on energy consumption and to promote more Grey was chosen for the media room. There are at a glance efficient use of power. A Panasonic VRF air three TV screens in the home – in the media room, conditioning system has also been integrated into outdoors and in the master bedroom – as well as Award: 2018 HIA Australian the Control4 home automation while every light four audio zones – in the alfresco, kitchen/dining, Display Home bulb in the home is an energy-efficient light-emitting master bedroom and ensuite. The media room also Partnered by: ActronAir diode or LED. features 5.1 surround sound technology. Builder: MyStyle Homes Grant says that energy-saving devices are a ‘In building a home, our aim is to combine looks, Location: Smithfield, Queensland feature of all MyStyle’s display homes. smart technology, comfort, price and sustainability,’ Energy Rating: 9.3 stars ‘Many people [in the tropics] think of an energy- Grant says. The construction of My Tenacity took Cost: $900,000 efficient home as a little cottage with light framing 18 months at a cost of about $900,000. cladded with cement sheet. We wanted to change This latest award is the 31st HIA award the firm Completed: 18 months that perception by creating a luxury home and has secured, at both national and state levels. It is Inclusions: Wattyl interior paint, making it as green as we could. This is the first the first time they won the national display home security intercom and camera, white plantation shutters, stepped double-storey home of its size in Australia to reach award – never before won by a builder in the Far architrave, automated systems touch a 9.3 star rating.’ North Queensland region. screens, energy monitoring, theatre In selecting the interior design, Grant and Heather Grant and Heather were overwhelmed by the surround sound, pool with waterfall chose features which would create a comfortable praise they received from their peers at the HIA and lights, soft close drawers, hot home that was sustainable, stylish and affordable. National Conference and awards in Singapore water system, stone feature wall, For instance, as a high quality surface for earlier this year. featurelighting, ceiling fans benchtops in the kitchen, ensuite bathrooms and ‘It took a few days for it all to sink in,’ Grant says. Materials: rosewood pivot front laundry they chose Dekton, a one-piece porcelain ‘We’re not very public people normally and door, maple woodgrain garage tile with no joins and which does not absorb liquid we don’t enter awards for the sake of it. But we door, Dekton Halo gloss benchtops, stains. were very proud – not just for ourselves but for Polytec cupboards, LED strip In fact, the final kitchen design was changed from our customers, trades personnel and Cairns as a lighting, smart-tile insert strip drain, the original more compact layout, Grant says. whole. Summertones carpet, whitestone floor and wall tiles, PV panels, Tesla ‘Heather decided to make the kitchen a more ‘A display home like this has never been done Powerwall battery system. open one. She always designs from a woman’s before. It’s proof of MyStyle’s belief in making perspective as we have found that 70 per cent of possible the impossible. A lot of people might think women make the decision when buying a home.’ that Australia ends at Brisbane but this award puts The main interior wall colour for the home is house design in Far North Queensland on the map.’ Dulux Whisper White while British Paints Cable www.mystylehomes.com.au STRATEGICALLY CREATED BREEZEWAYS AND BI-FOLD DOORS AND WINDOWS SEPTEMBER 2018 HOUSING 73 INTERIORS • DISPLAY HOME