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Project Overview

 

Location: 32 Annie Aranui Drive, Mission Hills, Napier


Builder: David Reid Homes

Architectural Designer: Fat Parrot

Set within the new Mission Hills Estate, this David Reid Homes is all about modern sustainable design. The QPOD Continuous foundation system was selected to meet the needs of a high-wind, corrosion zone C, and seismic zone 3 site — all while maintaining CodeMark compliance and efficient constructability.

Site Challenges

  • Poraiti soils feature variable compaction and moisture profiles typical of Napier Hill fringes, requiring consistent bearing verification and compaction to NZS 3604 standards.

  • Boundary construction: This lot adjoins another lot via a shared slab interface, with a free joint separation designed per QPOD details and the party wall agreement

  • Wind exposure: The site sits within a very high wind zone, making formwork stability, pour timing, and curing management essential to achieve a clean, consistent finish.

Implementation

Subgrade Preparation:
Compacted granular base layers with verified bearing capacity exceeding 200 kPa, incorporating 150 mm of well-graded hardfill and 20 mm sand blinding over a damp-proof membrane (0.25 mm polythene with sealed laps).

QPOD Continuous System:
Installed per QPOD Design Manual, forming a fully connected raft with continuous ribs and thickening zones for internal walls.

Reinforcement:
SE62 G500E mesh in the 85 mm topping slab with H12 bars through ribs and perimeter beams. Bending and lap lengths designed per NZS 3101 for seismic performance.

Pipe Penetrations:
All under-slab services routed via dedicated channels within the QPOD Continuous grid, with DN100 @ 1:60 min fall as per design manual standards.

Concrete Placement:
Continuous 20 MPa pour supplied by Higgins, ensuring strength and uniform curing across both slab zones.

 

 

tight schedule.

The team completing the install

Environmental Impact

This Mission Hills foundation locked 45,143 recycled bottles equivalents into the foundation — around 867 kg of plastic kept out of landfill. Laid end-to-end, that’s more than 10 kilometres of bottles.

Every QPOD used on this project was manufactured locally in Napier from recycled PP and PET, reducing freight, cutting waste, and delivering a cleaner, tougher foundation for the life of the home.