W Hamilton Building made the Top 100 and won a Regional Lifestyle Award for this Saint Clair beauty in Dunedin.
The construction company is no stranger to the Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards, taking out numerous titles over the years.
This architecturally designed home was built to take in the stretch of beach and Pacific Ocean below, but it also had to sit beneath the view line of the existing property on the site.
As a result, the dwelling, crafted in weatherboard atop concrete block, folds into the contours of its elevated section and sits discreetly in its landscape – not an easy feat given that there are four levels over which a complexity of living spaces are located.
The owners were committed to sustainability, healthy living and energy efficiency for their new home, so photo-voltaic panels were installed to supply electricity, and solar panels to provide hot water.
Polished concrete floors and exposed concrete walls maximise passive heat absorption and storage. Evidence of the craftsmanship is everywhere you look – in the beautiful herringbone tile kitchen splashback, timber-lined walls, three opulent tiled bathrooms, and the outdoor living spaces that link the indoors to the out.
Taking out the Southern New Home (over $2 million) category and Regional Kitchen Excellence award in 2021, it will be interesting to see what the building company comes up with next.
Starting out in 1996, when Bill Hamilton broke ground on his first project under the W Hamilton Building Ltd brand, he had no idea that 25 years later, he would be overseeing a team of 26, and managing over up to 20 projects a year.
Alongside fellow director Greg Cramond, the W Hamilton Building Ltd team has provided Dunedin homeowners with a premier building option, going on to win 15 awards at the House of the Year awards.