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This scullery in dark-stained cabinetry is the workhorse of the cooking-focussed kitchen with Teppanyaki and grill at the ready

An intelligent response to a tricky site, individualistic elements and flowing living spaces all contribute to this character family home

Dramatic in charcoal/grey tones, this kitchen uses the substantial island for cooking and also as a privacy buffer from the public spaces

If you washed up on the beach you could do worse than stumble into this luxury master bathroom, with material, technological and scenic riches

A tricky heritage rail station is transformed into a dramatic restaurant by Greymatters, the design evoking the celebrity chef's roots and memories 

A global sustainable development consultancy's new Auckland office, by Unispace, offers a commercial model for green guardianship

Large operable louvre pergolas over the courtyard and upper balcony provide precise control over solar penetration for this light-filled home

Heating (and cooling) for this kitchen is tucked into an understated dropped ceiling that delineates the kitchen zone 

The framing of this kitchen island gives it the character of a large wooden table – breakfast seating and white cabinet forms fill in the gaps

Large format porcelain stone-look tiles and antique finger tiles create textural and tonal interest behind the feature tub in this ensuite

This showhome offers the best of everything in terms of materials and products – however, a winning handicap is not supplied as standard

Soon to be Singapore’s tallest building, this 63-storey, green-minded skyscraper's design – by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill – takes its cues from bamboo forests