Above: Natural materials feature
throughout this award-winning
home by Fowler Homes. The house
won the Nulook New Homes
$600,000 – $1 million Gold Award,
Local Category Award and Lifestyle
Award for the Manawatu-Wanganui
region, and a Gold Reserve Award.
Right: Dark charcoal tiles with
an inset ribbon of red enliven the
master bathroom. These provide
a dramatic backdrop to the white
sculptural bathtub.
Attention to detail defines
this award-winning Manawatu
home designed and built by
Fowler Homes.
The house won several
awards in the Master Builders
House of the Year Awards. It
won the Nulook New Homes
$600,000 – $1 million Gold
Award, Local Category Award
and Lifestyle Award for the
Manawatu-Wanganui region,
and a Gold Reserve Award.
The house has a strong
sense of drama, with a
cathedral entry flanked by
handcrafted riverstone pillars.
Inside the house is light and
airy – there is a focus on natu-
ral materials here as well.
Special features include a
cantilevered hearth, a second,
double-sided gas fireplace
between the formal living and
dining areas, and a luxurious
bathroom lined with dark tiles.