A couple finally found the view they always wanted and built a house around it
Meet & greet
David (consulting engineer) and Shelley Proctor (pharmacist) and Bella and Chloe the schnauzers.
David and Shelley Proctor always had a house with a view on their wish list, it just took them a while to find it. Having lived in Hamilton and Waihi Beach previously, they also wanted to be up high “because of the tsunamis”, laughs Shelley.
Nor can the site, perched high over Ōmokoroa’s boardwalk looking out over to Mount Maunganui, ever have its vista encroached on by new building so they’ll always be able to watch the godwits fly in to nest and the orcas in the harbour.
“We also wanted to have a view from every room and all-day sun so this house basically wraps around to get the sun from the morning to the afternoon,” says David whose mantra is to build for the site you have.
