Belco strike gold again
Team members at Belco Homes have started 2021 with a spring in their steps, after adding to the company’s raft of awards in the Registered Master Builders House of the Year.
The Plummers Point firm saw two of its homes win Gold Awards in the Bay of Plenty / Central Plateau region, with one of those also a Regional Category winner and placed in the top 100 nationwide from more than 350 renovation and new build entrants.
At the National House of the Year event in December, Belco Homes won the Altus Window Systems New Home $750,000 $1 million category, for a split-level brick and cedar-clad home in Ōtūmoetai. The dwelling was ingeniously located to maximise unexpectedly spectacular harbour views and to create precious space for raised garden beds, with details such as sun-drenched window seating hiding valuable storage space.
The judges said, “This is an example of an owner and designer working effectively with the builder to create a stunning home. Staggered bagged brick and vertical cedar cladding provided many areas for the builder to display their high level of workmanship. Panelled ceilings that flow out to the verandah soffits are well detailed and finished. Internally, traditional architrave detailing, tiling, feature walls, and built-in bed heads were finished with care. This is a home that the owner has given a great deal of
thought to and the builder has completed to a very high standard.”
Another Gold Award was attained in the Carters New Home $1 million - $1.5 million category for an elevated, threestorey home on a steep site at the rural edge of Ohauiti. The classic red barn design has impeccably positioned windows with picture-perfect views, planned in advance using a cherry picker. Futureproofing includes a lift shaft, and built-in ladders on the roof, to service the chimney, gutters and solar panels.