A black cedar pavilion beside a pond in the Wakatipu Basin, mountains behind

Architectural builders — Queenstown, Aotearoa

Exceptional homes, built into Queenstown.

The measure

Built once, built properly — homes that belong to their landscape, for owners who enjoyed the making of them.

Selected builds

The promise

It doesn’t have to be stressful.

Building here should be one of the best things you ever do. We keep it open the whole way through — one point of contact, straight answers, and decisions made with you, never around you. You’ll always know where your build stands.

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A builder fixing cedar cladding beneath a black steel roof at Jack's Point
Central Otago schist wall and black steel entry door in low evening light

Materials of the place.

Central Otago schist · Western red cedar · Black steel · Oiled oak

In detail

Lot 5 Kawarau Heights — exterior detail
Lot 5, Kawarau Heights
94 Perendale — build detail
94 Perendale
The Woolshed — on site
The Woolshed
16 Advanced Terrace — in progress
16 Advanced Terrace, Arrowtown
Arthurs Point — build detail
Arthurs Point
Lot 5 Kawarau Heights — schist and steel
Lot 5, Kawarau Heights

The build

A clear road from first sketch to front door.

01

Before the build

Pricing, planning and consent, worked through together — so nothing about your build is a surprise, including the number.

02

The build

A tight local crew and one point of contact. Your site is always open to you, and you'll watch it come to life with a builder you trust.

03

Hand over

The keys, the documents, the guarantee — and a home finished to the standard the mountains hold us to.

The crew

Built by locals who care about the craft.

Matt Lucas ripping timber on a table saw on site

Matt Lucas — Director

A Matthew Lucas Building carpenter in the team's blacks, signature embroidered on the chest

The crew — carpenters, joiners, locals

A Matthew Lucas Building carpenter in harness on site, mountains behind

On the tools, every day

What owners say

“Owner words go here — pulled live from Google once the Business Profile is connected.”

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