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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. 

One home will be named the overall winner and Home of the Decade. Our judges, Federico Monsalve, Kate Rogan, Charles Walker, and Clare Chapman, have narrowed down 30 finalists.

Explore each of the finalists below, and vote for the home you believe should receive the Readers’ Choice Home of the Decade Award. 

The winner will be announced at an exclusive awards ceremony in Auckland in late March, and will be featured in the April/May 2025 issue of HOME, and across all channels. 

Bivvy House (2019)

Vaughn McQuarrie

Waipapa (2021)

Strachan Group Architects 

#3 House (2019)

Studio2 Architects

Courtyard House (2017)

Guy Tarrant Architects

Volcano House (2018)

Rowe Baetens Architecture

Waimataruru (2022)

Pac Studio

Sugi House (2021)

Condon Scott Architects

Bird/Seed House (2023)

Vaughn McQuarrie

Wanaka S.K.I. House (2024)

Roberts Gray Architects

Eastern Beach House (2022)

Matt Brew Architect

Birch Park (2020)

Matter Architects

End of the Road (2019)

Wendy Shacklock

Light Catcher (2024)

Jose Gutierrez

Textured Bach (2024)

Nic Owen Architects

Matapouri Road House (2020)

Belinda George Architects

Lucerne Road House (2022)

Jose Gutierrez

Mangawhai Estuary (2024)

Belinda George Architects

Closeburn Lodge (2019)

Mason & Wales Architects

Boathouse Bay (2024)

Crosson Architects

Waimauku House (2023)

Jo Craddock Architecture

Terrace Edge (2022)

Anna-Marie Chin Architects

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)

Bergendy Cooke

K Valley House (2016)

Herbst Architects

Feather House (2021)

Irving Smith Architects

Bunker House (2025)

Chris Tate Architecture

Select the home you believe should win the Readers’ Choice Home of the Decade Award

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