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New Zealand is a small country known for big ideas and the Grand Prix winner of this year’s international Lexus Design Awards demonstrates just that – a portable water distiller with life saving a...

An Arts and Crafts theme marries this textured, patterned bathroom with its existing heritage building while facilitating an urban family lifestyle 

Expat owners return from bustling Hong Kong to a crafted new family home oriented for sun and fun and nestled on their own gently sloping patch of the green, green grass of home

An interior makeover blends with the era of the home and avoids fighting with the 1990s home's striking views over Lake Wakatipu and The Remarkables

A pristine heritage frontage and roofline give no hint as to the spectacular changes delivered at the rear of this modern lifestyle renovation

The house is built, the hard landscaping nailed down. Now it’s time to pimp your patio/backyard/al fresco setting in an affordable yet eye-catching style

A picture of strength and dignity from the street, this luxury family home opens up at the rear to an outdoor-living area and pool like no other

Storage can be elegant. Every inch of space is efficiently addressed in this individualistic vanity with the inclusion of elegant, rounded corner cabinets

With pristine landscaping, a fully kitted out kitchen, and impressive pizza oven, this outdoor area is so luxurious you still feel like you're inside

Top tip: use area rugs on your main flooring surface to help define different zones, as with the seating area in this open penthouse apartment

Contemporary functionality meets timeless good looks with the colourful stainless steel range cookers by north Italian company Steel

A modernising redesign at the rear of this traditional house opens it up to a large covered deck, with steps down to a swimming pool