Residential · Builder's own home
Hicks – Shotover Country
John's own home above the Shotover River was named in the national Top 100 at the 2023 Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards. It also won Southern Regional Gold in the Builder's Own Home category. The 437 m² home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, three living areas, a gym, an infrared sauna and a self-contained flat. Vaulted ceilings, polished-concrete floors, exposed steel and handmade Italian bathroom fixtures run throughout, all wrapped in cedar cladding with schist and weathered-steel highlights. Oriented to the sun, with 23 solar panels and air-to-water underfloor heating, it is as efficient as it is comfortable. On the same site, the team restored the heritage-listed Hicks Cottage, rebuilding its chimney with the original stones in their original positions.
- Location
- Lower Shotover
- Size
- 437 m²
- Award
- Top 100 · 2023
Registered Master Builders House of the Year 2023
National Top 100 & Southern Regional Gold
Builder's Own Home category. Judges praised its “clear demonstration of top-drawer skills”.