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Green dovetails grand
Sustainable living is about respecting our planet, but living lightly on the land doesn't mean living small. This relaxed CA home is driven by green-thinking at every turn. Luxury, however, shares the front seat...
Grand home on a limited footprint – interiors, drapes
Classic drapes add to the elegant formality of this reinvented Victorian cottage. The designer's aim was to pay homage to a traditional grand home within a limited footprint
Changes in exterior materials and form help define the various zones of this family lakeside home – new home, flooring
Despite the hard surfaces such as the concrete floor and steel staircase in this home for a family of six...
Elongated white kitchen provides maximum functionality without obstructing spectacular scenery – interiors, flooring
How many ways are there to connect your interiors to your setting? Answer: many! Wide plank floorboards off...
How best to accommodate a functional kitchen within a modest-sized, open-plan apartment? This design is a great example
This modest kitchen offers all the drama and function of a much larger space – an antique mirror and goo...
Shining addition to Cathedral Square
Locations don't come more iconic than Cathedral Square in Christchurch – now leading telecommunications firm Spark is primary tenant in a stunning new, five-storey mixed-use building at 2 Cathedral Squar...
Pretty in pastel – retro hospitality by the sea
The iconic Burleigh Pavilion at Burleigh Heads on Australia’s Gold Coast has been restored, renovated and expanded in a culturally and sustainably responsive way by architects Alexander &...
Lapping up the scenery – modern home with rooftop glass bottom pool in traditional neighbourhood – landscaping
When it comes to pool and garden design there's making a splash and then there's really making a splash. Check this...
Changes in exterior materials and form help define the various zones of this family lakeside home – interiors, furniture
Let your furniture layouts help organise your life! This kitchen’s informal seating area is shaped to a...
Rural not rustic – home builder
Whether you're building rural or in the city, a home builder will know the design dos and don'ts. This Landmark Homes design echoes farm building shapes, although the wall of glass trained on the landscape is ...
Roll out the barrel
The distinctive form of an iconic hotel at Barossa's Seppeltsfield Wines takes its cue the work of the vineyard's experienced craftsmen