MARINE PARADE
Project management & construction: Altbuild
Architectural design: Complete Architecture
Nestled along Marine Parade, this 358m² family residence seamlessly blends cutting-edge construction techniques with breathtaking ocean views. Our team was tasked with creating a low-maintenance, energy-efficient home that maximises comfort without compromising on style or functionality.
This 4-bedroom home , complete with a home office and dual living areas, is strategically designed to capture abundant natural light and panoramic seascapes. The open-plan layout creates expansive, airy spaces that epitomise modern coastal living.
Engineering highlights:
- Insulated hydronic heated concrete slab with ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) slab edge
- ICF ground floor, providing superior insulation, structural integrity and airtightness
- Midfloor: hydronic heated high-strength concrete for enhanced durability, comfort and sound insulation
- Upper-level: precision-engineered timber frame and steel construction
Marine Parade showcases combining cutting-edge building technologies with elegant design, resulting in a home that’s as efficient as it is beautiful. Its coastal living, but where every detail is engineered for performance and comfort.
Technical specifications
- Maximised insulation:
- Ground Floor: Insulated slab With ICF slab edge R3.44 (NZ Building code at time of build R1.3)
- Ground Floor Walls: Continuous R3.0 ICF (NZ Building code at time of build R1.9)
- First Floor Walls: R2.8 (NZ Building code at time of build R1.9)
- Ceiling: R6.3 skillion and R7.2 trussed areas (NZ Building code at time of build R2.9)
- Bosch condens boiler services a 300L HWC cylinder, hydronic heating throughout ground floor and first floor, and an external pool
- Ambionse Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) provides strong and solid long lasting exterior walls for residential homes. Ambionse is energy efficient (R 3.0), acoustically quiet and can provide a fire rating of up to 4 hrs
- Internal hydraulic lift by Access Elevators
- Polished concrete flooring “salt and pepper” finish by GrindKing
- Metrapanel ceiling system for speed and efficiency, weather protection and superior ceiling finishes
- J-Frame laminated timber framing for superior structural accuracy
Having just sucessfully finished a pretty substantial new build with Toby and Altbuild it is good to reflect back on the project, particularly as we are often asked how it all went. While we would never say it wasn’t without a certain amount of stress, what has made it enjoyable has been our relationship with Altbuild, that perhaps is best summed up in one word – trust.
The trust we put in Altbuild has been totally justified, from the early planning stages of Toby liaising with architect and engineers, then dealing with subcontractors and suppliers.
And most importantly completing the build to the highest quality, within a budget, often being proactive in cost savings to achieve the latter, without compromising the former.