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A token garden at the back? Not at all – the landscaping here provides verdant relaxation from various vantages while actively enhancing the home's architecture

Sustainability was high on the agenda for this bold yet understated home, strategically designed to see between the trees – a far greener option than felling them

Renovating an apartment presents many different challenges to renovating a house – here an architect describes such an undertaking and offers some sage advice along the way

This powder room effectively juggles visual interest and practicality – a feature vanity wall is played up while a less used shower is tucked away out of immediate sight

Symmetry, sophistication and a timeless aesthetic result when a contemporary-use, new kitchen is married to a character villa

Individual spacious, view-centric apartments and flowing, upmarket shared spaces in Auckland's The CAB accentuate the Modernist building's heritage

The built-in wardrobes in this bedroom may once have held previous owner Cher's famous 'nude' dress that she wore when accepting an Oscar

The warmth of pine is a feature of this renovation, seen here on the ceiling and skylight directly above a widened staircase – optimising natural light on the floor below

It's not just weather that can make things cool – this bedroom, part of a wider interior makeover, is transformed with a tactile headboard, a cosy area rug and soft furniture 

This outdoor living space was inspired by sleek, low-lying American West-Coast Modernism – the pavilion's skylights allow natural light to inform the al fresco space

Can't put your finger on why this bathroom has a refined air? Well the clue is right there with antique finger tiles forming a feature wall behind the tub

This kitchen's island, benchtop, splashback and scullery walls are in Dekton Shell Liquid – capturing the look of water movement beneath the surface