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    ELEMENTAL

    Oct 07, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS CAMILLE KHOURI
    PHOTOGRAPHY
    DAVID STRAIGHT

    The Queenstown neighbourhood of Jack’s Point is spoiled when it comes to views. The Remarkables show the full reason for their name: postcard face to the east, and other peaks and hills in all the glorious shades of Otago can be seen in every direction.

    Designed by Hyndman Taylor Architects, this Jack’s Point house is crouched low on its site in order to maintain privacy from its neighbours, and shaped to capture as many different views as possible, both

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