Hidden Island Retreat | Mason & Wales Architects | ArchiPro
Hunkered into the hillside and seemingly floating over a pond, Hidden Island Retreat enjoys panoramic views of mountains, lakes and tarns, rocky alpine outcrops and tussock grasslands. Mason & Wales Architects has created a powerful composition of architectural form and materials to ensure this large home sits comfortably within one of the most beautiful landscapes in New Zealand.
On an exposed site near Jack’s Point Village, just 20 minutes from Queenstown, this modern home has been designed to capture views in all directions, due to its location at the foot of The Remarkables mountain range, beside the shores of Lake Wakatipu and next to an 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course. In Queenstown’s district plan, the area is officially described as an ‘outstanding natural landscape’, which meant that the design and construction of this project required extra special consideration.
At 800m² in size, Hidden Island Retreat is an especially large house, plus there is another 200m² of terraces and decks, so it’s form and materials needed to be discreet when seen from the air and from the neighbouring mountains. “The architectural language and material palette responds to and is subservient to the natural landscape,” explains Hamish Muir from Dunedin-based practice Mason & Wales Architects. “We’ve cut the house into the hillside to minimise its height, so it fits in with its surroundings.”
Using recessive colours in warm brown and grey tones, rather than black, on the exterior has helped to blend the form into the tussock grasslands, the native vegetation and the mountainous backdrop. “The design ties in with the craggy landscape and the jagged edges of the mountains. Stone, metal, wood and glass help to create a composition that sits harmoniously in the landscape,” adds Francis Whittaker, also from Mason & Wales Architects.
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This is my favorite video on youtube. I watch it time and time again
@IBZChicken
Жыл бұрын
@@BrentLogan-jn1vl nz is my favourite place on earth and this video doesn't take away from that at all
To live alone in that huge and spacious house, isolated from society.... I WANT IT.
@brunodesrosiers266
3 жыл бұрын
´´Isolated from society’´, except for a few cool human beings who would vacuum the floors and... and..., etc.
@ezvlogs1705
3 жыл бұрын
Electricity... Good water supply.. Food shortage.. Extreme lonliness
@Elijah-Bravo
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds depressing.
@usergod763
3 жыл бұрын
@@Elijah-Bravo sounds good
@ThetOLogrin
3 жыл бұрын
Isolated from society? Haven't you seen a village on the other side of the lake?
Combining the terms "800 square meters" and "sustainability" into the same breath, and with a straight face, is more impressive than the engineering required to build that roof system.
@carloshugosuarezsampaio8251
4 жыл бұрын
Nolan Walker Even big buildings can be carbon-neutral, even carbon-negative.
@ObviousAlias
4 жыл бұрын
@@carloshugosuarezsampaio8251 that's true, from a carbon standpoint. There is more to sustainability than just carbon footprint, though.
@tubulartuber
4 жыл бұрын
@@carloshugosuarezsampaio8251 you know what's more efficient than purchasing offsets for high embodied emissions? NOT CAUSING DEMAND FOR THE EMISSIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE
@carloshugosuarezsampaio8251
4 жыл бұрын
tuber Read my comment again. Try to understand it. Not difficult. 😉
@tubulartuber
4 жыл бұрын
@@carloshugosuarezsampaio8251 Read my comment again. Try to understand it. Not difficult :P
Seriously impressive. Beautifully designed and crafted.
That gate overlooking the mountains is such a powerful welcome treat
Love the use of stone and wood which makes it feel so natural and comfortable with a feeling of warmth
The aesthetics of this house are on a whole new level
This House has been placed in the most prettiest place ever with the best design on the house 🏡
@howhello354
2 жыл бұрын
Where's it?
0:13 Burglar: Gonna have to scale that massive gate to get in...
@rezang5026
3 жыл бұрын
Oh! look a nice get around! :D what a coincidence!
@muhamedalimatisa3245
3 жыл бұрын
Btr with no gate
@BPrimeTimeL
3 жыл бұрын
looks like a pretty daunting task
@Elijah-Bravo
3 жыл бұрын
Gate, guns, god, 👍
@henryvonmatt
3 жыл бұрын
@Bas Eisinga dude Nz has a high criminal rate
New Zealand is one of the most beautiful country on earth. My dream is to visit there once.
@furqonlanang9250
4 жыл бұрын
DO IT
@Jozaam-21
4 жыл бұрын
@@furqonlanang9250 i will 😄
@bluedaylight1243
3 жыл бұрын
Where you from?)
@Jozaam-21
3 жыл бұрын
@@bluedaylight1243 Manipur India.
@bluedaylight1243
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jozaam-21 nice! Good luck then :)
A brilliantly designed and crafted project by Mason & Wales
Beautifully done, colour tones perfectly compliment each other. Impressive architectural design. Well done 👍
What a magnificent home.
