Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 10 New Zealand | Page 133

Client satisfaction is everything for a
home builder, but it’s also fair to say that
gaining national recognition for a project
is the icing on the cake.
Two award-winning homes designed
and built by Fowler Homes Manawatu
feature on these pages.
This story highlights a four-bedroom
home that has won three Manawatu/Wanganui Registered Master Builders House of
the Year Awards. The home won a Placemakers New Home $400,000 - $500,000
Category Award and Gold Award, and

a Lifestyle Heart of the Home Kitchen
Award. The home also qualifies for a
Master Builders National Reserve Award –
these awards are yet to be announced.
Fowler Homes Manawatu owners
Shane and Megan Walker say the home
has a lifestyle focus, and features lowmaintenance materials.
“The simple lines and monopitch roof
are enhanced by a palette of white, light
grey and charcoal. The mix of Rockcote
Graphex and James Hardie Scyon Linea
weatherboards reinforces the streamlined

Above left: This new four-bedroom family home
in Palmerston North has won three awards in the
Manawatu/Wanganui Registered Master Builders
House of the Year Awards 2015. Designed and built
by Fowler Homes Manawatu, the house features a
mix of Rockcote Graphex and James Hardie Scyon
Linea weatherboards on the exterior. The double
garage is fully insulated and carpeted.
Top and above: All the living areas open up to a
sunny, sheltered deck and lush lawn.

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