| 97 David Reid Homes Christchurch North BUILDING highsted.co.nz Location of a Lifetime Supporting David Reid Homes Christchurch North info@ rstchch.co.nz | 375 0700 www. rstchch.co.nz Proudly supporting David Reid Homes Christchurch North T T Kelly Deeks Show home filled with exciting ideas The Highsted show home demonstrates how careful design can make a home feel larger without adding more floor area. “Everything we do is detailed and bespoke. We’ve never built a standard plan, because every home is designed to suit the people who will live in it.” David Reid Homes Christchurch North is an architectural building company and its new Highsted show home illustrates what that means in practice. Enquiry was strong before the show home opened on October 1, and has continued since with visitors responding to a design that director, Carl Fordyce, says reflects what the business is building. “This home is a statement of where the David Reid Homes brand is today,” he says. “Everything we do is detailed and bespoke. We’ve never built a standard plan, because every home is designed to suit the people who will live in it.” His philosophy centres on getting to know people before the team try to design them a home. That approach is relevant to all clients, from new families with young children through to older couples, whose children have grown up and moved away from the family home. While based in North Christchurch, the business currently builds throughout Canterbury. That includes city sections, rural properties, and developments further out. Carl leads a team experienced in high-end, detailed projects, including contracts manager and quantity surveyor, Joe Rooney, who has been with the business for many years. The team has recently been strengthened by the addition of project manager, Felix Byford, who worked on multi-million-dollar residential builds in Central London before returning to Christchurch with his family. That experience supports the team’s emphasis on transparency, particularly around budgets. Clients receive clear pricing for optional upgrades, rather than discovering additional costs during construction. Carl’s own building background also shapes his approach to value. Sometimes a small change to a room dimension can save money without affecting how the finished space feels, while careful design can make a home feel larger without adding more floor area. The Highsted show home demonstrates some of those ideas, while also showcasing products and architectural details that can turn readily available, cost-effective materials into something distinctive. Alongside the show home, the business is offering house-and-land packages, with sections ranging from 430sqm up to 650sqm. Carl says sections larger than 600sqm are becoming harder to come by as developers are encouraged towards higher densities. The team is selective about the developments it works with, preferring strong covenants that protect the quality of an area and the investment of its homeowners. The Highsted show home opening has brought support from clients, tradespeople, suppliers, and developers, while previous clients have returned with potential new customers. “When a past client walks back in with someone they know, that tells us we got it right,” Carl says. “If you are thinking about building, now or in the future, come and have the chat. We will be honest about what we can do, and you can decide if we are the right fit.” • The Highsted show home is at 2 Berryfields Ave, Highsted, and is open Tuesday to Friday from 11am to noon and Sunday from 1pm to 3pm, or by appointment. To arrange a visit, call 021 0272 8839 or go to davidreidhomes.co.nz.
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