry foyers and bathrooms as well as feature lighting in kitchen islands” says Eric.  

Faye Pearson-Green judged Auckland’s top homes and was impressed with their clever use of timber.

“Kitchens are now using timber to provide softness against their stark black or crisp white kitchen cabinetry. The increase of feature timber screens is also notable, helping bring warmth into the home with a hint of a 60s & 70s retro style. Plywood interior feature linings are also still very much on trend, now being complimented with mid last century furniture and built-in joinery.”

The Top 100 National Finalists represent the top entrants from this year’s regional competitions, which were held in July and August. They will now be re-judged by the national judging panel to find the National Supreme House of the Year and National Supreme Renovation of the Year. 

Finalists can also win one of the 15 national category awards, as well as separate awards for four lifestyle categories – Outdoor Living, Kitchen, Bathroom and Sustainability, the Builder’s Own Home and Show Home Awards and the coveted Craftmanship and Special Awards. 

National winners will be announced at a gala dinner in Auckland on Saturday 23 November. 

The Awards are made possible through the support of Altus Windows, Bunnings Trade, CARTERS, GIB, Master Build Services 10 Year Guarantee, PlaceMakers, Plumbing World, and Resene.

For more information about the competition, visit www.houseoftheyear.co.nz
About the Registered Master Builders 2019 House of the Year
The competition is divided into two parts – the first is at a regional level, the second is 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 100 homes from the regions will go on to the national awards. They will be re-judged by a panel of national judges, who will determine the overall national winners. These will be announced at the National event in Auckland on 23 November.

 

 

TOP 100 NATIONAL FINALISTS

COMPANY NAME

SITE LOCATION

CATEGORY

AUCKLAND

North-West Construction

Huapai

PlaceMakers New Home $450,000 - $600,000

The House Company

Silverdale

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

HAMR Home Building Contractors

Whitianga

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

Box Build

Northland

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

Cashmore Contractors

Dairy Flat

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

Hatton Construction

Hobbs Bay

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

Hayes Builders

Takapuna

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

Shore Build

Mt Eden

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

Peter Dyer Builders

Matakana

Resene New Home over $2 million

Jennian Homes Franklin

Pukekohe

Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $450,000

Shea Limited

Beachlands

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

JAL Developments

Pine Harbour

Master Build 10 Year Guarantee Multi Unit (Apartments/Duplexes/Terraces)

Lite-House

Farm Cove

Builder's Own Home Award

Advanced Design and Build

Karaka

GIB Show Home Award

JZLB

Whangarei

GIB Show Home Award

Broswick Builders

Northcote Point

Renovation $500,000 - $1 million

Broswick Builders

Devonport

Renovation $500,000 - $1 million

Pitch Construction

Herne Bay

Bunnings Renovation over $1 million

CANTERBURY

SMBC

Papanui

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

 

Eireann Construction

Welcome Bay

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

 

Calley Homes Limited

Welcome Bay

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

Edinbridge Resources

Matua

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

The Craftsmen Limited

Wharewaka

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

Fleetwood Construction

Governors Bay

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

High Country Homes

Fernside

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

Mike Greer Architectural

Merivale

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

Stealth Construction

Balmoral Hill

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

A J Scott Construction

Merivale

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

Edinbridge Resources

Papamoa Beach

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

 

Ninety Degrees Limited

Pauanui

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

 

Chris Fifield Building

Sumner

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

 

Jim The Builder

St Andrews Hill

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

 

Premium Home Builders

Merivale

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

 

Bowater Builders

Charteris Bay

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

D.J. Hewitt Builders

Redcliffs

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Gregg Builders

Fendalton

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Hoogervorst Builders

Merivale

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Parsons Construction

Mt Pleasant

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Homes by Parklane

Lincoln

Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $450,000

 

Mondo Developments

Tai Tapu

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

 

BAY OF PLENTY CENTRAL PLATEAU

Avenue Homes Design Build

Redcliffs

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

Mike Greer Architectural

Ilam

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

D&B Construction

Whakamarama

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

The Thorne Group B.O.P.

