Scott James Builder and Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd received top honours tonight at the North East Master Builders Regional Building Awards, held at the Commercial Club in Albury.

Scott James Builder was named Residential Builder of the Year (North East) for a monumental single-storey home in Tangambalanga composed of contrasting, rusted steel and cast concrete forms. 

Prior collaboration between builder and architect helped them work easily and efficiently together to translate concepts and plans into a three-dimensional reality. The structure is bold and simple, changing in appearance according to shifts in light and weather, and providing a quiet setting for close observation of the surroundings.

“One of the captivating details of this home is the way the builders made use of the colour and texture inherent to the surface materials inside and out,” Master Builders Victoria CEO Rebecca Casson said. “The home frames views on multiple scales and levels.”

Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd was named Commercial Builder of the Year (North East) for its work on Shepparton Villages Maculata Place in Shepparton.

“Shepparton Villages was designed to create a community atmosphere for its residents, using central courtyards to help bring natural light into the inner reaches of the facility. Each wing has been given a street name and the dining and living areas are large and inclusive. The considerations of dementia patients were considered carefully, providing them with areas that minimise the frequency of locked doors and enclosed spaces. Likewise, external fencing and landscaping were designed to avoid creating visual isolation.” Ms Casson said.

“Hansen Yuncken has taken another important step in providing living environments sensitive to the needs of our ageing and rapidly growing population in Victoria,” she said.

Scott James Builder will now compete in the Victorian Excellence in Housing Awards to be held on 11 October in Melbourne. Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd will compete in the Victorian Excellence in Construction Awards to be held on 16 August at Palladium, Crown.

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ENDS:

Section: North East

6NE

Best Renovation/ Addition $200,000-$300,000

Giblin Construction Group

Project: Splitters Creek

47NE

Best Display Home $250,000-$350,000

Afonso Building  Solutions

Project: Wodonga

10NE

Best Display Home $350,000-$500,000

Southern Vale Homes

Project: The Elite, Wodonga

42NE

Best Display Home over $500,000

Davis Sanders Homes

Project: The Avanti, Thurgoona

37NE

Best Volume Builder Display Home $250,000-$350,000

JG King Homes

Project: Austin 248, Shepparton

34NE

Best Volume Builder Display Home $350,000-$500,000

Dennis Family Homes

Project: Charlton 373 Boulevard, Kialla

15NE

Best Volume Builder Display Home over $500,000

Metricon

Project: Chelsea 33, Killara

20NE

Best Custom Home $300,000-$400,000

Hadar Homes

Project: Benalla

13NE

Best Custom Home $400,000-$500,000 (Special Commendation)

Superior Living Homes

Project: Leneva

2NE

Best Custom Home $400,000-$500,000

MS Constructions Pty Ltd

Project: Cobram

7NE

Best Custom Home $500,000-$600,000 (Special Commendation)

Glenn Dempsey Builders Pty Ltd

Project: Shepparton

26NE

Best Custom Home $500,000-$600,000

Hedger Constructions

Project: Thornton

11NE

Best Custom Home $600,000-$800,000

ChandlerBuilt

Project: Merrijig

43NE

Best Custom Home $1M-$2M

Scott James Builder

Project: Tangambalanga

24NE

Best Multi Unit Development up to 3 units

Hadar Homes

Project: Abalina Cottages, Bright

1NE

Best Multi Unit Development 4 to 12 units

Altiset Constructions Pty Ltd

Project: White Horse Village Chalet, Mt Buller

46NE

Best Sustainable Home (Special Commendation)

DKM Builders

Project: Benalla

29NE

Best Sustainable Home

Ground UP Earth Builders

Project: Beechworth

28NE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings $1M-$3M

Afonso Building Solutions

Project: Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre, Wodonga

4NE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings $3M-$6M (Special Commendation)

Premier Building & Construction

Project: Catholic Collage Science Centre, Wodonga

48NE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings $3M-$6M

Fairbrother Pty Ltd

Project: Notre Dame Collage Art Centre, Shepparton

5NE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings over $6M

Hansen Yuncken

Project: Shepparton Village Maculata Place, Shepparton

43NE

Regional Residential Builder of the Year

Scott James Builder

Project: Tangambalanga

5NE

Regional Commercial Builder of the Year

Hansen Yuncken

Project: Shepparton Village Maculata Place, Shepparton