Mountaineer

RetailCommercial
Written By Stephen Roke

Queenstown, New Zealand

Nominated by Queenstown Council for the ‘Heart Of The District’ Awards. The building consists of 4 floors. Ground and first floors are retail while Levels 2 and 3 are offices.

 
The new work in glass and timber, rising behind the historic parapet
The restored Mountaineer frontage along the street at dusk
The historic facade lit from below, the new floors held back behind it
The corner shopfront, the retail levels lit at night
 
The rear elevation in steel and dark cladding, from below

Prime location. Combination of retail on ground and basement floors with office levels above. Complex issues to deal with. Integrates with a historic Mountaineer building on part of the site and very restrictive town planning rules resulted in a very successful outcome.

Nominated by Queenstown Council for the ‘Heart Of The District’ Awards. The building consists of 4 floors. Ground and first floors are retail while Levels 2 and 3 are offices. ESD features include: The proposed air-conditioning system consists of four water sourced heat pumps. The heat pumps will be VRV (variable refrigerant volume) with heat recovery. Low e double glazing. Operable External louvres We provided computer energy modelling services for this project to meet the energy criteria of NZ Green Star rating scheme.

Project

Client: Westwood

Location: Queenstown, New Zealand

Status: Completed

Size: 500m2

Stephen Roke
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