A Treetop Oasis

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Written By Kim Manunui

A treetop oasis, where bold engineering meets pure elegance.

 

Winner of the 2025 SPASA…

Supreme award: Fibreglass Pool of the Year
Gold Winner: Fibreglass Pool over $120,000
Highly Commended: Innovative Project
Australasia Awards Finalist: Fibreglass Pool over $120,000

 

Designed to complement the home's striking architecture while embracing its natural surroundings, this innovative pool maximises both function and beauty. The cantilevered structure mirrors the balcony's sleek lines, creating a cohesive, floating effect that enhances the entire living space. With every swim, the view takes centre stage — an uninterrupted panorama of nature, framed by inspired design.

These clients wanted a good sized lap pool that could take in the expansive view of their hillside home, perched amongst the trees. Given the size and shape of their property, a cantilevered pool hugging one side of the home and extending outward alongside the balcony was the perfect solution.

With a steeply sloped hill and difficult access to contend with – plus highly technical construction – this project was not for the faint-hearted.

Limited space, a gorgeous architectural home, a spectacular view, and a wish to keep the home cohesive with the surrounding nature all combined to inspire this incredible design. Extending the available range of the pool with a cantilevered base to echo the lines of balcony – and an infinity edge to maximise the spectacular view – was particularly inspired.

A treetop oasis, where bold engineering meets pure elegance.

Pool colour: Tongariro

Pool features:

  • Size: 15m lap lane, 1.5m wide

  • 5-sided infinity edge

  • Cantilevered lap lane

  • Hayward Omnilogioc - Dead Sea mineral pool sanitation

  • Return jets on the pool floor instead of walls due to construction requirements

Pool build: Mayfair Pools Northland – Ultra Custom Pools

Architect: Mandeno Design Limited

Photographer: PDC Creative Whangarei

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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