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For this luxe, coastal master suite, a suspended fireplace offers up a warm blast from the Sixties while a fan helps circulate the rising warm air

Custom walnut cabinetry adds depth and refinement to this bathroom, while bronze hardware complements the cabinetry, tiles, and lighting

It's not just the water's soft tone (white pebbles in a clear glass pool interior) that evokes a beachscape, there's the naturalistic 'shoreline' too

For this art-focussed apartment, a wall separates living from entry and bedroom access with the end graced with a tall vibrant artwork

There are sea views galore to be had on Christchurch’s Avon Heathcote Estuary and the design of this award-winning home makes the most of them

Here, a garage door outline appears in the custom-designed cast aluminium panels to the left while a car turntable makes for an oh-so-smooth turn around

This landscaping project draws the home's architecture into the mix – a square planter box on steroids is just one eye-catching example

A cantilevered Blackbutt timber Jones & Jones Vanity is backdropped by feature Artedomus tilework for this contemporary bathroom 

This bold, contemporary kitchen – complete with Laminex soft touch, in Pitch Black, island – is ideally situated to take in the adjacent golf course

This house heads underground to gain living space – metal stairs and accompanying board-formed concrete surfaces create a semi-industrial aesthetic

A warm ambiance and ease of use both factor into this family kitchen, backed up by generous pantry – a sterile look was definitely not on the menu

This clifftop home nods to its setting – ground floor concrete echoes cliff while upper level wood connects with surrounding trees – interiors further this approach