A complex build in Havelock North and a renovation in Gisborne have been named this year’s finest East Coast homes, winning Supreme Awards in the East Coast Region Registered Master Builders 2014 House of the Year; announced at a gala dinner on Saturday, 5 July in Gisborne.

Welch Builders & Construction took out seven regional awards, including a Gold Award and the Carters New Homes $1 million – $2 million category, as well as the Registered Master Builders Supreme Award for House of the Year. The company also received the Craftsmanship Award, Heart of the Home Kitchen Award, Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award and the Resene Sustainable Home Award.

Currie Construction (2012) was awarded the East Coast Region Registered Master Builders Supreme Award for Renovation of the Year, as well as the Renovation Award up to $250,000. The company also won the Future-Proof Building Renovation Award over $500,000 with another Gisborne entry.

The judges said Welch Builders & Construction’s winning home was a complicated build on a very exposed site, sitting in the hills above Havelock North; while saying of Currie Construction’s renovation that it succeeded in maintaining the existing exterior character while modernising the living area.

The seven Gold Award winners from the East Coast Region 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.

For more information about the competition, visit the website.

Awards were given out across 10 categories, as well as the two supreme awards, with the winners being:

East Coast Region Registered Master Builders 2014 House of the Year Supreme Award and Craftsmanship Award

• Havelock North House, Hastings by Welch Builders & Construction Limited

East Coast Region Registered Master Builders 2014 Renovation of the Year Supreme Award

• Whataupoko House, Gisborne by Currie Construction (2012) Limited

Renovation Award up to $250,000

• Whataupoko House, Gisborne by Currie Construction (2012) Limited (Gold and Category Awards)

ITM Renovation Award $250,000 - $500,000

• Whataupoko House, Gisborne by D Stevens Limited (Gold and Category Awards)

Future-Proof Building Renovation Award over $500,000

• Gisborne House, Gisborne by Currie Construction (2012) Limited (Silver)

MBIE Building and Housing New Homes under $250,000

• Greenmeadows House, Napier by Redshaw Homes Limited (Gold and Category Awards)

PlaceMakers New Homes $250,000 - $350,000

• Havelock North House, Hastings by Design Builders (HB) Limted (Silver)
• Bayview House, Napier by Design Builders (HB) Limted (Silver)
• Lytton West House, Gisborne by Currie Construction (2012) Limited (Bronze)

PlaceMakers New Homes $350,000 - $450,000

• Poraiti House, Napier by Redshaw Homes Limited (Gold and Category Awards)

James Hardie New Homes $450,000 - $600,000

• Esk Hills House, Napier by Davcon Limited (Gold and Category Awards)
• West Shore House, Napier by Stonewood Homes Hawkes Bay Limited (Silver)

Nulook New Homes $600,000 - $1 million

• Hexton House, Gisborne by D Stevens Limited (Gold and Category Awards)
• Gisborne House, Gisborne by Emms Building Centre (Silver)

Carters New Homes $1 million - $2 million

• Havelock North House, Hastings by Welch Builders & Construction Limited (Gold and Category Awards)

Lifestyle Awards

• Whataupoko House, Gisborne by Currie Construction (2012) Limited (Outdoor Living Award)
• Havelock North House, Hastings by Welch Builders & Construction Limited (Heart of the Home Kitchen Award; Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award and Resene Sustainable Home Award)