The Quay | A World Class Coastal Courtyard Residence

Set beside the marina in Westshore, one of Hawke’s Bay’s most established coastal enclaves, The Quay is a landmark waterfront residence of rare scale, architectural confidence and international quality.

Completed in 2025, this substantial 607 m² home was designed by Architecture HDT and constructed by Gemco, one of New Zealand’s leading construction companies. Conceived as a luxury contemporary coastal courtyard house, it blends minimalist modernism with the ease and privacy of resort-style living.

For international buyers considering New Zealand as a lifestyle, investment, or residency base, The Quay offers something very difficult to replicate: a newly completed, architecturally significant waterfront home with exceptional amenities, close to an airport, within one of the country’s most desirable food, wine, and lifestyle regions.

The home is positioned with two distinct outlooks. To one side, it captures the constantly changing life of the marina, where yachts, fishing boats and paddle boarders pass through the water. To the other, the residence turns inward to a private resort-style courtyard with pool, spa, cabana and tropical plantings - creating a home that feels both connected and completely removed from the outside world.

The construction has a sense of permanence. A substantial precast concrete and structural steel structure underpins the home, while aluminium, New Zealand limestone and glass define its exterior presence. Inside, copper, natural stone, American black walnut, timber ceilings and extensive glazing bring warmth, richness and depth to the architecture.

The principal living level is arranged on the first floor to maximise the marina outlook. The kitchen, dining, lounge and sitting areas are open, elegant and highly functional, anchored by a striking kitchen with a substantial island bench and sculptural feature light. A scullery and temperature-controlled wine cellar support both daily living and larger-scale entertaining.

Approximately 54 m² of first-floor outdoor decking extends from the principal living level, with decks positioned on both the marina side and the poolside of the residence. It allows the home to live beautifully across both levels, connecting the main entertaining spaces to the water outlook on one side and the private resort courtyard on the other.

Also on this level are the main bedroom suite and a guest suite, offering private, elevated accommodation away from the activity of the ground floor. A dedicated wellness room adds another rare dimension, with a six-person steam room, dual copper cold plunge showers and cooled filtered drinking water - a private sanctuary designed for recovery, ritual and relaxation.

The ground floor offers genuine flexibility for international families, visiting guests, adult children, live-in support or multi-generational living. With its own full kitchen, living room and laundry, it can operate independently while remaining beautifully connected to the rest of the home. Two further bedroom suites are located on this level, along with the main entry, gallery, three-car garaging and direct connection to the pool courtyard.

Outdoors, The Quay becomes a private resort. The heated magnesium pool, in-ground ozone spa, French limestone paving, tropical planting, outdoor copper shower, lighting and sound system create a calm and sheltered environment for relaxing, entertaining and hosting. The poolside cabana is a destination in itself, with a copper bar, translucent marble bar top, bar fridge, ice machine, dishwasher, sparkling water and integrated sound.

Everyday comfort has been considered with the same level of detail. An eight-person lift with glass doors provides ease of movement through the residence. Underfloor heating runs through the home, supported by ducted heating and cooling, fresh-air ventilation, acoustic tinted double glazing, Control4 smart automation, Sonus faber sound system, solar power and battery storage.

Further enhancing the waterfront lifestyle, a 14.0 metre marina berth is available by negotiation.

Approximately five minutes from Hawke’s Bay Airport and close to Ahuriri’s restaurants, cafés, waterfront and marina lifestyle, The Quay provides exceptional convenience without compromising privacy. Hawke’s Bay is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated lifestyle regions, known for its wineries, beaches, architecture, climate and access to both rural and coastal landscapes.

For buyers seeking a conventional family home, The Quay will be more than they need. For the buyer seeking a New Zealand residence of scale, privacy, wellness, entertaining, waterfront connection and architectural distinction, this is a home in a category of its own.