Featuring four different outlooks, this four-bedroom family home gently curves around a ridge on Queenstown Hill. The views span from the Crown Range in the east to Walter Peak in the west, with the Remarkables range taking centre stage.
Clever use of six split floor levels across 311sqm allows the house to remain closely connected to the terrain. This connection to the earth is enhanced through the use of schist cladding and ‘off the form’ concrete foundations. Attractive variable width vertical cedar weatherboards complete the cladding.
Inside, the house is divided in two by a full-height honed block wall. The living and main bedrooms to the east, kids and guest rooms to the west. Panels of coloured glass transform the natural sunlight into rainbows as it falls across the American Oak panelling of the entranceway.
For outdoor entertaining, double sliding doors open onto a semi-circular barbecue terrace to the north. To the south is a viewing deck with a spa tucked discretely into a nook to provide complete privacy and relaxation, with just that majestic view for company.
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‘The house is connected to the terrain with clever use of split floor levels.’
