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With a pitch black, cave-like interior, the home's windows naturally draw your eye to the colourful sea and land outlooks that by contrast shine all the brighter

Indoors meet outdoors. This interior really does go with the grain, with finishes and furniture that echo the sandy colour palette outside the window

Engineered wood floors are durable, healthy, quiet, affordable, oh, and beautiful, as with this Kahrs Oak Nouveau Black floor, from The Wooden Floor Company

This custom drop-down bulkhead houses the rangehood, ventilation and lighting. The rangehood was painted black to downplay its presence 

New tapware can be a one stroke way to upgrade your bathroom – or help underpin a wider makeover. Here are some tips

This deck features a pebbled rooftop area complete with sculpture. The ‘garden’ evokes the natural world without needing watering or weeding

Keeping your interior cool in summer is as costly as keeping it warm in winter? Not if you think passive. Discover the three green strategies used here

A bronze cabinet door on the island stands out, while much of this kitchen by Bijl Architects nestles back into the wall planes, harmonising with the wider cottage renovation

Not something you see every day, a request for a kitchen in its own dedicated room, with functionality tucked behind black joinery and a stand out Calacatta benchtop. The resulting kitchen also has a look all of its own

A new multimillion-dollar public wetland, designed by local artists to improve water quality in South Auckland waterways, and support endangered native wildlife has op...

This new home contributes to a rejuvenation – or renovation – of the neighbourhood. The street facade is in tune with the existing urban narrative yet the home opens up at the back, offering all the advantages of a relaxed, o...

First the noted interior designer recommends the noted architect, then the contemporary interior design marches to the tune of the sculptural architecture and beachfront setting