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Q2.

ArchiPro Project Summary - Two high-end homes on Queenstown Hill, designed to maximize stunning views and sunlight, featuring local materials and thoughtful landscaping for a seamless integration into the natural surroundings.

Title:: Q2
Architect:: First Light Studio Ltd
Category:: Residential/New Builds
Photographers:: Mickey Ross

The Queenstown hill presents a unique design challenge: how to make the most of the million-dollar views while also capturing the most of the sun before the light is lost behind the hill. First Light Studio was approached to deliver two high-end homes on this unique and challenging site with a brief to create something truly unique when compared to the multi-unit development landscape of Queenstown.

Nicknamed Q1 and Q2, these homes were designed to both contrast and complement each other. The steep site of approximately 900sqm was split into two individual 450sqm sites, each featuring a 300sqm home.

Thoughtful design enables this two-unit development to prioritise the view, while providing outdoor spaces designed to capture all of the available daylight. Close in proximity but with a feel that is worlds apart, these homes showcase local materials at home in Queenstown including schist, timber plaster and steel. Thoughtful planting offers a low maintenance landscape that settles the dwellings into the natural surrounds of the hillside.

Built: 2022 | Engineer: Pocket | Builder: Alpine Projects

Photographs copyright of: Mickey Ross

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E-LOK 7-Series Smart LockE-LOK

Professionals used

First Light Studio LtdArchitectsTe Aro, Wellington

Alpine ProjectsDesign & BuildOtago

DESIGN & BUILD

Mickey RossPhotographers

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E-LOKManufacturers and Suppliers

PocketStructural EngineersCanterbury

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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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First Light Studio Ltd

Architects

Te Aro, Wellington

firstlightstudio.co.nz

First Light Studio Ltd. First Light Studio specialise in homes, high-performance housing and sustainable architecture. We are reinventing the New Zealand design landscape with industry-leading ideas for clever, energy-efficient spaces. The internationally award-winning First Light team is helmed by courageous thought-leaders who are driven by a deep desire to create, explore and challenge the status quo, and drive better outcomes for generations to come. Our thoughtful and site-specific design responses are motivated by a passion for great architecture, meaningful collaboration and innovative solutions to life’s problems, big and small. We are proud to be part of the movement towards a more sustainable future, and we are committed to delivering exceptional results that enhance people's lives today and leave a positive legacy for generations to come.