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Character strengths
Custom door hardware provided the strength ergonomics, and fluid design
required to set off this Queenstown home – the refined handles
and locking mechanisms are by Chant
Above: Window on paradise – and
with the sculptural door handles
to match. Chant supplied door
hardware and mechanisms for this
house designed by Anne-Marie
Chinn Architects and built by RBJ
Ltd. The handles and other touches,
such as the stair rail fittings, were
customised to suit the spectacular
mountain setting and rugged schist
walls. The joinery is by Coronet
Woodware. Chant is a New Zealandowned and based company with
connections around the world.

Queenstown is one of the most breathtaking
places on earth. Houses here are often built in
the rugged, locally sourced schist. However, a
character stone this attractive requires hardware
detailing of a similar calibre to complement it.
It is just this kind of upmarket project that
dedicated architectural hardware specialist
Chant thrives on, says owner Graham Chant.
“This modern Queenstown house was
designed by Anne-Marie Chinn Architects.
The external door hardware was made to suit
European tilt-and-turn, and lift-and-slide locking systems. The internal doors have Chant’s

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