Queenstown

 

PHOTO: RACHAEL MCKENNA / NZ HOUSE & GARDEN Kat and Rik van Dijk’s home takes advantage of the breathtaking views of Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown.

It was a chance encounter of an old, neglected For Sale sign that led Queenstown couple Kat and Rik van Dijk to build a breathtaking home with the best vantage point of the place they call paradise.

Five years earlier, they had escaped the hustle of Auckland and moved to a semi-rural sprawling home in one of Queenstown’s outer suburbs.

It was a dream come true, but the home – while beautiful – felt removed from the energy of the adventure capital where both Rik and Kat work, and it was high maintenance.

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