The team at Horizon are excited to announce the acquisition of Dream Planning based in Mangawhai Heads. Established in 2005 by Jackson Worsfold, Dream Planning provides unique responses to projects in the urban, rural and coastal environments. Horizon and Dream Planning have been working collaborative for the past 18 months and we excited about the future with a permanent presence in the Kaipara District. In addition to our services of Surveying and Land Development, we now offer our clients Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning. Our Kaipara office is located at 4 Wood Street Mangawahi Heads.
Frank Stanton holds a LPB Design 2 licence and manages the Architectural Design discipline of Horizon. Utlising Frank’s 20 plus years of experience in the construction industry, Horizon now offers sustainable, practical, and innovative contemporary design that delivers attractive well considered architectural solutions to successfully address each of our clients building development aspirations.
Named and designed to reflect the adjacent jetty wharf and classic coastal boat shed structures, ‘Waṗu Gables’ is a stunning 3 bedroom home that featured on Grand Designs NZ. Engaging the project builder and engineers early on in the conceptual process assists in establishing a strong understanding of what the client wishes to create. In this case crafting a special family & entertainment space from a beautiful mix of both modern and recycled materials consisting of exposed industrial structural steel themes, striking aluminium & pre-painted steel wall & roof cladding profiles, all complemented by internal use of aged bricks & native timber that had been loving restored to life after being sourced from historical building projects throughout New Zealand.
“The dynamics of this special building site and procuring the client’s style of envisioned home to fit effectively within it ensured not an inch was wasted and we’re extremely happy with the result. Capturing that view while forming beautiful living environments and experiences with easy flow between spaces inside and out was essential and we a grateful to have worked with expert craftsmen and such passionate clients to see such a project through to fruition.”
The resulting built form captured all aspects of what the client envisioned for their dream home by delivering eloquent internal living spaces that successfully flow outward and blend into the adjacent water’s edge natural environment of the Mangawhai Estuary. Attractive well considered bespoke design is what we specialise in with Wapu Gables being a prime example of what can successfully be achieved via our collaborative approach with all parties throughout a comprehensive dedicated design process and subsequent construction process.