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This circular skylight captures views of the Mackenzie Aoraki Dark Sky Reserve and of the vast hazy skies where skylarks often circle overhead

High above lower Manhattan, this urban eyrie balances city outlooks with soft, curvaceous interior forms – including key custom elements – for a refined ambience

This coastal kitchen offers a cocktail of rich materials, understated function and sleek lines – the perfect place for cooking and watching the sun slide into the Indian ocean

This outdoor space merges pool, pool safety, vibrant full sun plantings and year-round al fresco living in a design that flows into its rural surround

A 1900s villa is transformed for family and entertaining – the trick was retaining the home's traditional character while ushering in the new

Expanded and opened up, this ensuite still needed a viewed-from-all-sides focal point – a floating sculpture provided the eye-catching solution

This kitchen island became the centrepiece of an industrial design direction, a unique framed system allowing it to float above the floor

This spiritual garden fits within ancient Indian principles of architecture – traditional statuary standing side-by-side with a contemporary cabana and outdoor kitchen

Choice of material makes this roof stand out from the crowd – but not as much as its sculptural, different-from-every-angle roofline

This outdoor living space with pool is organised in tiers – the varying landscaping layers creating interest and deftly negotiating the terrain

Tired of the blunt aesthetic of guttering? There's another way – this rain chain fulfils the same purpose but in style

At first glance there seems a privacy issue with this bathroom – however one way reflective glass means all passers by see are flowers