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This green-minded retail/office hub by Zaha Hadid Architects defines circulation routes and has a bladed facade that changes orientation to echo different outlooks

This ornate tapware looks suitable for royal pampering – Queen Cleopatra might have had it running with donkey milk and honey

A cantilevered vanity leaves the floor under it on show while a glass shower stall similarly shows more of the room – both moves making the bathroom look bigger

Need a substantial island but sometimes need the floorspace more – this kitchen's relocatable island on castors caters to both scenarios

Backing this lake-side kitchen, the black slate mosaic splashback has a texture reminiscent of tuku-tuku panels or ripples on a darkened lake, or even fish scales

Riserless stairs and a clear glass balustrade wall both play a part in sunlight penetrating deep into this home's interior

Resembling stacked villas, this hotel by Ong & Ong echoes the high ceilings, verandas, lush courtyard gardens, arches, and terracotta roof tiles of the original villa on the site

The new Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa offers spiritual, mental, emotional and physical wellbeing – a marine-grade Dimond roof protects the culturally in-tune destination

An oyster scaffolding pavilion by Chat Architects aims to re-vitalise a struggling fishing/seafood industry through the creation of a new kind of eco-tourism 

Groundbreaking 3-D digitally printed ceramic tiles blend tradition and innovation on a renowned Amsterdam shopping street 

From dated to refined – this fit-out brings the look and function of a clifftop penthouse apartment into the 21st century

This rear lounge-deck-master suite extension is a master class in connecting to the views while keeping in step with the original cottage