Marine Parade Schist

The exterior of this prominent beachside property is a classic combination of stone, timber and glass. As well as being from New Zealand, the stone needed to complement the Western Red Cedar cladding. Hyde Grey schist from Central Otago was the ideal solution, its predominantly grey tones throwing up just enough hints of rust brown and gold.   All the stonework was done in our lightweight cladding, with the raw stone cut into flat and corner pieces at our processing plant in Cromwell, then freighted to site in Mount Maunganui ready for laying in this dry-stack finish.  Island Stone managed the supply and installation for this project, which is a great example of how New Zealand schist can be as equally at home at the beach as it is in amongst the Southern Alps where it originates from. Click here for more images of this project.