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Home kitchen bathroom commercial design
Crowning glory
This home's existing 70s lean-to is replaced with a lofty, light-filled, two-storey addition – from the rear elevation, a floating timber batten 'tiara' softens and brings visual interest
Exit stage right
Eyes on the view and board-formed concrete cladding while doors stack away unobtrusively to the right, making the indoors and outdoors one
Pop-up laundry
Want your laundry close at hand yet not on display? This integrated version resides in the heart of the scullery – out of sight and out of mind when not in use
Woodn't you know it
Trees as scenery, building material and even to-hand energy source – this mountain home pays homage to a beautiful, sustainable material
Sparkling inspiration
The owners' love of crystals inspired the bathroom designer's choice of a Michael Angelo Granite quartz vanity benchtop, from Universal Granite
Quiet refinement
A cement-rendered feature wall, white perimeter cabinetry and wood-finished island and dining table – a quiet palette informs this refined, relaxed environment
Along similar lines
Louvretec tilting and retractable roof louvres sit well with corrugated roofing as seen in this drone's-eye view of an expansive renovation project – shelter and functionality are perfectly matched
Pool (and surround)
The pool may be the eye candy and place of fun in this design – however, a generous surrounding space not only makes the pool look even grander but it also provides plenty of room to play
Fresh finish
A Progetto Buddy Dual function kitchen mixer, in brushed brass PVD, from The Kitchen Hub, is a feature of this kitchen – PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) gives a decorative yet durable finish
The bubbles are finer up here
Adding a touch of semi-industrial chic, a floor-to-ceiling glass and stainless steel cabinet serves as both china closet and wine cellar in this high-end penthouse kitchen
Part of the landscape
This house sits modestly within the landscape with a natural materials palette of wood, concrete, and glass elements – retaining existing native trees was another key assimilating aspect
Diving into summer (or winter)
This all weathers riverside pavilion features a cantilevered benchtop – in Calacatta Extra marble-effect porcelain tiles – that could all but double as a diving board if the river was closer