A tree-lined driveway leads to the entrance of this eco-friendly Queenstown abode, positioned on the edge of Lake Hayes. Walls of local Gibbston schist frame large cedar front doors.
Cross the threshold to a wide gallery with basalt stone floors – a fitting entrance to a grand three-bedroom home. The living pavilion, with exposed natural waxed timber trusses and grooved panel wall linings, opens to the lounge where a Pyroclassic wood burner is set in Cor-Ten steel. The home’s trio of gable-shed forms is clad in horizontal western cedar and vertical cedar battens over Shadowclad ply. Meanwhile, low-pitched roof areas link pavilions orientated north to maximise solar gain. The resulting sheltered areas form outdoor living spaces where kwila decks and pavers lead onto the lawn. Passive solar heating, generous insulation and natural materials, alongside thermally broken aluminium- framed windows with argon-gas-filled double-glazing, create a comfortable cost-effective environment that will stand up to the harsh alpine setting.
REGIONAL AWARDS WON
Regional Gold