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Here, the owners sought everyday opulence – an expansive walk-in-wardrobe links to the ensuite one way and to the master bedroom the other way

This home celebrates its outlooks via a giant curved window fronting the elevated living spaces – a double-height circulation zone also features

A refined, functional design with warm tones and dramatic natural stone – several constraints were addressed to let this kitchen and matching scullery shine

Designed by Tennent Brown Architects, Ngā Mokopuna, the Living Pā at Te Herenga Waka (Victoria University of Wellington) will be one of the world’s most sustainable civic constructions  

Rebuilt in wood to ensure earthquake resistance, this home boasts a timber ceiling and scissor trusses – the floors follows the same materiality

A silky smooth, white Kado Lussi tabletop basin, by Reece, is matched with Grohe Essence New tapware in this blue-tiled bathroom

This sustainable canteen designed by Carlo Ratti Associati for Italian tomato-based products company Mutti features an earth roof & tomato skin floor

Enhancing a classic home for modern living starts with the windows – thermally efficient window/door systems from Altus open up this classic Ponsonby villa

A stand-out from the street and expansive on the inside, this custom G.J. Gardner showhome is all about relaxed living and entertaining

Reeded timber is added to a Robinhood black glass rangehood – a textural companion to the timber cabinetry and granite benchtop

Glass wall panels with hand-painted coral artwork by Lisa de Boer give this serene bathroom an artistic, immersive vibe

For this central kitchen, Limestone Ankara Storm, from CDK Stone, graces both island and splashback to dramatic effect