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Featured in the New Zealand Architecture Design and Interior HOME magazine this home was designed by architects as their family home and completed by Bennie Builders in a tight 16 weeks.

The 4 bedroom house has the master bedroom wing at the eastern end of the building the living area in the centre and the remaining three bedrooms and bathroom at the western end of the building.

The house is super insulated and cleverly built to be absolutely airtight. During building Bennie Builders had to seal every join in the building and then demonstrate that the house was 100% sealed by completing tests using a wind meter that measures air leaks through the building envelope.

Fresh air coming into the house is heated through a manifold system by warm air being pumped out of the house. Air is replaced throughout the house every three hours. The result is a passive home that requires very little heating. Unusual in an alpine environment.

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Bennie Builders is a privately-owned company situated in Arrowtown and run by James and Mia. Projects include award winning private residences, small subdivisions, shop fit outs, large and small renovations and outdoor areas. 


What makes us different; Bennie Builders is unique to other building firms as it has two workflows. Firstly, where we finish works for clients and the second we design and construct our own properties to sell. This secondary work flow gives us the advantage of understanding what is vital to our clients as we are the client. We appreciate the importance to keeping to a budget and avoiding overruns and ensuring that the project is finished on time. Another advantage of our mixed structure is that we have a "store" of work capacity that we can divert from our own projects and used to excel progress on your build when needed.


Our business philosophy is to provide top quality workmanship at a fair cost. Regardless of whether a build is a multimillion dollar project or a modest build we apply the same level of workmanship and personal eye to detail. Our boutique structure means that responsibility for quality isn’t delegated out and not monitored. Mistakes cost money for both the client and Bennie Builders so we try our utmost to do it once and do it right the first me. Our structure means that our clients consistently have a two person check at each stage of the project. First with the foreman of the site who is on the job 100% and whose work performance is measured against the success of the project and secondly with James’ supervision and personal monitoring to ensure the quality of Bennie Builders projects are maintained. Bennie Builders name and reputation will be forever attached to your project so it is important to us that your project is completed on time and budget to your satisfaction.