Peninsula Hill Queenstown

What is Peninsula Hill?

Peninsula Hill is a premium, masterplanned residential community on the Kelvin Peninsula, immediately below Deer Park Heights. Envisioned as a village-style neighbourhood with generously sized, north-facing sections and long lake-and-mountain views, it offers one of the last opportunities to build in this sought-after, sunny location. Current releases include lots typically ~1,300–1,990 m², many with ready-formed building platforms, curated streetscapes, and developer design guidelines to protect quality and view corridors ready made for luxury architecture

Location

Set on the warm side of the Frankton Arm and moments from Deer Park Heights, Peninsula Hill is close to Queenstown Golf Club, lakefront trails and the water taxi to town, with Frankton/Five Mile shopping and Queenstown Airport around 10 minutes’ drive. There is easy access to Arrowtown, the Remarkables Ski Fields and some of course some of Central Otago's most famous wineries. 

What we love about Peninsula Hill

The site’s north-facing aspect and elevation capture all-day sun and expansive outlooks to the Remarkables/Cecil Peak range, while the Kelvin Peninsula trail network puts walking and cycling on your doorstep. Layer in the curated neighbourhood character and you have a quiet, high-amenity base that still feels connected to Queenstown’s energy. (The land’s stewardship by the Mee family also gives the project a strong local provenance.)
When you include the 180 degree views of the stunning Lake Wakatipu, it isn't surprising to understand why the Peninsula Hill sub division is one of the most highly sought after premium developments in Queenstown. 

Neighbourhood & Masterplan

The masterplan structures homes around view corridors, landscape buffers and a calm street hierarchy, with staged releases now selling (Stage 3 priced from NZ$1.85 m at time of writing). Streetscape planting, lighting and wayfinding build a cohesive identity while leaving room for individual expression on larger-format lots.

Design Guidelines

Peninsula Hill Residential Design Guidelines set expectations for building form, height, materiality, colour, and landscape integration. They’re calibrated to the peninsula’s character—encouraging timeless, place-responsive homes rather than look-alikes. We treat the guidelines as a creative framework, not a constraint.

At Nala we specialise in luxury Queenstown homes. We love designing contemporary alpine architecture using local Queenstown materials that blend into the landscape while incorporating passive-solar planning and high-performance envelopes.

If you are purchasing a site in Peninsula Hill, we can help compare shortlisted lots for sun, views, privacy, platform constraints and services, then test quick massing options (bulk and location) against the guidelines and QLDC settings. When looking at sites, favour north-facing lots. When designing it would be important to incorporate plan glazing/shading for winter gain and summer comfort.

When designing we will look to take advantage of the sites open view shafts while using planting, courtyards and window placement to balance privacy with outlook. Many sites include formed platforms; subtle level changes help choreograph entries, garaging and outdoor rooms all of which can be incorporated into the perfect home design. 

Opportunity

Peninsula Hill combines sun, scale and scenery with a quality-led planning framework, ideal for a bespoke home that feels grounded, luxurious and future-proof. If you’re considering a section (or comparing Peninsula Hill with nearby Kelvin Peninsula options), we can help you choose the right site and craft a home that belongs to the landscape.

Whether your a Queenstown local or a overseas buyer (foreign buyer), Nala Studios can be your local architect to navigate the Peninsula Hill residential design guidelines, lead the design-review submission and manage QLDC resource/building consents while coordinating consultants through to construction so the built result matches the vision for you and your family