7 July 2014
Southern region’s supreme homes revealed
A new build in Queenstown and a renovation in Wanaka have been named this year’s finest Southern homes, winning Supreme
Awards in the Southern Region Registered Master Builders 2014 House of the Year.
John Gavin Construction took out five regional awards for a home in Queenstown, including a Gold Award and the Westpac
New Homes over $2 million category, as well as the Registered Master Builders Supreme Award for House of the Year. The
company also received the Craftsmanship Award and Outdoor Living Award.
Dunlop Builders was awarded the Southern Region Registered Master Builders Supreme Award for Renovation of the Year, as
well as the Future-Proof Building Renovation Award over $500,000 for its Wanaka renovation.
The judges said John Gavin Construction’s winning home was a complex build, boasting immaculate detailing on a grand
scale.
“The design of this home required a builder of extraordinary skill in both domestic and commercial architecture. Coupled
with a difficult site and testing climatic factors, this home posed its fair share of challenges,” they said.
“With well-crafted exterior timberwork and immaculate stonework, the materials blended into one another and the
landscape seamlessly. The detailing is extraordinary – visually simple but complex in its solutions. This is a build of
international presence, by a builder who clearly takes pleasure in his work.”
Judges praised Dunlop Builders’ extensive renovation for adapting well to its surroundings.
“This renovation is the epitome of simplicity done well, tucking itself quietly and assuredly into this quiet Wanaka
Street. It exudes quality in its detailing and use of materials, with impressive cedar work both internally and
externally,” they said.
“The builder can be credited for creating a home which will be a delight at any time of year to those lucky enough to
reside in its spaces – a most competent and successful renovation.”
The results were announced at a gala dinner on Saturday, 5 July at Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill. The event was
attended by members of the local building industry and from Gore, Otago and the Southern Region Registered Master
Builders.
There were 23 Gold Award winners from the Southern Region which will now be assessed alongside Gold Award winners from
across the country to find the National Gold Reserve finalists, to be announced in early September.
National category winners, Registered Master Builders Supreme Awards for Renovation of the Year and House of the Year
will be announced at a gala dinner in Auckland in November.
The Awards are made possible through the support of PlaceMakers, James Hardie, GIB, Nulook, Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment, Future-Proof Building, Carters, ITM, Plumbing World, Resene, Westpac and Master Build
Services.
For more information about the competition, visit www.houseoftheyear.co.nz.
About the Registered Master Builders 2014 House of the Year
The competition is structured on two levels – regional and national. Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winners are
determined using a points-based system. These award-winners are announced at 11 regional events held throughout New
Zealand during July and August.
The top local Gold Award winners become Gold Reserve National Finalists, announced in early September. The national
finalists are then re-judged by a panel of judges who determine the overall national winners, which are announced at a
gala dinner in November.
SOUTHERN REGION REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS 2014 HOUSE OF THE YEARAWARDCOMPANYLOCATIONITM Renovation Award $250,000-$500,000 Gold & CategoryThe Breen Construction Company LimitedAlexandraBronzeC W KellandInvercargillFuture-Proof Building Renovation Award over $500,000 Gold & CategoryDunlop Builders LimitedWanakaPlaceMakers New Homes $250,000-$350,000 Gold & CategoryTurnkey Homes LimitedWanakaGoldJennian Homes Otago (2010) LimitedMosgielSilverD G Archer Construction LimitedInvercargillBronzeStonewood Homes (Central Otago) LimitedWanakaPlaceMakers New Homes $350,000-$450,000 Gold & CategoryB J Carter – BuilderInvercargillGoldJory Builders LimitedDunedinGoldAndrew Campbell Builder LimitedQueenstownGoldRilean Construction (Central Otago) LimitedQueenstownSilverJennian Homes Southland 2011 LimitedInvercargillBronzeVersatile Buildings CromwellCromwellJames Hardie New Homes $450,000-$600,000 Gold & CategoryStonewood Homes (Central Otago) LimitedWanakaGoldMallon Building LimitedOutramGoldDavid Reid Homes (Southland) LimitedWyndhamBronzeVHH LimitedQueenstownBronzeStonewood Homes Queenstown LimitedQueenstownBronzeCentral Lakes Homes LimitedQueenstownNulook New Homes $600,000-$1 million Gold & CategoryJMB ConstructionInvercargillGoldForm Construction Queenstown LimitedQueenstownGoldAndrew Campbell Builder LimitedQueenstownSilverB J Carter - BuilderArrowtownSilverBamford Mcleod Construction LimitedArrowtownSilverDavid Reid Homes (Southland) LimitedHedgehopeBronzeTurnkey Homes LimitedAlexandraBronzeATD BuildingCromwellBronzeP J Goodger - BuilderFranktonCarters New Homes $1 million-$2 million Gold & CategoryGray Bros Residential Builders LimitedDunedinGoldTurnkey Homes LimitedWanakaGoldCentral Lakes Homes LimitedWanakaWestpac New Homes over $2 million Gold & CategoryJohn Gavin Construction LimitedQueenstownGoldTrevor Ward Builders LimitedQueenstownGoldCarnie Developments LimitedQueenstownGoldCliff Erskine Builders LimitedQueenstownSilverRilean Construction (Central Otago) LimitedWakatipu BasinGIB Show Home Award Gold & CategoryAllister Saville BuilderQueenstownGoldBrayden Taylor LimitedInvercargillSilverStonewood Homes (Central Otago) LimitedWanakaSupreme Award and Southern Region Registered Master Builders 2014 House of the YearJohn Gavin Construction for a home in QueenstownSupreme Award and Southern Region Registered Master Builders 2014 Renovation of the YearDunlop Builders Limited for a home in WanakaLifestyle Awards Craftsmanship AwardJohn Gavin Construction LimitedQueenstownOutdoor Living AwardJohn Gavin Construction LimitedQueenstownHeart of the Home Kitchen AwardAllister Saville BuilderQueenstownPlumbing World Bathroom Excellence AwardTrevor Ward Builders LimitedQueenstownResene Sustainable Home AwardGray Bros Residential Builders LimitedDunedinInterior Design AwardAllister Saville BuilderQueenstown
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