@jflow5601
4 жыл бұрын
The same thought I had when I was going to comment...
@complimentary_voucher
4 жыл бұрын
You might not feel that way if you had to live here (NZ) and see millionaires blighting formerly wild landscapes with their gated community vanity projects while the cost and ability to build/buy is out of reach for the average resident. Fancy paying 5 to 600 000 for a very mediocre suburban house while the median wage is about 35 000? Probably not, right? That's NZ now. Not so fancy.
@jflow5601
4 жыл бұрын
@@complimentary_voucher good to know. I wanted to retire in NZ some day. I could see myself building a small home on 100 acres of beautiful mountainous NZ wilderness. That was my pipe dream. Guess it will only be in my dreams
@azuro1637
3 жыл бұрын
J Flow its hard to become a nz citizen once you're over 55
@jflow5601
3 жыл бұрын
@@azuro1637 too bad.
My favorite houses are on archipro. Almost always some combination of concrete (or gravel or gray bricks), wood, glass, and metal set into a spacious gentle slope among soft rolling hills
GOD is there in HD ... Well done👏 Gentlemen to have incorporated as much Natural GOD ENERGY within the build ... ... This what you achieved is my Ultimate product for my design business ... Thanks for the Inspiration!!! 🤲
@michiejewel5989
3 жыл бұрын
This is how I felt when I saw the video.The God energy is so immense.
The stone, concrete wall finish in great harmony with the site/environment.👍🇵🇭❤
Very striking , impressive , commanding - blends beautifully with its setting - a ultra modern zen-ish nod to Frank Loyd Wright 😌
@brunodesrosiers266
3 жыл бұрын
FLW would not appreciate being linked to this. You obviously don’t know the man.
Flawless design, curated architecture, decidedly chic.
Outstandingly beautiful .. love the use of different natural materials as well as reflection in glass and water that makes the home blend so beautifully into the stunning mountain backdrop .. clever camophlage in building .. mindblowing architecture
Achingly beautiful building and landscape.
Cheers to a Good life whereever it happens & to who so ever who lives it !!!
On this place there should be a castle that will leave the memory of us as great architects.
OMG, that's heaven... Total tranquility.
@smartcatcollarproject5699
4 жыл бұрын
Look at the map, they are building all around...
Now, that's a great view! 😍
beautiful home, beautiful surrounding with both lake and mountain views.
what an amazing house and landscape... it's just a dream
Gorgeous house, location. I’d move there in a heartbeat.
@oB_Session
3 жыл бұрын
Sell everything and go, you only live once, and it's a quick life. Don't wish, don't procrastinate one more day. Don't wait till your old and frail to say I should have done more...and when you get there let me know how it is.
@WulfricTheBlack
3 жыл бұрын
@@oB_Session preaching to the choir my friend! I spent my 20’s and half my 30’s traveling and working and living in some of the best places in this country and Mexico. Winters living in ski resorts and summers enjoying beaches in Hawaii, Baja California, east coast and river rafting in Montana. We’ll see what this post pandemic phase of life has to offer!
@oB_Session
3 жыл бұрын
@@WulfricTheBlack all the power to you my friend, only wishing you the best life has to offer.
@WulfricTheBlack
3 жыл бұрын
@@oB_Session you too!
Gorgeous scenery!!!!
Absolutely breathtaking...awesome project
Breathtaking. Solitude. Great combo.
😲😍It's an impressive house, just like its views 🤩😍
I mean how do they even get the rights to build at such a location? This is literarily impossible in Sweden because of Nature preservation regulations.
@paparoelie575
3 жыл бұрын
It would be a dream to live there for me! But I think Swedens regulations are maybe a bit better
@mrslugsworth4377
3 жыл бұрын
the whole of NZ is like this, so if they can't build it there they can't build at all :o
@NiTeHaWKnz
3 жыл бұрын
@@mrslugsworth4377 Yeah... no. Not the whole country.
@ThetOLogrin
3 жыл бұрын
Man, Sweden is in Europe and Europe is increasingly meaning "bureaucracy", so soon Europeans will have to ask the government for the right to blink.
@ThetOLogrin
3 жыл бұрын
@@mrslugsworth4377 exact...
I love how even millionaires like those cheap Ikea lounge chairs. They are so great!
@sjhansen
3 жыл бұрын
There’s no IKEA in New Zealand
@prasad530
3 жыл бұрын
@@sjhansen At 2:02 there are two IKEA lounge chairs in the main room.....
@prasad530
3 жыл бұрын
@@sjhansen There is such a thing as international shipping, ya know.
@archreyona
3 жыл бұрын
I think Millionaires buy luxurious at the end, when they can buy anything they wish without delay.
@ajisutanto817
3 жыл бұрын
probably because they already blow out most of the budget for structural and architectural aspect.