Mt Maunganui

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

A J Scott Construction

Merivale

Master Build 10 Year Guarantee Multi Unit (Apartments/Duplexes/Terraces)

 

Tomkies Construction

Rangiora

Builder's Own Home Award

 

Design Construction

Bryndwr

Builder's Own Home Award

 

The Thorne Group B.O.P.

The Lakes

GIB Show Home Award

 

Design Builders (Taupo)

Hilltop

GIB Show Home Award

 

TMT Construction

Strowan

Renovation up to $500,000

 

EAST COAST

Ainsworth & Collinson

Napier

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Redmond Builders and Construction

Hastings

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

TARANAKI

 

Build Taranaki

New Plymouth

PlaceMakers New Home $450,000 - $600,000

 

Build Taranaki

New Plymouth

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

 

S A Hofmans

New Plymouth

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

Lifestyle Building & Construction Company

New Plymouth

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

 

Terry Clegg Builders

New Plymouth

GIB Show Home Award

 

MARLBOROUGH NELSON WEST COAST

Glenroy Housing

Marlborough

New Home up to $450,000

 

Jennian Homes Nelson Bays

Nelson

New Home up to $450,000

 

Inhaus Developments

Nelson

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

 

Salter Builders

Nelson

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

Mike Greer Homes Nelson

Nelson

Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $450,000

 

Scott Construction

Stoke

Master Build 10 Year Guarantee Multi Unit (Apartments/Duplexes/Terraces)

 

Scott Construction

Nelson

Builder's Own Home Award

 

Contemporary Homes

Nelson

GIB Show Home Award

 

N. Hunt Construction

Blenheim

Renovation up to $500,000

 

MID SOUTH CANTERBURY

Build Mack

Oamaru

New Home up to $450,000

 

Dimension Building

Twizel

PlaceMakers New Home $450,000 - $600,000

 

Dimension Building

Timaru

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

 

Lone Pine Building

Timaru

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

 

Build Mack

Oamaru

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

Dimension Building

Timaru

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

Dimension Building

Twizel

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

High Country Carpentry

Otago

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Jennian Homes Canterbury

Timaru

GIB Show Home Award

 

SOUTHERN

B & R Akeroyd

Invercargill

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

 

Turnkey Homes

Albert Town

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

Colin Thom Builder

Dunedin

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

Spearhead Developments

Cromwell

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

W. Hamilton Building

Mosgiel

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

Dunlop Builders

Wanaka

New Home $1.5 million - $2 million

 

Dunlop Builders

Wanaka

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

John Gavin Construction

Queenstown

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Summerhill Construction

Queenstown

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Gee Jay Cee Enterprises

Mosgiel

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

 

Third Little Pig Homes

Dunedin

Builder's Own Home Award

 

Hodgson Construction

Arrowtown

Renovation $500,000 - $1 million

 

WAIKATO

Urban Homes NZ

Cambridge

New Home $600,000 - $750,000

 

Urban Homes NZ

Cambridge

Altus New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

Design Builders (Waikato)

Waihi Beach

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

Vida Homes

Cambridge

CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

 

8 Great Homes

Hamilton

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Urban Homes NZ

Hamilton

GIB Show Home Award

 

Urbo Homes

Cambridge

GIB Show Home Award

 

WELLINGTON WAIRARAPA

Willie Davis

Lower Hutt

Altus Windows New Home $750,000 - $1 million

 

Wilson Building

Lower Hutt

Resene New Home over $2 million

 

Bright Build

Wellington

Builder's Own Home Award

 

SLC Builders

Lower Hutt

Renovation up to $500,000

 

Scotty's Construction

Wellington

Bunnings Renovation over $1 million

 

Spice Building Solutions

Lower Hutt

Bunnings Renovation over $1 million