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This understated pool, on sunny Waiheke island, responds to its idyllic setting – making the most of solar power and with glass fencing that doesn't impede the spectacular outlooks

A circular motif features in this home renovation – this references the Japanese concept of Shakkei, providing the house a sense of serenity and activity

With dome shaped glass pendants over the island and a halo-like pendant over the dining table, this space really has its lighting going on – the styles connect through a chic, modern sensibility

You can imagine the size of the bottle and how hard that champagne cork must have hit the ceiling – cork stools provides a fun furniture inclusion in this renovation

Surrounded by exquisite views of Manukau Harbour, David and Brenda Banks’ holiday home in Big Bay, Awhitu is a relaxing, welcoming retreat 

This kitchen island is not shy about stepping forward – sleek planes meet elegant composition to create the highly sculptural (and highly functional) feature 

Often homes continue the rustic chic of their red bricked homes indoors – here, though, the new home's cladding is modern while the brickwork adds to a semi-industrial-look interior

In the desert, water is considered a luxury and in this grand home in Palm Desert, California the sparkling elixir of life can be spied from every room

A long, linear island and dramatic tones give this kitchen a centre-of-attention presence – with the odd existing negative turned into a positive 

Texture and pattern are to the fore in this relaxing bathroom, with a reeded finish on the Corian vanity and a reeded glass shower stall

Outside In and Jasmax win a prestigious international award for an immersive biophilic office design with a terrarium, subdued lighting to evoke a tree canopy, and sounds of the forest 

From strong, classic roof forms to a rustic interior barn door and relaxed indoor-outdoor flow, this showhome by G.J. Gardner Queenstown is...