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Grand architectural moves – including gallery-like wall spaces – make this sustainably minded house ideal for its owners' art displays

Equal parts architects, designers and builders, Box creates highly liveable, loveable homes through inclusive team thinking, homeowner included!

When you love your location but not your house, a rebuild can be a great solution. But what if you could have a brand-new home on your existing property… at no cost?

Materials that age beautifully and a sense of togetherness over generations all come together in this sculptural, modern home

This contemporary G.J. Gardner showhome packs a lot of charm and relaxed living into a modest footprint suited to a range of sites

Open and spacious with the ability to be separated into zones as required, this airy, heart-of-light beach house is as relaxed as its setting 

Faced with a variously occupied neighbourhood this home stands out in its black livery and presents as a series of stacked metal-clad boxes 

This black and wood kitchen melds into the home's architecture, while also making a statement all of its own

A giant picture window lets the beauty of nature inform this relaxed kitchen with shaker-style cabinetry and a refined yet rustic feel

This rural kitchen offers bold simplicity in composition, paired with soft features – touches like handmade brass detailing bring a European luxe feel

This textural, personality plus kitchen occupies a corner of a reworked mid-century industrial warehouse – the architect had a free hand to be bold

This comprehensive design wasn't shy to rearrange walls and utilise lost space to create a pale toned bathroom retreat with tub as focal point

The end result is serene and seems more expansive, but a lot of reorganisation and custom detail went into creating this master ensuite retreat

This bathroom is a result of astute reorganisation and a good head for heights – materials had to be passed in through a first floor window

Struggling to plan your bathroom renovation? Here's a guide to some of the key factors you should consider before you get started

The concrete house wasn't homely – strategic changes and plenty of storage, artwork, feature lighting and flashes of rich colour changed that

This villa celebrates a fusion of artefacts, artworks, atmosphere, and nature to encourage a poetic life, loosening up in mind and body

Your swimming pool may need maintenance even over the winter months and Cascade Pools & Cascade Refurbishments can help with that

Outdoor living spaces are popular as an easy way of growing your social options – louvres or an outdoor fire make it snug year-round

This Gold award-winning pool by Acacia Pools dovetails with other needs on the property while making the most of its rural outlooks

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Here, a 1980s addition was removed, the original Victorian house restored and a new two-storey addition added – all on a tight triangular site

This renovation/expansion project achieves the neat trick of evoking the home's Mid-century origins in the additions without actually aping the architecture