Queen Street Pocket Park
By Horizon International Paving
Chris Chen, Landscape architect for Pocock Design Environment, comments:
Liz Davidson Place was identified as one of the key projects that would kick-start and lead the process of a town-centre streetscape upgrade for the township of Blenheim. Once completed it would provide a key public open space within the CBD and would also be used as an event and market space.
More importantly, it would set the tone for all future stages of the town-centre streetscape upgrade.After doing a lot of research and testing out different combinations we finally decided to use Horizon Nubrik clay pavers as the main paving material for the park, for clay paving is deeply imbedded in the vernacular of rural New Zealand rural towns. The wide range of available colour selections gave us the ability to create a warm, vibrant and contrasting surface for the otherwise ordinary and often shaded space.
The small and uniform-sized pavers also worked well together with larger-format cut stone paving, which added another splash of interests to the space as a whole and tied the paving into other elements in the park (such as planters and furniture). As a result we created a park (and a paving surface) that was fresh looking, easily maintainable and most importantly fitted Blenheim’s rural provincial centre image.
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Horizon International has over 45 years in the New Zealand paving industry, we have operated in all areas of the industry including, contracting, manufacturing and importing. This experience ensures we understand all aspects of the industry. Formed by John Roper who remains heavily involved today.
We supply and have been involved with contracts throughout New Zealand from Queenstown airport to Kaitaia and several overseas projects including Macau and Fiji. We are involved with all scope of projects, from the supply of the Auckland Viaduct Basin to the upgrade of home projects.
Horizon International is a pavement supply company that specialises in the sourcing, supply, installation and maintenance methodology of commercial urban environments.
We offer access to outstanding products, and a carefully selected choice of materials and solutions that have not only proved themselves in the harshest commercial environments but, look great and prove durable, many exclusive to Horizon, these include:-
- Nubrik Clay Paving
- Stonevue Paving
- Terrazzo Veneto and Pastelli Veneto
- Instarmac Bedding and Joints Systems
- TuffStuff Jointing Sand
- Natural stone systems
- Paving Sealers
Our paving solutions help deliver public spaces and streetscape projects that are economically and environmentally sustainable. We offer full paving solutions.
Our technical and installation expertise exceeds 35 years and has been proven on projects around New Zealand including city centres, airports, port developments, golf-course developments and heavy-duty pavements.
We pride ourselves in having quality products, expertise and systems to advise on installation, friendly helpful staff where nothing is too much trouble.
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