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Fourteen units discreetly knitted together on a close inner-city site – Juno Apartments, by Stufkens+Chambers Architects, conceals its density in several ways

Warm white spot and strip lighting provide illumination for this seaside kitchen, along with natural task lighting from skylights over the perimeter benchtops

For this well-connected new home, there's showerhead flow, floor-mounted tub filler flow – and then there's spectacular indoor outdoor flow

In a home that's all about context, the master bathroom's sumptuous veined stone vanity provides a design cue for the matching veined stone flooring  

If the space in front of this contemporary plywood kitchen looks a little empty, it's because its island on wheels has been rolled away stage left

This light-filled bathroom has its colour scheme going on – blue marble with white veining teamed with blue skies and white, wispy clouds beyond

Dimond Roofing’s premium architectural tray product Eurotray Angle Seam was used to create the distinctive wall cladding on EntX Entertainment Central, Christchurch

 ANNA Stay, by designer Caspar Schols, allows guests to reconnect with nature – hand-movable walls and windows open new horizons, literally

How an under-utilised public space on Sydney's North Shore became a vibrant new community hub for rest, respite and adventure – thanks to a leaf curling spider

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

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

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