While this treetop sanctuary earned the top title, it was just one of 25 accolades for Mayfair Pools & Spas at the 2025 SPASA (Swimming Pool & Spa Association) Awards. Following 19 awards in 2024, their standing as New Zealand’s most awarded pool building company remains uncontested.

Suspended high above the rugged Tutukaka coastline, A Treetop Oasis, is a striking testament to the vision of Mandeno Design and the craftsmanship of Mayfair Pools & Spas Northland. Designed to complement the home’s contemporary architecture while embracing its natural surroundings, the pool maximises both function and beauty.

Cantilevered from the second-level balcony, the long and narrow lap pool hugs the home’s edge before extending outward, creating a floating effect that feels both seamless and daring. The five-sided infinity edge dissolves boundaries, offering uninterrupted views over the treetops to the deep blues of the ocean beyond. Every swim becomes an immersion in nature, framed by inspired design.

The brief from the clients was ambitious: a generously sized lap pool that could capture the expansive hillside vistas of their home, perched among lush coastal bushland. Given the steep slope of the site, difficult access, and the precision required for multiple infinity edges, this was a project that demanded technical mastery as much as creative vision.

With limited space and an architectural home designed to sit lightly in its environment, the solution was both bold and harmonious. Extending the pool beyond the building’s footprint with a cantilevered base echoed the lines of the balcony while maximising available space. The infinity edges amplify the feeling of weightlessness, blurring the line between built form and nature.

Anchored visually and structurally by a stone-clad support wall, the pool integrates effortlessly into the surrounding landscape. The choice of materials and alignment with the home’s geometry create a seamless connection between architecture, engineering and environment. From above, the pool appears as a shimmering extension of the deck; from within, it becomes a horizon pool in the most literal sense.

For Mayfair Pools & Spas, this project was more than just a pool — it’s a showcase of how the Mayfair team can transform vision into reality and a testament to the design flexibility and extraordinary craftsmanship the team brings to every creation.

This content has been created with support from Mayfair Pools.

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