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Hamr Homes and PJ Builders awarded Gold in Master Builders House of the Year

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August 19, 2025

Mid-Century Soul. This annual high-level competition by Master Builders covers a very wide and populous region – Auckland / Northland / Coromandel Peninsula held in Auckland the weekend of 8 August. We congratulate these two Coromandel Peninsula companies based in Whitianga. Mid-century soul Mid-century modern meets coastal living at this exceptional home by Hamr Home…

Mid-Century Soul.

This annual high-level competition by Master Builders covers a very wide and populous region – Auckland / Northland / Coromandel Peninsula held in Auckland the weekend of 8 August.

We congratulate these two Coromandel Peninsula companies based in Whitianga.

Mid-century soul

Mid-century modern meets coastal living at this exceptional home by Hamr Home Building Contractors won Regional Gold and was Regional category winner.

This home is at Rings Beach. The 275sqm property blends classic architectural lines with laidback family functionality, delivering a stylish and enduring retreat that embraces its bush and beach setting.

This home was in the Bunnings New Home category $1million – $1.5 million.

Regional Category Winner Regional Gold.

Waterway Wonder

A prime canal-front section on Whitianga Waterways deserved an epic home. The result? This beautiful home by PJ Builders was Gold and category award winner in this region and in the top 100 homes in the country. This 413sqm four-bedroom house that matches the quality of the site in every way. Sea and hill views, top-class materials, designer features, special additions (such as a wine cellar) and rarely found grandeur can all be enjoyed in this home.

Suppliers were Mastercraft Kitchens and Coast to Coast Painters.

This home was in the Resene New Home category $2million – $4 million.

Top 100 Homes, Regional Category Winner, Regional Gold.

Sunny All-rounder

Light, bright and with amenities aplenty, this sunny all-rounder, built by Hamr Home Building Contractors is a home that excels in myriad ways. You only need to look at the Cape Cod-influenced 209sqm house with pine bevel-back weatherboards trimmed with cedar to understand the house’s interior is going to be good, too.

Inside, you can spot the attention to detail in the walk-in kitchen pantry, custom-built wardrobe cabinetry, raked ceilings in the oversized lounge and the divine timber-lined portico and decking flowing from it.

This home won a gold in the new home $500,00 – $750,000 category and features in the top 100 homes in NZ.

Waterways Wonder; Sunny All-Rounder.