Three Master Builders are among the construction teams feverishly working on cubby houses competing in the tenth annual Kids Under Cover Cubby House Challenge®.

Master Builders Porter Davis, Figurehead Construction and Becon Constructions have each signed up to build cubby houses that will be auctioned on 22 March at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. A team of auctioneers will be looking to smash last years’ record $92,500 raised for the youth homelessness charity.

As with previous years, Master Builders has also signed up to be a major sponsor of the event. Master Builders CEO Radley de Silva said the charity organisation and event was well aligned with Master Builders.

“Our strong connection with and support of Kids Under Cover and the Cubby House Challenge continues this year with three of our builders getting on board,” Mr de Silva said.

“We thoroughly enjoy being a part of this event and supporting the work that Kids Under Cover do to prevent youth homelessness.”

Sneak peek images of this year’s cubbies have been revealed, among them a log cabin, dreamcatcher and a giant, blue ‘head’. They are:

  • The Dream Catcher by Figurehead Construction in collaboration with architect Bayley Ward and represented by Luke Banitsiotis of Woodards
  • Rocky Road by Becon Constructions and Watson Young to be represented by Harry Li of iSell Group
  • Heads Up by Buildher Collective, Beirin Projects and Bellemo & Cat to be represented by Sam Rigopoulos of Jellis Craig
  • The Eyrie by Porter Davis to be represented by Glen Coutinho of RT Edgar
  • The Block Party by The District Docklands to be represented by Tom Roberts of Nelson Alexander

An expert panel of judges will assess the cubbies on-site to award them across a range of categories including Best Interior Design, Most Imaginative/Interactive Cubby and Best Architectural Cubby.

This year’s judges include architect and Grand Designs Australia host Peter Maddison, interior designer and The Block judge Shaynna Blaze, Domain editor Emily Power and former Block contestants Ben and Andy.

A group of local school children will also put the cubbies to the test and vote for the Kids’ Choice Award.

Check out this year’s cubbies at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show from 21 to 25 March and visit www.cubbyhousechallenge.org.au for more information and to register for the auction.