About

The Rees.

ArchiPro Project Summary - An innovative apartment-style resort on Lake Wakatipu, offering lifestyle-oriented management and income options, renowned for its spectacular alpine views and consistently ranked among the top 10 Lake Resorts in the World.

Title:: The Rees
Architect:: TEAM Architects Auckland
Category:: Commercial/; Hospitality
Photographers:: TEAM Architects Auckland

An innovative apartment style resort offering lifestyle orientated second home owners management / income options. Nestled on the side of Lake Wakatipu on the Frankton arm of Queenstown, this steep site offers spectacular alpine views. Regularly named in the top 10 Lake Resorts in the World and multiple winner of NZ Best Hotel.

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The site slope and southerly orientation provided quite a challenge to the design team. A design evolved with five interlinked buildings arrayed to fi t with the rolling height plane. This allows all apartments to enjoy the lake and mountain views. The walkways in combination with the major site walls and landscaping capture and distribute the precious north sun.

The development includes 89 Rees Apartments configured in 160 key combinations. Subsequently completed 5 luxury lakefront villa’s also incorporated in The Rees.

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Professionals used in The Rees

TEAM Architects AucklandArchitects

Brown & Thomson Consulting EngineersStructural Engineers

TEAM Architects Auckland

Architects

Kingsland, Kingsland, Auckland

teamarchitects.co.nz

TEAM Architects Auckland. Specialising in enduring design that balances creativity and pragmatism, TEAM Architects Auckland is a mid-sized practice working on projects throughout New Zealand. Every project impacts lives, whether it’s a homeowner, residents of a housing project, occupants or visitors to business, healthcare or recreation facilities.  We design to make a difference, optimising the social and cultural exchange between environment and individual. We seek to create buildings and places that are inclusive, meaningful, and transformational. Founded in 1992, we bring diverse experience and deep expertise to our commercial, public, residential and multi-unit housing projects. Working from Auckland, we’re well grounded in the challenges and opportunities that arise when designing in complex environments — such as New Zealand’s largest urban centre.