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support deep, sheltering overhangs.
Not surprisingly, the house has already
caught the attention of judges in the
Manawatu/Wanganui Registered Master
Builders House of the Year Awards 2015,
winning multiple awards. The project
won the Placemakers New Home $400,000
to $500,000 Gold Award, the Local Category Award, Plumbing World Bathroom
Excellence Lifestyle Award, Local Craftsmanship Gold Award and Lighting
Lifestyle Award.
“To complement the green of the

trees and countryside, the design team
specified a mixed palette for the exterior,”
Walker says. “Off-white Rockcote plaster is contrasted with tea-coloured Linea
weatherboards, matching aluminium
joinery and a mid-grey roof. High gables
reinforce the scale of the architecture.”
The generous proportions are also in
evidence on the interior, which is light,
airy and spacious. The front door opens to
a vast hallway that is not just the main circulation a &V