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Blending industrial elements with natural warmth, this home features a central elevation that optimises views of the winding Waikato river 

This villa is reworked for aesthetics and comfort – a refined central joinery element offers different things to different spaces and organises flow

This water-hued shower stall, part of a comprehensive pool house design, opens right up to the great outdoors

This renovated home's easy connection to the rear courtyard garden is enhanced through large character steel framed doors, by Steel Design

Bespoke furniture pieces were designed for this exotic interior, finished in bold colours, luxurious velvets, and solid wood veneer

This timber vanity is substantial and masculine while gun metal vessel basins/tapware contrast and complement the feature tiles behind

Weather a little bit in between? An Exterior Fire Pit, from Design Depot, makes all the difference to the enjoyment of this indoor-outdoor room

Agave attenuata survives on minimal water, thriving in extremely dry, sunny spots including sandy, well-drained soils, as well as tolerating partial shade

Where a gable roof form goes, a giant picture window can easily follow – natural light is in abundance for this master bedroom

A Staron solid surface island with fluted surfaces finds a linear echo in the splashback to the rear, comprised of Mosaic Kitkat tiles by Design Tiles 

This bar / entertainment space stretches out before the eye – pale, wood-look floors accentuate the size of the already generous volume

Here, a Rivani Washed Oak vanity with white gloss basin bowls, from Newtech, plays off feature Tribeca Seaglass tiles, from Tile Depot