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Watch the 2020 TIDA New Zealand Kitchens awards
All the winners, runners-up and highly commended entries in the 2020 TIDA New Zealand Kitchens awards
Relaxed, low-maintenance beach home follows passive design principles – outdoor living
A place to relax and enjoy the coastal views at any time – a sheltered outdoor living space sits next to this home's interior living, dining an...
Dilapidated Victorian home receives contemporary open-plan addition – renovation
An extremely under-the-weather rear face of a classic Victorian home – you won't believe the transformation. Chalk and cheese would be more similar.
5 Design Tips for an Ergonomic Bathroom
Ergonomics is about getting the right office chair, isn't it? Well, yes – but it's just as important when you're designing your new bathroom Find out how
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...
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...
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 &...
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 ...
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...