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The architect: We approached the design of the kitchen in the same way you would approach the design of a bespoke item of joinery. It is, after all, often the most expensive joinery item in the house

Albert Einstein's words point the way for this feature/library/learning resource – part of a restored/reimagined brownstone interior with a difference

Colourful velvet couch options – blue and purple – bring this ideally located Thames-side penthouse apartment interior to life

With so much beautiful architecture behind us why always reinvent the wheel? This elegantly clad extension draws on Plantation and Hamptons style

Yes, we want to be warm and snug in winter – but then summer comes gloriously around – this G.J. Gardner home makes the very best of all seasons 

This vanity top is in Cosentino's Dekton Liquid Shell – an ultra compact material composed of raw materials, porcelain, and glass (that also looks a lot like stone)

The genesis of all Impresa tile shower bases is the company's precision use of 3D design software, accurate laser cutting, and CNC manufacturing

Open kitchen shelving isn't necessarily the preserve of recipe books – here, bespoke shelves display the owners' holiday-acquired objets

The existing roof structure was very low between trusses, so a decision was made to introduce a new roof and structure – exposed trusses and a unique clerestory window resulted

Is this indoor or outdoor furniture? Well the floor tracks accommodating wall-slze glass sliders tell the open-and-shut/lounge-meets-alfresco story

A new home by Fowler Homes offers outdoor living heaven in part due to this covered al fresco space with modern in wall fire and skylights

The playful building expression at 3 Te Kehu Way references local ecology and carves out a quiet sanctuary within Auckland's bustling Sylvia Park