Winner Jones Isefo McNaughton Windows and Doors 6 DOOR EXTERNAL CORNER SLIDER Each side consists of two stacking doors over a fixed door in both directions. I had previously completed every aspect of this frame on various other jobs however never had a responsibility to complete it on my own and certainly not one that[…]
Category: 2022 Awards
Best Fitment Under 2 Years
WINNER Daniel McWilliams Cube Dentro Overview The clients of this contemporary home required a kitchen that would look great in its open-plan layout and unique ceiling lines. They requested ample storage and excellent functionality. It was also important for the kitchen to feel anchored in the wider room and have a measure of creativity and[…]
Best Fitment Over 2 Years
WINNER James Harrison Fine Woodworking Project Details For this project I was tasked with assembling a kitchen, including an Island with a solid oak bench top and a waterfall end and oak veneer panelling as the main feature. Making these timber items required a range of skills, some of which I was very familiar with[…]
Best Compliant Timber Joinery
WINNER CT JOINERY A statement piece designed to open up the entire back section of the clients home, giving unprecedented indoor outdoor flow to the private outside living space. The client required a 3 meter high slider with an 8 meter clear walkthrough. Sliding doors would stack over the exterior cladding of the home with[…]
Best Use of Colour
WINNER CARLIELLE KITCHENS PROJECT SUMMARY In a full renovation of this 1980’s home, the owners had a bold vision for a colour and material palette to balance and complement the heavy use of macrocarpa in the original building. Long-lasting materials such as stainless steel and vinyl were used alongside recycled materials in the bar panelling[…]
Best Creative Lighting
WINNER WELL HUNG JOINERY Design and build a Matai light surround to house a LED light fitting. We were shown a few photos of similar, but plain, light fittings, and then given a drawing with dimensions of what to build. We drew up the design on our kitchen CAD software, and with several attempts to[…]
Best Door or Window & Best Use of Imported Timber
WINNER REILLY JOINERY This Wellington theater’s custodians have been planning to reinstate their existing steel joinery façade to its original state for many years. The cost of the project had held them back until a generous benefactor stepped in to help fund the approx 1 Million dollar project. The brief was to replicate the[…]
Best Specialty Fitment
WINNER CUTTING INNOVATIONS • A spectacular Curved Oak Veneer joinery with Timber Battens. • Unique Stain Finish • Curved elements and Oak dowels run throughout all joinery in Bar, Seating and Planters giving a coherent design aesthetic VISIT THEIR WEBSITE Sponsored by
Best Stairs
WINNER CUTTING INNOVATIONS Inspired by nature: Creating dialogue between NATURE | WAVES | FLOW Resulting in a truly bespoke centrepiece of the house 3D curves express the beautiful grain of the natural Oak timber. Design and Technology meets high end craftsmanship Precast was 3D Scanned and the team then designed and created a plywood[…]
Best Kitchen & Best Kitchen Design
WINNER CUBE DENTRO As featured in Moving Houses TV1, Clonbern Estate is a beautifully restored villa positioned on the Awhitu Peninsula. The villa will be a much-anticipated events and accommodation venue, with every hallmark for superb coastal & countryside living. Awhitu means ‘longing to return’ and formed the client’s brief: “provide a design that will[…]