By Good Brothers Group Limited
This stunning site in Remuera had a gentle slope down to the cliff.
The architect wanted the pool to extend out from the house, enhancing the view. This required reclaiming real estate, a practice we do often. To achieve this we built a palisade wall across the rear of the site (facing the view) comprised of concrete piles with a capping beam and blockwork retaining walls on top. This is then backfilled using Polyrock – a lightweight fill made of polystyrene (the earth is too heavy and will cause the cliff to collapse). The pool is piled too (it often surprises people that a pool is lighter than earth). We gained an extension of 11m across the full width of the property.
Upon completion, the neighbour asked us to reclaim his land too.
Architect: Sumich Chaplin
View on our website: https://www.goodbrothersgroup.co.nz/projects/limestone-house
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