Located between Lake Hayes Estate
and Shotover Country neighbourhoods,
Queenstown Country Club AT Ladies Mile,
Queenstown, New Zealand comprises over
230 private villas and apartments, a rest home
and dementia care – but that’s where the
similarities to the traditional model end.
A civic space provides a lively heart to the
wider residential area and the proposed retail
centre, adjacent to the café, gym and pool, will
contain services such as a florist, pharmacy,
hairdressing salon and boutique bar. A clubhouse
and medical centre are also part of the mix.
A central piazza is intended to be used for
farmers markets and community events so the
general public will have many opportunities
to engage with the facility. Also planned is
a childcare centre which will broaden the
generational strata even further.
The Clubhouse has a visible position on
Ladies Mile and its symmetrical gable and
recessive colours share the style of notable
buildings in the vicinity such as the nearby
Amisfield Winery.
The 51-hectare estate is located within a
Special Housing Area and a percentage of the
properties within the development have been
set aside to help address the district’s housing
supply and affordability issues.
The variety of private villa types on offer
are oriented for maximum sunlight and each
typology provides private outdoor space.When it is completed, the Queenstown
Country Club will fill a real need for graduated
retirement living in the area, providing a resort-
like lifestyle as well as wraparound aged care.
Buildings of different scale and geometries
are linked by laneways and courtyards to create
defined public, private and semi-public areas.
The result is a development that steers clear of
a monolithic imposition on the landscape with a
mix of building forms that creates visual interest.
Situated on a prominent site on the approach
road to Queenstown, it was important that the
architecture embrace the regional vernacular.
Respect is paid to local forms and materials.
Gabled and pavilion-style buildings work well
within the dramatic alpine environment and
reflect the design of neighbouring properties.
Natural materials such as stone and timber
feature strongly but, rather than sliding into a
pastiche of the local style, elements have been
translated in a contemporary way.
The project, set for completion in 2020 is
the first of its kind in the Wakatipu Basin that
will not only offer local retirees the option to
stay in the region, but challenges the social
thinking behind facilities of this nature,
creating a multi-generational model that
integrates rather than segregates.Follow us for more stories like thisabove Natural materials such as stone and
timber feature strongly but, rather than sliding
into a pastiche of the local style, elements
have been translated in a contemporary way.
opposite The Clubhouse has a visible
position on Ladies Mile and its symmetrical
gable and recessive colours share the style
of notable buildings in the vicinity such as
the nearby Amisfield Winery.ArChiTeCTure & desigN /projects/ juL-sep 201943ADQ3_040_043_Queenstown_V3.indd 43 26/7/19 5:15 pm