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Sometimes the big picture is central to a kitchen's design – here, adroit planning resulted in a more roomy, functional heart-of-the-home kitchen

The owners wanted an Italian vibe for this serene bathroom – including optimising view through a connecting courtyard complete with lemon tree

A fairly conservative street presence gives way to playful light- and space-giving architecture at the rear for this dynamic family home

If you can't get to Bali, bring Bali back home to you – for this garden, a Balinese water sculpture appeals to more than one of the senses

Chunky or slender benchtops? We think they're both great depending on setting – slender certainly looks the part in this scenic kitchen

A freestanding bath with floor mounted tap creates drama in front of a stunning natural stone look wall tile in this bathroom

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) wins international design competition to build the new harbourside cultural district in Sanya, in Hainan, China

This bathroom has a lot going on in terms of ideas and aesthetics – one feature is its way of delineating space without sacrificing a sense of space

A benchtop provides a feature, a work surface, and sometimes a balancing act – here, a workbench picks up on light and dark cabinetry tones

This sunken court complete with a sculptural olive tree acts as a light well – optimising daylight and, with sliders drawn back, ventilation

A new head office by Figurr Architects Collective breaks the mould for collaborative workplace design for Caivan and its subsidiary, the Advanced Building Innovation Company 

Miniature-sized parks can help insert more accessible public recreational spaces into our crowded cities