Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 10 New Zealand | Page 148

Rustic meets refined
This Queenstown home features an abundance of schist,
metal and glass – the sculptural handles are by Chant
Above: Dedicated architectural
hardware specialist Chant supplied
door hardware and mechanisms for
this Lake Hayes house designed by
Anne-Marie Chinn Architects and
built by RBJ Ltd. The sleek, fluid
lines of Stretch – a standard Chant
line – provide a refined contrast to
the home’s schist surfaces and the
rugged, alpine environment. All the
company’s products are precision
machined and finished by hand.

It’s always the finer details that really bring a
home to life – and the most touched and looked
at smaller elements in a house are its handles.
From grasping a sculpted front door handle to
opening a master suite window on a spectacular
view, the handles help inform the experience.
A case in point is the door hardware on this
high-end home overlooking Lake Hayes near
Queenstown, which was built by RBJ Ltd and
designed by Anna-Marie Chinn Architects.
The architects specified Stretch handles in
satin chrome plate velvet for all glass doors and
the large steel front door. Other handles from

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the same range with a weathered bronze dark
finish were selected for internal wood doors.
Stretch is one the popular standard lines
from boutique door hardware company Chant.
The family-owned company has an advanced
manufacturing premises in Auckland and supplies its sleek, sculptural handles to homes
across New Zealand, and internationally as well.
It is this kind of refined project that Chant
thrives on, says owner Graham Chant.
“While most handles on the mountain home
are standard from our Stretch series, some were
customised to meet the owners’ more specific