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Te Kaitaka Lake Wānaka Retreat

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Te Kaitaka Lake Wānaka Retreat

Stevens Lawson's Te Kaitaka Lake Wānaka Retreat was built in 2010. Its abstract, sculptural form was clad in timber and the interior featured timber, concrete and textured surfaces. The house accommodates its site rather than dominating it.  

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Julia Gatley, Domestic architecture – Postmodern and neo-modern architecture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/45078/te-kaitaka-lake-wanaka-retreat (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Julia Gatley, published 17 April 2014.