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Home of the Year Awards fifth finalist: Zavos apartments by Parsonson Architects

HOME magazine is announcing the winner of its Home of the Year award on Wednesday night. We’re already in love with the six finalists in the award, and don’t know how the jury managed to pick a winner. Here, HOME’s editor Jeremy Hansen talks us through one of the finalists, the Zavos Apartments by Parsonson Architects.

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Stay tuned over the next few days for the other finalists. We’ll be revealing the winner live at 7.30pm Wednesday night. And thanks to our award sponsors, Altherm Window Systems.

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