Architectural Design in Horowhenua
Custom designed homes, baches and renovations across the Horowhenua — from Ōtaki and Levin to the beach settlements at Waikawa, Hokio and Waitārere.
Designing a house in Horowhenua
Our studio is in Ōhau, in the middle of the district, so designing for Horowhenua is not a side line for us — it is where we work every day. We design new homes, baches, renovations and alterations across the district: Ōtaki, Manakau, Ōhau, Levin, Tokomaru, Shannon, Foxton, and the coastal settlements at Waikawa, Hokio and Waitārere. Every house is bespoke, shaped around your site, the prevailing nor'wester, the sun, and the way your family actually lives. You work directly with Robyn De La Haye, an award-winning, ADNZ-accredited architectural designer, from the first sketch through to building consent, and real-time 3D visualisation with Revit and Enscape means you can walk through your future home before anything is lodged.
New homes, renovations and baches
Horowhenua covers a lot of ground and the design work changes with it. In Levin and Ōtaki there are villas and older bungalows worth keeping and reworking rather than replacing — new kitchens, better flow to the garden, a second bathroom, an extra bedroom without losing the section. On the newer subdivisions and lifestyle blocks around Ōhau, Manakau and Shannon it is usually a new build, oriented to the sun and to the view. And along the coast at Waikawa, Hokio and Waitārere it is baches — small footprints, hardy materials, and rooms that open up for summer and close down tight for winter. Every project is custom designed, with pricing by consultation.
Coastal and beach settlement experience
Beach settlements bring their own constraints: wind, salt, sand, small or awkward sections, and the flood and coastal hazard overlays that come with them. We have just completed a full redevelopment of a bach at Waikawa Beach, built around the copper fireplace the owners wanted to keep — the kind of project where the site and the existing house drive the design more than any template. Real-time 3D visualisation lets you see how a new home or addition will sit in its coastal setting, and how it will handle the light and the wind, before a single consent is lodged.
Building consent in Horowhenua
Horowhenua District Council is the consenting authority for the district, and we prepare the complete building consent documentation and manage the submission for you. One team from the first sketch through to consent, with no gap in the middle where projects usually stall.
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Frequently asked questions about house design in Horowhenua
Do you design new houses in Horowhenua?
Yes. New house design is the core of our work. Our studio is in Ōhau, and we design homes across the district — Ōtaki, Manakau, Ōhau, Levin, Tokomaru, Shannon, Foxton and the beach settlements — taking each project from the first sketch through to building consent.
Are you based in Horowhenua?
Yes. Our studio is at 36 St Laurent Way, Ōhau, just south of Levin, so we are local to the district we design for.
Do you handle Horowhenua District Council building consent?
Yes — we prepare the complete building consent documentation and manage the submission to Horowhenua District Council for you, so you deal with one team from sketch to consent.
Can you design a bach at Waikawa, Hokio or Waitārere?
Yes. We have recently completed a full redevelopment of a bach at Waikawa Beach, and we understand what coastal sections in Horowhenua demand — wind, salt, small footprints and coastal hazard overlays.
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