Kotare Drive House, Wanaka

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Located in Wanaka, this two-storey home commands impressive views across the lake to the Mount Aspiring National Park. With living spaces and bedrooms located at first floor level to capitalise on views, the design was conceived as a floating volume finely balanced on a blade wall of schist anchoring the design to the site. The blade wall in turn signals the main entry point and leads visitors to the front door. The cantilevered upper floor provides shelter to the courtyard below. The house has a natural pallette of materials; concrete, stone, timber and cedar. The concrete and stone have been used to give the house a sense of mass and solidity. The upper level is wrapped in cedar with contrasting dark window joinery. The geometries of the elevations are designed to maximise views from the home.

Photographer: Simon Larkin Photography

Condon Scott Architects
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Kotare Drive House, Wanaka
Kotare Drive House, Wanaka
Kotare Drive House, Wanaka
Kotare Drive House, Wanaka
Kotare Drive House, Wanaka
Kotare Drive House, Wanaka
Kotare Drive House, Wanaka
Kotare Drive House, Wanaka

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Condon Scott Architects Ltd is an award winning NZIA registered practice based in Wanaka, New Zealand.

We have designed a wide range of residential and commercial projects in Queenstown, Wanaka, the Central Otago region and further afield. Currently, the practice employs ten people, with a broad range of skills and nationalities, working closely together in a busy studio environment.

Each commission is unique and site-specific and clients are encouraged to be involved throughout the design process. We offer innovative solutions to demanding sites and client briefs.

Having completed more than 600 projects in Queenstown, Wanaka & the Central Otago region over the past 30 years we have a wide range of experience in extreme climate, high altitude architecture including numerous ski field projects, and extensive experience with Resource Consent Applications in sensitive (outstanding visual amenity) landscapes.

The practice offers strong design based architecture and focuses on marrying client needs with sound building practices to maximise environmental and climate conditions.