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This design utilises outdoor spaces for degrees of separation while formal plantings close to the home give way to more natural forms further away

 What began as a single-site, double-storey addition morphed into a double-site, single-level extension with the latter reached by a glass bridge.

Existing feature surfaces are exposed and others added in sympathy for this interior – creating an edgy backdrop for the owner/artist's artworks

The use of sliding glass panels for this bedroom maintains the sense of the space's greater dimensions – a strategy carried through the wider interior

A private bedroom deck with loungers looks out on the rear yard complete with infinity pool, generous timber decking and ravine views beyond

This powder rooms is wrapped in basketweave green and brown tiles and gold vinyl wallpaper, which shine under an overhead skylight 

In this sleek kitchen, two tall appliance cabinets are custom designed in super matt black with matching roller doors and sensor lighting 

Here, a polished aggregate concrete floor is low upkeep and creates great thermal mass – it also comes with something of a starry presence

Kaufmann Keramik Soap Tiles create an individualistic feature for this kitchen and help accentuate the room's elongated shape

A large pivot wood front door opens from a wall of white stucco in this grand yet understated home – a material pairing continued throughout

This dining room has custom-designed furnishings by the architect anchored by a beautiful Italian marble table and a magnificent chandelier from Barlas Baylar

This serene white cabana continues the home's Grecian bleached white aesthetic – the tricky part was the precarious clifftop location