Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 4 New Zealand | Page 61

A new home in a stunning location – this is a
hard-earned dream coming true. But have you
got the budget vs lifestyle balance exactly right?
Opting to design and build with GJ Gardner
is one way to ensure the all-important mix is just
right. And this alpine home is a case in point.
The house was created on an affordable budget
by franchisee GJ Gardner Homes Queenstown.
The highly experienced team worked closely
with local architects Assembly Architecture to
create a design that ideally responds to its setting
and has the functionality to match on the inside.
Clad in rustic cedar weatherboards stained

These pages: At one with the setting
– this character-filled mountain home
by GJ Gardner gets the lifestylemeets-budget mix exactly right. The
house has rustic horizontal cedar
weatherboards and an Alpine Tray
steel roof, both ideal surfaces for
the changeable alpine environment.
The expansive family home includes
sheltered outdoor areas and a rustic
open-air fireplace.

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