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This attractive/pragmatic interior includes a fireplace with a wetback for water heating and the option to link it to solar panels in the future

This home's new top level extension pursues several sustainability strategies, not least having the pop-up roof clad in solar panels 

Refined timber kitchen cabinetry, a wide plank timber floor and wood furniture elements come together in this space with verdant outlooks

Only the handles really give the game away on these doors, subsumed as they are into the beautiful indigenous living room wallpaper

Your swimming pool may need maintenance even over the winter months and Cascade Pools & Cascade Refurbishments can help with that

Two strong material choices – Calacatta Viola marble and iron-look Neolith ceramic stone – were appropriate for this semi-industrial kitchen

2degrees' new head office by Warren and Mahoney achieves WELL Certification at Platinum level – a New Zealand first – putting staff health and well-being first

This performing arts centre by Studio Zhu-Pei,spreads its sculptural roof over the facility below – echoing the local mountain range that hangs over the landscape

This comprehensive design wasn't shy to rearrange walls and utilise lost space to create a pale toned bathroom retreat with tub as focal point

Grand architectural moves – including gallery-like wall spaces – make this sustainably minded house ideal for its owners' art displays

This black and wood kitchen melds into the home's architecture, while also making a statement all of its own

This kitchen transformation optimises space and light – even the adjacent glass top dining table adds to the overall sense of lightness