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Calming private retreat – congratulations to Shelley Ferguson Studio, winner of the 2026 TIDA New Zealand Designer Suite of the Year

This home nestled on a vineyard celebrates its surroundings while reflecting the owner's own bold style – interiors features wild wallpaper, ribbed cabinetry and, appropriately, a dark olive wine cellar

A once-stark office space is transformed into a personalised urban home – custom joinery is introduced as both a visual anchor and to define zones while material selection was also key to the project’s success

How to combine celebrating the wider landscape while creating a sense of intimacy over connected outdoor living spaces and a pool – this project achieves both while also focussing on longevity and low upkeep

This well-connected kitchen balances great looks and impressive functionality – several elements reflect thoughtful craftsmanship without weighing down the design with showy detailing

This renovation/extension offers shelter from the environment while maintaining meaningful engagement with it – architectural and material choices connect the new living spaces with the natural world at every turn

Garden and house at rear, welcoming pool in foreground – but there's a vital all-but-invisible child safety divide in between, in the form of glass fencing – admitting through views but not stray children

These climbing frames will be hidden by greenery in the near future but meantime they come to the natural, organic party – attractive in their own right they could give the growing plantings a run for their money

Whether you're after a study that doubles as a guest bedroom or a bedroom that requires more room to hang out in, this foldaway bed with faux cupboard front might well be the answer

This renovation adds storage along with window seating to optimise space – wooden easy-grab drawers are accompanied by an open display/book nook, all tucked under comfy cushions

It's not just the natural light and views, the shapes you choose for your windows play a part in the look of your interiors and also your framed outlooks – here, refined vertical windows look out to an outdoor lounge

This volume, clad in oak, has trellis-like sliding doors in Freijó muxarabi that can be fully opened or closed depending on the occasion and create an everyday dynamic that changes the appearance of the social area