Te Taumata | Lakeview aspires to be smart and sustainable. Informed by traditional knowledge of the environment, a mātauraka Māori approach combined with new innovative practice, will assist in developing a robust approach to sustainable outcomes for Te Taumata | Lakeview.
A regenerative design approach will ensure that the mauri, the life essence of the environment is acknowledged and enhanced in the built environment.
Te Taumata | Lakeview will provide a space to regenerate the ecological heritage, inviting in the wilderness of the region. Mirroring the natural ecology and culture with groves of beech trees, ferns, podocarps and tussocks, the landscaping strategy aims to provide a sense of what the environment once was and reintroduce birdlife to the area.
Building in this special place of Queenstown, we embrace the elements and the seasons with a passive design approach throughout the precinct. Employing strategies such as integrating a low-carbon and whole-of-life costing, improving air quality through high-efficiency HVAC filtration and using natural ventilation, selecting eco-label accredited materials, and ensuring thermal efficiencies and insulation of the building fabric.
Te Taumata | Lakeview will be a complete community and an innovative precinct in its own right, seen as a blueprint for smart precincts globally.
Ideas from some of the world’s leading visionaries in community, inclusion, housing, sustainability, environment, smart building, and smart mobility have each been implemented within the unique context of Te Taumata | Lakeview.
