Carpentry lecturer Kirsty Currie said this year’s annual charity house was a new design, which proved a challenge for all involved.
"We’ve had 20-odd students that we needed to keep involved at all stages, and it’s been a good learning process," Ms Currie said.
"It’s a great bunch of boys to keep busy, and they’ve really taken ownership of the project."
Ms Currie said the students learned a range of new skills they could take with them on other jobs.
"They build a house from literally nothing — as lecturers, we just supervised them," she said.
"They can do so many different tasks in so many different ways, and the students learn what’s best for them."
It has been a nine-month job for the engineering, construction and living sciences students to create the 123sq m home, and Ms Currie said the sort of buyer interested in the home would include young families, farmers or property investors.
"Every year, there’s a real interest from the community in what these students produce," she said.
Last year, Otago Polytechnic raised $110,000 for a range of community groups, after auctioning a house built by students and staff.
The house sold for $405,000.
Over the past 17 years, more than $1.5 million has been given to Otago community charities through the project.
This year’s charity house will be auctioned by Bayleys on November 18.
