Paradise is found in this magnificently made-over Dalefield, Queenstown, home. A new media room keeps youngsters happy and connects to an alfresco entertainment area so they can soak up the great southern outdoors.

Steel portals in the kitchen-living-dining area frame enviable views of Coronet Peak and the Remarkables, while cedar pitched ceilings, also found in the master bedroom, add a grand touch and lend themselves to the home’s luxury alpine aesthetic. Thermally broken aluminium joinery, low-e glass, zoned central heating and new insulation warm the home’s heart without compromising its cool factor. For the heads of house, the former lounge has been transformed into a modern master bedroom, complete with ensuite and office. Planned in and around the existing planting, palette and paving elements, the upgraded home – with its small-scale pitch-roofed buildings – echoes the rugged, rural surroundings. Clad in local stone and horizontal cedar, with a perfect patterning of window and door proportions, the architecture looks right at home at arguably New Zealand’s most desirable address.