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Love at first site – this home
(above right), designed and
built by Fowler Homes, gets
many admiring glances, but
what’s on the inside also counts.
With its combination of
cedar weatherboard, painted
plaster and polished concrete
block in contrasting colours,
the New Plymouth house
creates a dramatic first impression. This continues on the
inside, which features a highly

contemporary interior that’s
sleek and minimalist, and well
suited to modern lifestyles.
The home won several
2014 Master Builders House
of the Year Awards, including
a Placemakers New Homes
$350,000 – $450,000 Gold
Award, Local Category Award,
and Local Craftsmanship
Award for the Taranaki region.
It also won a national Gold
Reserve Award.

Special features of the
home include its dynamic
U shape – the home wraps
around a central deck that is
sheltered from the prevailing
winds. Large sliders open up
to the deck from the dining
room lounge and master bedroom.
A second covered deck off
the dining area makes use of
skylights, to ensure all living
spaces are light filled.

Top: A timber pathway leads to the
front entry of this new home, the
winner of the Placemakers New
Homes $350,000 – $450,000 Gold
Award, Local Category Award and
Local Craftsmanship Award for the
Taranaki region. The project also
won a national Gold Reserve Award
in the Master Builders House of the
Year Awards.
Above: While the house is well suited
to lazy summer days outdoors, it is
also cosy and warm through winter.

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