The newly completed Signature Homes show home in North Canterbury's Ravenswood offers customers a tempting glimpse of the kind of home they could enjoy.
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Quality on show
For design and build company Greenland Homes, the show home at Falconés Landing in Rolleston offers potential homeowners a tantalising taste of the calibre of house they could potentially call home.
Βeckoned by beauty
Babylonstoren’s new Fynbos Cottage in South Africa’s winelands offers a private sanctuary where nature takes the lead.
The art of living
Marrying old with new, this beautifully balanced renovation by Shaun Bradley Builders has delivered a superb contemporary family home and the perfect backdrop for the owners' impressive collection of art.
Home again
Just two months after moving in, this Clifton Hill family are already delighting in their newly built home, thanks to Steve Brown Builders and team.
Time is of the essence
When the team from expert build company Gregg Architectural Builders embarks on a project, the client is given a firm ‘move in’ date, and for the company’s directors Katey and Colin Gregg’s own transformational renovation, things were no different.
Colourful cool
Combining vibrant colour and bold visual flair with clean architectural lines, this family home in Bishopscourt, Cape Town, is a classic study in the power of contrasts
A legacy of quality
With a reputation for quality products, workmanship and service, Brymac Tiles has been looking after customers in Christchurch for 40 years.
Elemental Elegance
For James and Clare Templeton, a decision to change pace and focus on a better quality of life led them to a small coastal village near Cape Town, where they built their contemporary, farmhouse-inspired home
A home to share
The views, the weather, and the fishing were all factors in the creation of this steadfast and comforting coastal home designed by RW Design, but making a place for the family to enjoy was at the heart of the process.
Casa Moderno
The owners of this vast, ultra-modern home balanced their high technology approach with respect for the charm of the established site, and the result, produced with precision by Gregg Builders, is spectacular.
The best of the best special
Here at Abode we have been reflecting on the year that’s been, a year filled with amazing projects we have had the privilege of featuring. In all cases, the homeowners were welcoming, showing us around, talking through the build process and singing the praises of the builders and contractors involved. To celebrate, we got together and pored over the projects that graced the pages in 2018 to select our Best of the Best, so called because all the homes we feature are of an incredibly high standard.
A view to the future
This farming couple’s plan to soak up the sun and the views and take care of future generations, resulted in an award-winning collaboration with Lone Pine Building.
Dynamic duo
SMBC architectural builders take a leaf from the past and a look to the future in designing and delivering two stylish townhouses.
The Hanger
Designed by Jason Higham and built by Miles Construction, this outside-the-box design pays homage to its surroundings, while ticking all the boxes for its owners
Modern Castle
In this 21st-century masterpiece, completed by Blair Cunningham Construction, the compelling fortress-like exterior opens up to reveal a series of beautiful, inviting spaces
Perfectly in place
In this stunning family home built by Coughlan Construction, all the details have come together - precisely, seemingly effortlessly