Introducing the finalists: Home of the Year 2021

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HOME magazine is delighted to announce that the Home of the Year 2021 finalists have been selected. 

Judges Rich Naish, Jessica Walker and Federico Monsalve have carefully selected the 2021 finalists after great deliberation, visiting numerous homes across the country. 

The finalists represent the very best of New Zealand residential architecture, spanning five categories: City Home of the Year, Rural Home of the Year, Multi-Unit Home of the Year, Green Home of the Year, and Small Home of the Year.

We will announce the winners at an awards ceremony in early June, with the next issue of HOME dedicated to celebrating the winning homes in detail. 

In the meantime, we leave you with the full list of finalists for you to draw your own conclusions: 

Cliffhanger House: Studio John Irving Architects

Feather House: Irving Smith Architects

Concrete Copper Home: South Architects

Light and Clay: Crosson Architects

Coast House: Stacey Farrell

Raglan Rest: Edwards White Architects

Kōtuitui Terraces: Crosson Architects

FARM House: Sills van Bohemen

Black Quail: Bergendy Cooke

House on Takapuna Beach: CAAHT Studio Architects

Hill to Horizon: Lloyd Hartley Architects and Studio Brick Architects

Read about the Home of the Year 2021 judges’ ambitious architectural journey around New Zealand here.

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