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Small home designs dominated and a record number of awards were presented at the 2017 Canterbury Westland and Nelson Marlborough Regional ADNZ | Resene Architectural Design Awards, held at the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch on Friday night.

Set along a sweeping expanse of remote Hawke's Bay coastline, Herbertville Bach in Hawke's Bay won Wellington designer Michael Holmes, of Holmes Architecture, the Residential New Home - up to 150m2 Architectural Design Award, as well as the Resene Colour in Design Award at the 2017 mid-lower North Island Regional ADNZ | Resene Architectural Design Awards.

This clean, strong, farm shed style house in East Taieri, captures the autumn tones of the Otago landscape.

Located near Oneroa Beach, Waiheke Island, this house designed by Mark McLeay and Mark Callander of Creative Arch, is like a timber clad theatre starring Hekerua Bay and the views beyond.