The Bay's finest homes have been inspected, judged, and ranked, with D&B Construction Limited headed home on top with the Supreme House of the Year award.

Their Mount Maunganui home was one of the best houses in the recent Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Registered Master Builders 2016 House of the Year competition, and ended the night with multiple awards and accolades.

D&B Construction Limited won seven regional awards with their Mount Maunganui home, including the Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Registered Master Builders 2016 Supreme House of the Year, a Gold Award and category win for the Carters New Home $1 million-$2 million award.

The company also won the Craftsmanship Award, the Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award, the Outdoor Living Award, and the Gerrand Flooring Interior Style and Design Award – all for the same property.

Judges called the winning house simply amazing, from its exceptional design through to the amazing craftsmanship executed by the builders.

'This is a stunning home built on a very tight site. It sits closely between two other houses all accessing the same driveway,” the judging panel say.

'This was a complicated project executed with upmost precision. The key challenge was building the multi-level home with only a 4.5 metre-wide accessway. This, with the need to share the space with neighbours and no parking space for trade vehicles, made the project management very difficult."

'The home oozed personality with its edgy interior, which unfolded with intrigue from level to level. 'This was a clever design that adapted to the nature of the site. There were five levels in total, each one being modest in size, and flowing seamlessly from space to space.”

For more information about the competition, visit: www.houseoftheyear.co.nz