SIMPLY AMAZING. STAY BLESSED, ENJOY WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.
GORGEOUS!!!
Stunning 🤩. UK 🏴
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow must have incredible plumbing
This is an amazing video. So proud to be a kiwi. Born and living in the 1st world. 🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️
@devinmcgregor5687
4 жыл бұрын
it's a settler colony built after the violent displacement of the indigenous population, who are now disproportionately represented in prisons and poverty statistics.
@deltanovember1672
3 жыл бұрын
@@devinmcgregor5687 Great isn’t it? 🇬🇧 Cheers. 🥃🥃
WoW!! Just wow!!!
This whole video has just so much character!!!
This certainly is a nice place and house to retreat love it
I LOVE THIS HOUSE.......THANKYOU.... THANKYOU....
Simply stunning
Breath Taking!
Wow! Spectacular
Thank you for this Masterpiece of Content. Wooooow
I am in tears right now
stunning
Spectacular!
Stunning 😍.
Work of art
Beautiful work!!!
Очень красивый дом и такой шикарный вид открывается, идеальное место чтоб уедениться #монтажкровли
@MasonPlayz
4 жыл бұрын
English plz
OMG! This view is incredible 😶
Beautiful house
I LOVE THE VOICEEEE ITS SO CALMING YET AMAZING
What a stunning home!
World class house.
Tô encantado com este imóvel.... não consigo deixar de ver este vídeo.... Meu Deus , a sensação é que estou no céu...algo trancendente que rompe a matéria e nos leva para dimensões inimaginável. 🙏🙏🙏 Adilson João Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
love this architecture
what a beauty
Una maravilla , espectacular .🌸👍👍👍🌺
Not too many people will look at the gravel roof from the air or the mountain but it's great that they did not want to offend sense of décor even of the few.
Gorgeous architecture and setting!
I like this work it is awesome and perfect Architecture
Que BELLEZA DE CASA Y PAISAJE 👍🍻
Melhor imóvel já visto. Espetáculo!!! 😍🥰🤩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🙏🙏
beautiful
Breathtaking
This is gorgeous :)
Has anyone seen the movie Heat? This is what Robert Deniro's character imagined when he talked about New Zealand.
@pratik5807
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I was thinking the same
@TheKazyn
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best movies ever!
@CreationK.
3 жыл бұрын
Best movie ever made! Thank you for your comment man :) Can just imagine Neil in an alternate ending looking out to the New Zealand mountains with a blue sky.
@prasad530
3 жыл бұрын
Great reference.
New Zealand 🇳🇿 is absolutely stunning!
@aaliyahx5081
3 жыл бұрын
Right !
This would be my dream home and location...... fantastic job!!
Wow!
Stunning!! What a dream to live there
That looks like a dream
This is a real masyerpiece But only for uniqe people that can live so isolated in nature
@UserAPJ58
3 жыл бұрын
But I want it.
omg, gorgeous
WOW ASTONISHING IT HAS EVERYTHING ARCHITECTURE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DRAWN
Quando vejo este vídeo , me parece que entro em outra dimensão.... não sei explicar , supera todo intelecto.
Beautiful.. beautiful place, house everything!!! ❤️💜 one day I will have a house there. One day ❤️💜
@Barry-cheema
4 жыл бұрын
Certainly. All the best.
awsome..
1:58 wow.... Cool view
I love the west wang!
Beautiful
beautiful location
The vast land is boundless...
Just a dream...
Phenomenal
Perfect place for Dexter’s house.
is it just me or the background song sounds like time by hans zimmer?
@toooooooooooooooooooooooooooom
3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit i was just thinking about the same thing, and it kept bothering me because its so close to that but not quite
@a_vlb1945
3 жыл бұрын
@@toooooooooooooooooooooooooooom me too wtf
@muzzarobbo
3 жыл бұрын
was thinking this as well haha
@cncsmeden9670
3 жыл бұрын
Background music is : borrtex beyond the horizon
Este imóvel acrescido neste lugar maravilhoso é algo trancendental 🙌🙏🙌🙌👏👍💯😍🤩🥰
I would love to be in quarantine over there
beeeautiful ! I'd love to have a house like that
Hmmm, they made this villa that promises absolute serenity in a remote place that looks like another planet and yet - you have a neighbour right next to you. They hid it in most shots except the aerial view.
I'm fascinated, greatly, from the incredible landscape. It's magnificent. I'm much less impressed by the design of the house. It's a cliché, nothing that i didn't see other 1000 times. It's pretty, of course but those garages are a punch in one eye. I wonder if they would have asked to Peter Zumthor to design a house in the same place.
@JPWick
4 жыл бұрын
I was surprised not to see glass garage doors. What a weird place to skimp.
Really, my dream house
Its heaven...
Nice