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This townhouse landscape design creates outdoor spaces that extend the home's interior and are useable for most of the year

This renovation honours the home's heritage credentials while developing connections to the outdoors via skeletal structures and a garden room

In this airy kitchen, everything is designed that way for a reason – depth of cabinetry, surface finishes, canal views and even duct integration were all key 

How to respond to a French chateau-look exterior? This interior comprises ornate detailing, a formal run of rooms, a grand staircase and modern living amenities

Not all powder room opportunities come with a large floor plan – see how this designer achieved design impact in a relatively tight space

The owners sought a strong connection between indoor and outdoor spaces for this home –  in response, split levels are connected by a tranquil courtyard

German precision is to the fore in this crisp white, easy-to-use Poggenpohl kitchen – by designer Lara Farmilo – that's organised for family & entertaining 

Designer's brief: hide clutter and make spaces practical for everyday use – this clean-faced bedroom unit was part of the response

A poured concrete surround forms this pool terrace – the tone of the concrete selected to tie in with the pool's granite coping tiles

Cross ventilation has been keeping people cool forever – simply, open a door on one side of your river home and another on the other side 

This Beefeater Proline barbecue is living its best life – housed in a custom concrete BBQ bench with waterfall edges and hardwood batten facade

The interplay of transparency and solidity across this facade breaks down the building's mass visually – plus, the blockwork provides thermal mass and the louvres allow cross ventilation