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Love the outdoor life but don't mind the comforts of a roof over your head? This forest home strives to be at one with its unspoilt natural surroundings

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...

So how do you showcase a broad range of elements in one harmonious showhome environment – this user-friendly design achieves just that

A beautiful outlook is matched by a lux bathroom with rich finishes and expansive glazing that invites the outdoors in

A restricted material palette and key feature elements such as a bespoke wax gilded mirror marry this sophisticated bathroom to its traditional home

Taking inspiration from company towns of the industrial revolution, these futuristic visualisations predict what life could look like if well-known firms again created purpose-built houses and towns for ...

The roof on this home echoes the mountains behind, while cladding choices, such as locally sourced schist rock, also reflect the environment 

Creative connections. This rear outdoor rooms morphs into the open pergola, while the beautiful wood floors are echoed on the soffit ceiling

In this harbourside apartment makeover, immovable pillars are clad in a rich-toned veneer. These elements are underlit to give them lightness and also act as nightlights

Ostrich hide, in vinyl, flanks the side walls of this double vanity and is also featured on the cabinetry insets here and in the dressing room directly behind. The vanity’s Staron surf...

With a budget to consider, the designer of this kitchen reserved the more expensive finishes for the areas directly on show

Tasmanian oak floors run right through this renovated home, blending in with the original sandstone cladding and contrasting the new black joinery