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This Balinese courtyard garden focusses on creating a harmonious and peaceful space that blends seamlessly into its tropical surroundings – all part of creating a relaxing outdoor escape in the city

Designed for a renowned chef's mid-century home, this kitchen melds with the wider design language while addressing all the needs of a professional, fast working cuisinier – terrazzo & timber enjoy prominence

Raking rooflines create a striking silhouette on this family-meets-resort style home and add sculptural volume to the interiors – the master suite, looking to a private landscaped courtyard, is a retreat in its own right

Here a long landscape window is softened by the interior design – an interior arch and comfy window seat result in a relaxed, welcoming vibe

A wood-tread staircase is an appropriate inclusion in a home that seeks to connect with its natural environment – a cactus bed sheltering beneath extends the sense of nature indoors

This balanced country/coastal bathroom evokes a crisp yet serene vibe – vertical green wall panelling brings texture to the design while a glowing vanity-top basin adds a minimalist, spa-like feature

A textured tile finish rounds soft corners in this bathroom and finds balance with curvaceous feature wall and ceiling wood panelling on the other side of the space

Connecting to the adjacent kitchen in terms of materiality, this long display shelf is under-lit – highlighting both the stone bench and floating cabinetry below

Finished in a mint green tone to connect with other 'fun' elements in the children's bathroom, this table-top vessel basin also has a weathered underside, adding to its character

Rapid growth, exceptional strength and beauty – oh, and one of the most renewable resources on the planet – here, Plantation Bamboo shares just some ways that bamboo can aesthetically and ethically lift your h...

Forming part of Australia's first 'Active Home', this nature-toned bathroom merges green energy efficiency with other environmental sensibilities, recycled elements included – one of three similar upstairs bathing spaces

This home's dramatic gabled roofline connects with nearby Te Mata Peak – strategic orientation, soaring ceilings and clerestory windows bring the warming sun deep into the interior