Home of the Decade 2015 - 2025: The finalists

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Home of the Decade 2015 – 2025: The finalists

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Home of the Year Awards, this year we look back at ten years of exceptional New Zealand architecture.

Bivvy House (2019)

Waipapa (2021)

#3 House (2019)

Courtyard House (2017)

Volcano House (2018)

Waimataruru (2022)

Sugi House (2021)

Bird/Seed House (2023)

Wanaka S.K.I. House (2024)

Eastern Beach House (2022)

Birch Park (2020)

End of the Road (2019)

Light Catcher (2024)

Textured Bach (2024)

Matapouri Road House (2020)

Lucerne Road House (2022)

Mangawhai Estuary (2024)

Closeburn Lodge (2019)

Boathouse Bay (2024)

Waimauku House (2023)

Terrace Edge (2022)

Light Mine (2020)

Crosson Architects

Diagrid House (2019)

Jack McKinney Architects

Kawakawa House (2018)

Herbst Architects

Cambridge House (2017)

Christopher Beer

E-Type House (2015)

RTA Studio

Black Quail (2021)

K Valley House (2016)

Feather House (2021)

Bunker House (2025)

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