HOUSE OF THE YEAR WINNER 2024 RENOVATION $1 million - $2 million

In true early-2000s style, this two-storey home consisted of direct-fixed poly panels with a cream-coloured plaster finish and an orange concrete-tiled roof. It also had major issues with Waikato Builders finding that a balcony had been built flat over a bedroom and that the house showed other signs of water ingress thanks to that plasterboard. The decision was made to give the house a complete makeover – with transformative results. Cladding was removed, as was the roof and most of the roof structure. Then everything was stripped back to bare framing. A series of extensions were added to make the floorplan more open and spacious. There is a new roof, cladding, windows, framing and internal components. It has white plaster walls the main cladding offset by vertical shiplap timber. Interiors are clean and simplistic with timber floors and bespoke joinery adding visual appeal. The owner now has a modern, open-plan home with connection to the outdoors and an under-stair wine cellar.