Butler Building won the pinnacle award at the 2025 Housing Industry Association (HIA) Hunter Housing and Kitchen & Bathrooms Awards, being named HIA Hunter Home of the Year on Friday, 18 October. The ceremony brought together industry leaders and peers from the Central Coast, Hunter and Mid Coast regions to acknowledge achievement across residential building and design.
The Awards recognised designers, builders, contractors, suppliers and manufacturers involved in new homes, townhouses, renovations, kitchens, bathrooms and outdoor projects. Judged by industry professionals, winners were selected across 37 categories, highlighting workmanship, innovation and standards in the region’s residential sector.
Against strong competition, the judges described the HIA Hunter Home of the Year as balancing innovation, artistry and craftsmanship, with flawless detailing and cutting-edge materials delivering a showpiece of design and timeless appeal.
The winning home, Taurean Dream, secured seven awards for Butler Building, including Renovation/Addition Project of the Year, Bathroom of the Year and Outdoor Project of the Year. The project also earned five awards for collaborators Mali White Design and Cutting Edge Joinery.
HIA Hunter Executive Director, Craig Jennion congratulated Butler Building and all Hunter Award winners and finalists. Craig said HIA members were committed to excellence and the Awards provided an opportunity to showcase projects to the broader community.
Professional Builder awards recognised Walkom Constructions as Professional Small Builder/Renovator, Hudson Homes as Professional Medium Builder/Renovator and Eden Brae Homes as Professional Major Builder. James Shepherd was named Apprentice of the Year and Max Wylie received the Emerging Builder award.
Other category winners included Construct Central Coast for Custom Built Home of the Year, Hunter Homes for Display Home of the Year, RCM Projects for Spec Home of the Year, Stroud Homes Central Coast for Project Home of the Year and Ort & Co Building for Townhouse of the Year. Cutting Edge Joinery won Kitchen of the Year and Cabinetmaker/Kitchen Manufacturer of the Year, while Butler Building secured Bathroom of the Year.
Craig congratulated all entrants and said the calibre of submissions and level of competition demonstrated resilience across the industry this year.
Overall winners in major categories will now represent the HIA Hunter region at the HIA-CSR Australian Housing Awards in 2026 to compete for national titles.
A feature of winners and finalists is available on the HIA regional award winners page
IMAGE | HIA Hunter Home of the Year 2025 – Butler Building
