Located on New Zealand’s northeast coast Helena Bay is the newly acclaimed world’s best new Luxury hotel.
Situated within a private property on New Zealand north island Helena Bay Lodge offers visitors four private beaches and multiple coves along its three kilometres of pristine coastline.
Awarded Luxury Travel Intelligence best new luxury hotel in the world ahead of many other hotels in Italy, France, USA and the Caribbean explains why this unique $50+ million property has just five suites, accommodating no more than 10 guests at any one time.
During the design stage Helioscreen’s retractable roof systems were selected for the project due to their ability to cover the 100sqm pool side space while providing the flexibility of opening or closing at the touch of a button.
Working closely with Clayton Sceats of Lahood and Simon Jones from Jones Architects in Auckland Helioscreen’s team assisted with initial design challenges through to logistics and supervised site installation to ensure the project went smoothly.
Controlled via the homes building management system and six integrated Somfy motors the waterproof Helioscreen systems were custom built for the project before transporting to site to be integrated into the custom designed steel support brackets.
Using a unique Dickson embossed architectural membrane along with a custom colour from Dulux’s Fluroset powder collection offered the perfect colour combination to bled into the existing façade of the building.
The installation process was done with a team of 4 over 3 days thanks to the forgiving weather during these days. The installation presented some unique challenges due to the various steps in the wall along with several drain pipes that needed to be avoided.
Now visitors to the lodge looking to relax, lounging by the poolside under the retractable roofs can be sun smart.
For more information on Helena Bay lodge visit their web site at http://www.helenabay.com/
For more information on Helioscreen and other outdoor shade options email clayton@lahood.co.nz or give us a call.
