By RON TAYLOR
Winning this year's top award in the under $130,000 category is the sixth time husband and wife team Greg and Janine Paul, of Dansa Holdings Ltd, have featured in the Master Builders' prize list.
The home they built for Christina Newcombe and Philip Osborne is part of a private development of 11 townhouses they have created over the last 18 months in Takanini.
There are five more to be constructed.
The Pauls do everything from the design stage up, including the last job - the landscaping.
Mr Paul is also a horticulturalist and a qualified landscape designer.
The Newcombe-Osborne home features permanent materials with a concrete tile roof, painted brick finish and cedar trim, which gives a classic look and timeless appeal.
The compact yet practical floor plan creates formal and casual areas and the kitchen features tiled wet areas and quality European tapware and cooking appliances.
Other extras include a raised living-flame gas fireplace.
The Pauls have won four times in different Auckland regional categories and had a second and third placing nationally.
Design to landscape
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