{"id":545439,"date":"2026-07-27T00:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/545439\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:23:12","slug":"queenstown-wanaka-and-central-otago-homes-clean-up-house-of-the-year-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/545439\/","title":{"rendered":"Queenstown, W\u0101naka and Central Otago homes clean up House of the Year awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

New homes built in\u00a0Queenstown,\u00a0W\u0101naka and Central Otago have once again cleaned up at the Master Builders\u00a0Southern House of\u00a0the Year awards.<\/p>\n

A \u201cstriking\u201d architecturally designed home in Queenstown, built by Trinity Construction + Projects, was awarded Supreme House of the Year over $1 million.<\/p>\n

The project also received the Mitre 10 Trade Craftsmanship Award, Outdoor Living Excellence Award and Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award and won the New Home over $4<\/p>\n

million category.<\/p>\n

A statement from Master Builders said the judges celebrated the home for its \u201cuse of bold forms, complex detailing, and an impressive level of construction control\u201d.<\/p>\n

Gibson Builders won Southern Supreme House of the Year under $1 million and the Builder\u2019s Own Home category for a home in W\u0101naka.<\/p>\n

Designed and built as the builder\u2019s own home, the project\u2019s bagged brick, Abodo and vertical metal cladding\u00a0exterior was praised for \u201cthe clear vision and passion evident in every detail\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Gibson Builders’ home in W\u0101naka was the winner of the new home up to $500,000 category. Photo: Supplied <\/p>\n

Gibson Builders also won\u00a0the new home up to $500,000 category for another project in W\u0101naka.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Hunter & Craig Architectural Design & Build’s Cromwell home won the Southern Supreme Renovation of the
\nYear and the Renovation $1 million – $2 million category. Photo: Supplied <\/p>\n

Hunter & Craig Architectural Design & Build was awarded Southern Supreme Renovation of the Year and won the Renovation $1 million – $2 million category for a home in Cromwell.<\/p>\n

The judges praised the way the renovation brought together the history and character of an original mud-brick cottage with a confident metal-clad addition.<\/p>\n

Hardwood power poles were repurposed as feature beams, powerline crossarms became shelving, and a former coal range was transformed into a television nook.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"The front of Velvin Building’s winner of the Southern Regional Special Award and new home $1
\nmillion – $1.5 million, in Queenstown. Photo: Supplied\"\"\"\"The rear of Velvin Building’s winner of the Southern Regional Special Award and new home $1
\nmillion – $1.5 million, in Queenstown. Photo: Supplied <\/p>\n

Master Builders Chief Executive Officer Ankit Sharma said House of the Year was\u00a0about more than recognising New Zealand\u2019s top homes.<\/p>\n

“They celebrate the teams behind them, the trust between homeowners and builders, and the craftsmanship and innovation that go into delivering standout builds.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"This Dunedin home by Third Little Pig Homes won the new home $2 million – $4 million category. Photo: Supplied <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Homes in Dunedin and Invercargill also took prizes in the awards, announced at the weekend.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Dunlop Builders won the Environmental and Sustainable Excellence Award for this home in Queenstown. Photo: Sam Hartnett <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New homes built in\u00a0Queenstown,\u00a0W\u0101naka and Central Otago have once again cleaned up at the Master Builders\u00a0Southern House of\u00a0the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-545439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}