The market for a $20 million-plus luxury contemporary lodge house overlooking Lake Wakatipu and Cecil Peak in Queenstown and designed around the pillars of holistic wellness became evident during the marketing of another project nearby.
The B Group are also developing nearby luxury lakeside Waimarino Lodge in Bob’s Cove, which has fully sold. This will offer 24 high-end villas accompanied by two ultimate ‘owner’s residences’, a yoga studio, day spa, gourmet restaurant, distillery and more.
“I’m retaining eight of those villas, we’ve already sold the other 16 off-the-plans and it became clear we could have sold the top-end owner’s residences 10 times over,” says Managing Director of the B Group, Andrew McIntosh.
“That made it clear to us there would be real demand for this very contemporary premium home which we intend to be one of the best homes in New Zealand.”
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Waiora is scheduled for completion in late 2023, after the completion of the Waimarino Lodge complex. Photo / Supplied
This Waiora residence at Lot 8 Forestlines Rise in Closeburn will echo the architectural design of Waimarino – where the two top-end dwellings sold for nearly $13m each – but on a much grander scale.
“It’s going to be around $14m just in build costs alone. I believe this home is going to have one of the best views in Queenstown,” says McIntosh, a New Zealander who now lives in Australia but resided in Queenstown for about a decade.
“This address is only about eight minutes’ drive from Queenstown yet this house will enjoy an idyllic yet dramatic outlook, which is also very private with no other residences within view.”
The three-level, stand-alone home will sit on 13,590sqm within a boutique gated community. Photo / Supplied
The infinity lap pool will accompany an infrared sauna, cold plunge pool, gym and treatment room. Photo / Supplied
This three-level, stand-alone home will sit on 13,590sqm within a boutique gated community. Its owners will have the option of turning over its full management including building, landscaping and pool maintenance to Waimarino, providing a turn-key fully managed asset. Waimarino can manage its holiday letting if desired, with letting projections of $12,500 to $20,000 a night.
McIntosh injected his own influence into Design Base Architecture’s ultra-modern luxurious design for this residence, which will be coupled with sustainable building practices.
The concrete home was designed to make people feel immersed in nature and the striking, uninterrupted outlook of the lake and mountain.
With that view, you will never want to leave the bathroom. Photo / Supplied
Living green rooves will help it hunker discretely into its environment. Its 920sqm interior will be bolstered by 320sqm decks.
“The amount of interest we had around Waimarino features such as the yoga studio and day spa proved to us how important it was this house be designed around holistic wellness principles,” says McIntosh.
Its infinity lap pool will accompany an infrared sauna, cold plunge pool, gym and treatment room, plus solar power, circadian rhythm lighting and air and water purification.
Four bedroom suites will all have walk-in-wardrobes, ensuites and private decks. There will be seven bathrooms in total.
B Group managing director Andrew McIntosh says building costs alone will be about $14 million. Photo / Supplied
Open-plan living integrating a gourmet kitchen with scullery will be bolstered by a media room, office and wine cellar. There’ll be six-car garaging, five fireplaces including three outdoors and the option to purchase a $760,000 curated furniture-furnishings package.
Waiora is scheduled for completion in late 2023, after the completion of the Waimarino Lodge complex.
Ray White agent Ross Hawkins, who is marketing the luxury lodge, says: “This truly is something very special for our high-net-worth clients wanting the very best lifestyle available.
“On a global scale, Waiora sits with the top properties available on the planet for so many reasons.”
Waiora at Lot 8 Forestlines Rise in Closeburn, Queenstown will be sold via tender, closing February 18.
