As part of the Resource Consent application to build a new office/carpark space on a narrow strip of land between the stream and the road we worked with Council and Engineers to enhance the stream environment and allow for flood water to run under a cantilevered platform.
This created opportunities to provide a new access to the house and an open area for sitting next to an existing springhead that occasionally added water to the stream. Large rocks were placed to support the stream edge. Lush planting of native trees, shrubs and groundcovers screened the office from the house and added amenity value to the streetscape.