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For this renovation, the interior circulation edge is lowered while the pool surrounds are lifted, setting up a garden edge where previously fall protection was required

With a treated top surface, this vanity began life as a kitchen butchers block table – part of a wider eclectic meets rustic bathroom design

Opulent display shelving adds to this kitchen's furniture-like, luxe feel – letting the timber wall surfaces shine through provides a second positive

This façade on a contemporary home comes alive at night with the ability to backlight the polycarbonate façade with colour changing LED lighting

A soft oblong wall recess provides attractive shower storage – the shape of the niche replicates the form of the mirror above the basin

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Led by an exotic dark marble, with prominent veining, this immersive master ensuite constitutes a quiet, restful parental escape

This dynamic home offers sanctuary for adults and upstairs freedom for growing children, while connecting to the landscape at every turn

Even before he knew strictly what an architect was, Pat de Pont wanted to be one – decades on and he is a director at leading city architecture firm SGA 

Part of a bathroom on view to other spaces, concealed-lighting turns this soap niche into a modest design feature

Is it? Even with sliders pulled back, this kitchen is always sheltered by the enveloping architecture of its two-wing, central courtyard home

A finely finished plank dining table echoes the timber barn doors and far wood butcher's block benchtop in this rural-themed kitchen