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A green country landscape
creates an attractive backdrop
for this award-winning home
(above right).
Fowler Homes teamed
Monier Heatherstone brick
and
Linea
weatherboard
low-maintenance
cladding
with a Gerard CoronaShake
satin roof. The design team
also added a kwila deck for
outdoor living.
The home won two major

awards in the 2014 Master
Builders of the Year Awards –
the Placemakers New Homes
$350,000 – $450,000 Gold
Award for the ManawatuWanganui region, and a
national Gold Reserve Award.
Not surprisingly, the house
was built to maximise the
mountain views – there are
large bifolding doors in the living-dining area, and a separate
stacker door opens onto the

deck from the master bedroom
so the owners can enjoy a
morning coffee outdoors.
Cold is not a problem
in winter. The home has a
freestanding
Atlanta
Bay
woodburner and a heat pump.
Discreet double doors
conceal a pantry that runs the
length of the kitchen providing extra storage and a granite
work bench. This leaves the
main kitchen free of clutter.

Top: Monier Heatherstone brick and
Linea weatherboards feature on this
new home by Fowler Homes. The
house won the Placemakers New
Homes $350,000 – $450,000 Gold
Award for the Manawatu-Wanganui
region, and a national Gold Reserve
Award.
Above: Large bifolds open up the
family living area to a partly covered
terrace. The luxurious, high cut-pile
carpet was manufactured from
recycled milk bottles.

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