New Zealand’s first clay block showhome.
Why Kiwis are choosing to build with clay block. A quick comparison to timber frame housing will convince you this is a living environment timber cannot offer.
It all started with a vision: the idea of a building with near-zero heating, cooling or ventilation required.
People-focused with 100% natural indoor air quality and constant, feel-good indoor temperatures all year round equals good health and living well.
Now that vision has become a reality; the building is a promise.
A Porotherm Clay Block building promises excellent return on value, energy efficiency and life cycle costs. The promise is delivered exclusively by building physics; solid walls and ceilings that serve as insulation and thermal mass, giving you much more for your money.
A true forever home lasting many, many generations.
There’s just no comparison.
Chris and Robyn MacPherson of MacPherson Architecture Ltd have been designing high-end homes for over 25 years.
Frustrated by the overall poor quality of NZ building materials, poor performance, and the minimal Level 3 most homes are built to with only a 10-year warranty on the biggest financial and emotional investment of a lifetime, they believe solid clay blocks homes offer a real solution.
Feeling is believing. When you walk into a Porotherm building and close the door, you are in a world of your own. The difference to a stick frame home is like night and day. It’s quiet, peaceful and fresh, 100% natural and breathable.
There’s just nothing like it.
Stellaria NZ Ltd was formed by Chris and Robyn to import clay construction materials from their partner company, Wienerberger, Europe.
The New Cambridge Showhome
The new Porotherm Clay Block Showhome on 83 Swayne Rd, Cambridge, Waikato is a stunning showpiece of most of the products Chris and Robyn distribute throughout NZ.
Terca Clay facing bricks coupled with breathable plaster on the block finishes the exterior. The roof is Koramic clay roof tiles and exterior paving is the Penter pavers also produced by Wienerberger. Chris and Robyn import seven different building materials manufactured by Wienerberger.
The joinery is Internorm from Austria and Kitchen is by Zampieri, Italy. Breathable lime plaster interior walls.
The team at Stellaria NZ & MacPherson Architecture invite you to come and visit them. For many of their special clients and professionals, Chris and Robyn have invited to stay overnight in the showhome to experience the different living environment and enjoy a weekend in beautiful Cambridge.
Seeing is believing.
”You just have to be in it and feel the integrity of the walls. There is no way to truly describe the secure, solid, quiet peacefulness until you do,” says Robyn MacPherson of Stellaria.
