"Mountain peaks, river valleys and glacial lakes sketch the sub-alpine landscape of the southern lakes – an environment revered by Jennifer Arnold and Alan Luckie. ‘It’s the wilderness of it all,’ notes Jennifer. ‘That immense space with its diamond sharp air and the ability to engage with all the elements.’ With a bare site overlooking Lake Wakatipu, they engaged architect Vaughn McQuarrie to design a shelter that would ‘sing with the music of the sun, wind and rain’. They discussed bivvies and huts, thermal efficiency and humble materials, and didn’t need (or necessarily want) the final design to resemble a traditional house." Photo 6 of 10 in 10 New Zealand Homes That’ll Inspire a Trip to the Edge of the Earth

10 New Zealand Homes That’ll Inspire a Trip to the Edge of the Earth

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"Mountain peaks, river valleys and glacial lakes sketch the subalpine landscape of the southern lakes—an environment revered by Jennifer Arnold and Alan Luckie. "It’s the wilderness of it all," notes Jennifer. "That immense space with its diamond sharp air and the ability to engage with all the elements." With a bare site overlooking Lake Wakatipu, they engaged architect Vaughn McQuarrie to design a shelter that would "sing with the music of the sun, wind and rain." They discussed bivvies and huts, thermal efficiency and humble materials, and didn’t need (or necessarily want) the final design to resemble a traditional house."