Interior

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PROJECTS: QT Queenstown

PROJECT: QT Queenstown Hotel

LOCATION: Queenstown

DESIGN: Nic Graham + Associates

PROJECT TYPE: Hospitality

QT QUEENSTOWN’S main entrance is on a narrow, hill-perched street that runs parallel to the western end of Queenstown’s famous Lake Esplanade. As a site, it makes complete sense: direct, unobstructed views of Lake Wakatipu, The Remarkables and the town centre at the far end.

The reception area is a small space composed of a comfortable agglomeration of velvety seats beside a suspended, black chimney. There is a graphic treatment on the main wall: colourful and slightly boastful of the

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