Trendsideas

Thoughtful plant selection, mass planting and material harmony are essential when designing with New Zealand natives – this landscape project is both ecologically grounded and architecturally refined

These three-storey townhouses, all served with lifts, are designed for the upmarket marketplace – merging clean lines outside with layered texture and materiality inside, for an air of enduring refinement

This sculpture-rich outdoor living design doesn't go waste when the sun goes down – strategic lighting highlights features and gently illuminates the wider space

Part of the brief for this interior makeover was to maximise space – an expandable wood dining table ideally fitted the less-can-be-more agenda

For this two-tone kitchen, complementary black Laminex Burnished Wood cabinetry and Dulux Vivid White polyurethane cabinets are grounded by warm wood flooring

Here, the renovating architect's intent was to celebrate the juxtaposition between the home's contemporary, clean-lined architectural forms and the mountainside's powerful organic presence 

Bring nature inside ran the owner's brief and this appealing combination of lush green wall and timber steps more than fits the agenda

Situated by a meandering river, this nature-infused outdoor entertaining pavilion features a Tasmanian oak ceiling, schist feature wall and marble island

A biophilic approach to this bathroom gives it a sophisticated coastal vibe – ridged subway tiles evoke the sandy shore, accessories hint at soft sea creature forms 

Capturing both the dramatic alpine views and the sun path, this Queenstown home also relates to its breathtaking landscape through cladding choices and interior tones

For this coastal kitchen, warm oak cabinetry combines with a veined stone island benchtop and splashback – both wood and stone echo the home's exterior and are in keeping with the seaside location

Designer Celia Visser talks to TIDA awards chairman Paul Taylor about how the kitchen in her Auckland villa extension can all but vanish or open up to dedicated work stations