Local builder excellence recognised

METRICON and Lyons Construction were given top honours at the recent South West Master Builders Regional Building Awards, held at The Pier, Geelong.

Metricon was named Residential Builder of the Year (South West) for its execution of a two-storey single family home at Point Lonsdale that captures the bracing freshness of coastal weather within a cool, sculpted environment with architectural flourish.

“This home fits right in with others that embrace a contemporary beach-home aesthetic,” Master Builders Association of Victoria chief executive officer Radley de Silva said.

“The details are clean and quietly luxurious, and appear throughout the home in ways that explore the architecture while enveloping the resident.”

Lyons Construction was named Commercial Builder of the Year (South West) for its work on the Star of the Sea Aged Care Facility in Torquay.

Constructed for Villa Maria Catholic Homes as an extension to the previously completed retirement village consisting of 70 private villas. The facility includes 96 bedrooms, a commercial kitchen, serveries, a café, reception area, a chapel and a dedicated ward for the special needs of dementia sufferers.

“The special needs of the elderly are too often given short shrift when it comes to their living quarters, so the judges were impressed with the care and attention directed to providing a well-built and designed facility to help them feel at home,” Mr de Silva said.

JM Homes Surf Coast took out two awards, Best Custom Home $400,000-$500,000 for their Torquay project and Best Custom Home $800,000-$1,000,000 for their Waurn Ponds project.

Some of the other local award winners were:

• Best Display Home over $500,000
  Q by Malishev
  Project: Madison, Grovedale
• Best Volume Builder Display Home
  under $250,000
  Metricon Homes
  Project: Delta 25, Mount Duneed
• Best Volume Builder Display Home
  $250,000-$350,000
  Metricon Homes
  Project: Amira 28BP, Lara
• Best Volume Builder Display Home
  $350,000 – $500,000
  Simonds Homes
  Project: Westwood with Oakland, Fyansford
• Best Volume Builder Display Home
  over $500,000
  Hamlan
  Project: Sabine 344, Fyansford
• Best Custom Home $300,000 – $400,000
  Sinclairs Building Concepts
  Project: Torquay
• Best Custom Home $500,000 – $600,000
  Signature Homes Geelong
  Project: Newtown
• Best Custom Home $600,000-$800,000
  Larkin & Drought Builders Pty Ltd
  Project: Ocean Grove
• Best Custom Home $1m-$2m
  Pivot Homes
  Project: Separation Creek
• Best Custom Home $1m-$2m
  Metricon
  Project: Point Lonsdale
• Best Multi-Unit Development 4 to 12 Units
  Trevor Homes
  Project: Rippleside