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Essential viewing
Perched high for views and privacy, this home is comprised of two
pavilions – one a social hub, the other a parental retreat
Above: This low-slung holiday home designed by
architect Regan Johnston sits high up and back
on its site, providing privacy from neighbours
and extensive views out over the lake and the
mountains beyond.
Facing page: Entry to the two-pavilion home is
via a glazed lobby space at the point where the
pavilions meet. The garaging and master suite are
on the left as you enter, with the living spaces and
guest accommodation to the right.

Most of us have a dream of where we’d
like to retire – a bach by the beach, something more rural, perhaps somewhere
overseas. For this expat New Zealand
couple living in Sydney, that place was
Central Otago. And, although retirement
was some time off, they were planning
ahead when they engaged architect Regan
Johnston to design their home on the
shores of Lake Wanaka.
“Coincidentally, they’d seen a house
I’d designed in Trends and wanted something similar,” says Johnston. “They liked

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the spaces, the feel and materials I’d used
and also the quality of the home.”
Their requirements were simple –
create a comfortable home that took full
advantage of the elevated lakeside site and
could accommodate their family of three
adult children at any one time, without
impacting on the parents’ use of the home.
“It was a large site, at approximately
3300m2. But because it forms the gateway
to a large subdivision, we had to be very
mindful of the design, both from the point
of view of the other residents, and also the