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Being a penthouse, moving the plumbing into the porcelain panel walls wasn't an option – instead a mirror-clad false wall disguises its presence

This arresting room divider lets the sun shine right on through – the jury's out whether it doubles as shelving too – one of several interior architectural surprises in this home

A doll's house view of this reinvented kitchen space shows just how open to its environment it is, with black bifold doors bringing the outside in

For this renovation, the back of the house was re-imagined into one volume that stretched the width of the site – mirror-sided skylights add to the sense of space 

A solid-look vanity helps anchor this reinvented bathroom which in many ways is all about lightness, space and out-of-shot greenery

Why wouldn't you make the back of your new home a wall of glass when this inviting pool is captured in the picture? 

This home's solid front door and sculptural entry garden already have visitors expecting the best when that door swings open

A renovation marries sympathetic new architecture to a Modernist home – in the dining area helped by a period-look pendant 

Black steel sliders bring indoor-outdoor flow for this architect's own home – they also perfectly frame the verdant backyard outlook

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When an ensuite is part of a large bedroom suite, scale matters – focussing on a sense of increased intimacy, as with this spacious yet personal-feel ensuite