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

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

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

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

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

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  

In designing its own Brisbane studio, Unispace set out to address similar challenges to those its clients face – factoring in adaptability, flexibility and longevity

Comprehensive renovation transforms an unassuming single-level house into a grand two storey home in the appealing Hamptons style

This kitchen and adjacent living areas re-imagine the open, friendly and casual pleasure in farmhouse living – sharing time & home cooked food