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The brief was for a design that accentuated the family’s love of swimming and spending time together in their garden – scale and balance were key

Kitchen design is far from a black and white world, as these colourful TIDA 2023 kitchen entries reflect – spoiler: greens are always welcome in the kitchen

Choice of tile on floors and walls ups the design ante on this bathroom, creating an earthy theme that connects to the forest area outside

For the refreshing renovation for this home, the architect went back to the source – utilising alternative original blueprints to follow through on the initial design intent

The latest GJ Gardner showhome offers the best of everything – it joins a fan of available designs, accessible by a simple, rewarding process

For this bathroom, stone composite bath and basins in matt white are matched with Progetto Buddy tapware with an Aged Iron finish

With an underwater ledge for both safety and sitting, an infinity edge, and glass fencing, this pool area is both safe and scenic

Twenty custom cylinder lights above the island and task lighting within the wall units have the task lighting covered for this kitchen

This island was so long the designer had to find a solution to book-match two slabs together – this was done around the structural post

Landscaping for this home was designed to nestle into the surroundings – even the furniture in this al fresco setting celebrates curvaceous lines 

Herringbone Black Mosaics in matt finish provide a feature in their own right and a dramatic backdrop to the Tom Dixon wall pendant in this bathroom

 Former All Black and Crusader Israel Dagg's stunning Christchurch family home stands as a testament to the enduring good looks of Dimond Roofing's Heritage Tray