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Here, Carbon Timberland cabinetry and white cabinet drawers are at home with a Limestone Ankara Storm island and splashback, from CDK Stone, plus connected oak table

A fishing-themed industrial and cultural tourism complex, designed by Spark Architects, will foster a profound integration of fisheries with tourism, education, culture, and wellness sectors

Set against the mighty Himalayas, this conceptualised, craft-meets-contemporary airport by BIG will feature a glulam diagrid structure adorned with traditional Bhutanese woodcarvings 

Foster + Partners has completed the restoration of the Transamerica Pyramid Center in San Francisco – the biggest renovation in the landmark building’s 50-year history

This home's existing 70s lean-to is replaced with a lofty, light-filled, two-storey addition – from the rear elevation, a floating timber batten 'tiara' softens and brings visual interest

Eyes on the view and board-formed concrete cladding while doors stack away unobtrusively to the right, making the indoors and outdoors one

Lining treatments emphasise the ambiguity of this indoor-outdoor space, with Realstone Slate Musk Naturale rectified tiles also playing their part

Want your laundry close at hand yet not on display? This integrated version resides in the heart of the scullery – out of sight and out of mind when not in use

A cement-rendered feature wall, white perimeter cabinetry and wood-finished island and dining table – a quiet palette informs this refined, relaxed environment

Trees as scenery, building material and even to-hand energy source – this mountain home pays homage to a beautiful, sustainable material

Adding a touch of semi-industrial chic, a floor-to-ceiling glass and stainless steel cabinet serves as both china closet and wine cellar in this high-end penthouse kitchen  

The days of colour coding gender might be over but here the designer utilised calming blue Di Lorenzo tilework, enhancing the overall bathing experience for its principal user – a teenage boy