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Treading lightly in its immersive setting, this home celebrates Brazilian culture in a variety of ways, from cladding choices to furniture

This home celebrates its outlooks via a giant curved window fronting the elevated living spaces – a double-height circulation zone also features

Here, the owners sought everyday opulence – an expansive walk-in-wardrobe links to the ensuite one way and to the master bedroom the other way

Designed by Tennent Brown Architects, Ngā Mokopuna, the Living Pā at Te Herenga Waka (Victoria University of Wellington) will be one of the world’s most sustainable civic constructions  

A refined, functional design with warm tones and dramatic natural stone – several constraints were addressed to let this kitchen and matching scullery shine

A silky smooth, white Kado Lussi tabletop basin, by Reece, is matched with Grohe Essence New tapware in this blue-tiled bathroom

Rebuilt in wood to ensure earthquake resistance, this home boasts a timber ceiling and scissor trusses – the floors follows the same materiality

Glass wall panels with hand-painted coral artwork by Lisa de Boer give this serene bathroom an artistic, immersive vibe

Reeded timber is added to a Robinhood black glass rangehood – a textural companion to the timber cabinetry and granite benchtop

For this central kitchen, Limestone Ankara Storm, from CDK Stone, graces both island and splashback to dramatic effect

A stand-out from the street and expansive on the inside, this custom G.J. Gardner showhome is all about relaxed living and entertaining

This sustainable canteen designed by Carlo Ratti Associati for Italian tomato-based products company Mutti features an earth roof & tomato skin floor