126 | 2024 SPASA Awards: Mayfair Pools Northland T T Kelly Deeks Turning pool dreams into stunning reality Mayfair Pools Northland has won project awards at the 2024 Swimming Pool and Spa Association (SPASA) Awards of Excellence for two special showcase projects. POOL INDUSTRY With decades of experience and a design point of difference that sees dreams come true, Mayfair Pools Northland has won project awards at the 2024 Swimming Pool and Spa Association (SPASA) Awards of Excellence for two special showcase projects. The projects demonstrate the very best of both new-build and pool-renovation excellence. Mayfair Pools Northland’s winner of the Freeform Pool over $120,000 award was a strong yet elegant infinity edge pool on the sea wall of a marina. “This project truly showcases our custom design point of difference,” says Mayfair Pools Northland director Ryan Lodge. “The triple laminated curved glass at the front of the pool runs parallel with the water’s edge, creating cohesive symmetry with the surrounding elements. In conjunction with the overall custom shape, inbuilt spa, splash area and cover system, we have met all of our customer’s desires for their ideal entertainment area.” The brief for this pool was heavy on structural integrity requirements, due to its position on the edge of the marina. The client had concerns around the ongoing maintenance of a concrete pool, but when they learned of the Mayfair Pool process, which allows for the high-spec design and easy maintenance of fibreglass overlayed upon the strength and weight of a concrete base, all those concerns were allayed. With the pool site below the high tide mark, the whole excavation process had to be timed around the low tides to prevent water continuously running into the site. Although this build was interrupted by numerous Covid delays, Ryan and his Mayfair Pools Northland team remained attentive and available throughout, with the resulting pool being all its owners had dreamed of and more. Mayfair Pools Northland’s award-winning renovation project up to $40,000 was a total overhaul of what was probably a fantastic pool in its day, but well overdue for a makeover. The master craftsmanship of Mayfair Pools Northland has helped to transform this dated property into a high-spec and contemporary home and pool. The original kidney-shaped pool had solid bones and some lovely architectural features worthy of retention. The fun original shape was preserved and restored with modern materials and systems, and custom curved coping stones were all individually hand-templated to match the existing curve of the pool, bringing this retro design into a modern context without undermining its charm. “At Mayfair Pools Northland, we are not limited to new builds,” Ryan says. “We can renovate existing pools to look and run just as good as brand-new builds. The Mayfair Pools process does not limit us to set shapes and sizes; we can renovate any type of existing pool.” Mayfair Pools Northland also won the Platinum Pool of the Year award at Mayfair Pools’ own 2024 Pool of the Year competition for an extraordinary infinity pool with a stunning mirror effect and self-cleaning system. With water overflowing from every side of the pool, a perfectly flat surface is created, which reflects the sky and surrounding environment like a mirror, for show-stopping visual impact. The ultimate in luxury, this unique pool showcases Mayfair Pools Northland’s ability to take the ideas of its clients and turn them into a beautiful and functional reality. 3/16 Zelanian Drive, East Tamaki, Auckland | 09 273 3540 admin@auroraglass.co.nz | www.auroraglass.co.nz Proud suppliers of Mayfair Tauranga & Whakatane. With 50 years of building custom pools across New Zealand, Mayfair Tauranga and Whakatane knows what products stand the test of time. PROUD TO SUPPORT MAYFAIR POOLS If you are interested in heating your pool contact us on 0800 33 66 33
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