The Top 100 Homes of the 2022 Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition will vie for House of the Year honours at a gala dinner in Auckland this weekend.
Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly says the awards have been recognising the very best houses, quality builders and craftsmen across New Zealand since 1991.
“Every year we are blown away by the levels of skill, workmanship and innovation displayed by Master Builders across Aotearoa,” Kelly says.
“The awards are a great opportunity to celebrate building excellence and recognise our builders’ ability to build quality homes for New Zealanders.”
This year the regional competition attracted more than 295 entries across the eight regions nationwide. Representing the top entrants in this year’s regional competitions held in September and October, the Top 100 Homes have gone through a strict judging process to determine the winners of the 2022 competition.
The national awards will recognise the Supreme Renovation of the Year, Supreme House of the Year Over $1 million and the Supreme House of the Year Under $1 million, which is a new award introduced this year to recognise the outstanding builds within a lower price bracket.
“We are very pleased to introduce the new Supreme House of the Year Under $1 million Award this year,” Kelly says.
“The introduction of this award reflects the range of high-quality homes across different prices brackets that we see throughout the country.”
There are also 15 other award categories. These include the Pink Batts Craftsmanship Award, two Feature Home Awards, and four Lifestyle Awards, including the APL Sustainable and Environmental Excellence Award, Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award, Kitchen Excellence Award and Outdoor Living Excellence Award.
House of the Year judge Faye Pearson was impressed by the calibre of homes she saw while judging the regional entrants this year.
There were a few interesting trends that she picked up on, such as more consideration to the footprint of the home.
“We are starting to see entries, whether they are a permanent place of residence or a weekend retreat, where owners have considered the size of the footprint of the home,” Pearson says. “Cleverly designed compact layouts, multi-use spaces and well-crafted fit outs are just a few of the greatly designed spaces we are seeing.
“Every year I am impressed with the creativity and standard of building. Builders are always extremely proud of their entries, and the effort their team puts in. It is great to see their passion for this industry as they present to us for judging.”
The awards also recognise the construction sector’s contribution to the New Zealand economy.
The awards are made possible through the support of Altus Window Systems, Bunnings Trade, CARTERS, GIB, Master Build 10-Year Guarantee, Pink Batts, Plumbing World, Resene and APL Window Solutions.
• To view the Top 100 House of the Year entries, visit https://houseoftheyear.co.nz/about/2022-map.
