'Dream home': A look inside Canberra's house of the year

It's the lavish pool at the core of the property where this description is most evident. This is complemented by a pool house and in the pool there are stools which create a pool bar.

Away from the pool, there is an entertaining area, or 'man cave', where is beer available on tap along with a wine cellar.

There is also a tennis court, two saunas and a fully equipped gym.

Not to mention the floorplan of the house which is more than 1150 square metres.

But while the flashy parts steal the headlines it's the calibre of the build and design of the Belconnen house that has seen it win a number of awards.

The house was crowned the 2019 house of the year at both the Master Builders ACT and the Housing Industry Association ACT and Southern NSW awards' nights.

It was a joint effort between building company, Classic Constructions and TT Architecture that started in 2013. The clients, who asked not to be named, wanted to "build their dream home", which the subsequent build fulfilled.

"Everybody had the collaborative approach which was essential to getting it done," Classic Constructions director Jason Tanchevski said.

"The fact that we had everybody involved even before we started building was key to creating something like this, because you couldn't be separated and segregated to get an outcome like you would have here.

"It's got all the luxury items you would love to have in your own home."

Tony Trobe, director of TT Architecture, worked with the clients over five years to design the home. They had come equipped with folders that contained checklists of everything they wanted.

"Being well organised and having thought out ideas is important but also being receptive, it's like a conversation that goes on," he said.

"It's a nice journey, you end up somewhere you didn't think you would end up, everybody ends up at the right place without actually realising it's been a to and fro exercise."

The home was designed to be three segregated pavilions. The pavilions form part of an "age in place" model, with a separate fully equipped kids wing that can be closed off and rented out in the future.

"The idea of this was to break down the scale so you have individual little buildings that are connected," Mr Trobe said.

"If you look in rural properties you see they are often lots of little buildings that have come together over time to make a little village and that was part of the concept to pick up that idea."

The build took about two years and the owners moved in late 2018.

Two materials stand out in the house, these being the natural timber and stonework which flow throughout.

"A nice little touch to that is its Brindabella stone and you have the Brindabellas in the background, that's a homage to that," Mr Tanchevski said.

Floor-to-ceiling windows are also throughout the home offering views of the surrounding landscape in almost every corner.

"Some of the consistent features through the house is the height with the raked ceilings throughout," Mr Tanchevski said.

"It adds a bit of grandeur to the rooms and it also allows us to get extra glazing and bring the outside in."