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A Brighton Groove fluted bath accompanies a custom designed American oak vanity in this light-filled, visually arresting bathroom

Whoever said getting there is half the fun might well have taken this sweeping drive with mature gardens up to the waiting house

Downsizing doesn't mean a crimped lifestyle – here a new low-upkeep home on a modest site achieves generous living spaces, a garden outlook and feeling of seclusion

Style dovetails functional in this easy-upkeep bathroom with a pleasing tactile palette – zones of use mean up to three children can use the space at once 

This central kitchen celebrates a classic, enduring aesthetic – complete with walnut cabinetry, marble countertops, and steel-framed doors & windows

Appealing to both the 'artist kid and the science kid' was part of designer Scott Parker's thinking when creating the colourful new science and technology centre at MOTAT

A Progetto Buddy Dual function kitchen mixer in brushed brass PVD, from The Kitchen Hub, adds to the bling factor in this kitchen

Soft corners predominate in this bathroom with vanity, window, mirror and Hamilton corner, wall-faced bath all celebrating shapely curves

This contemporary, clean-lined vanity is enhanced by a back lit mirror, an Elysian Mixer, from ABI Interiors, and a Projections 40 Basin, from Plumbline

Sterile and disconnected might be old bi-words for highrise living but this luxury apartment tower by Koichi Takada Architects celebrates organic forms, social connection, art and sustainability 

This indoor outdoor connection is perfect for summer – plus, come winter clerestory windows pick up low-slanting rays for extra warmth

This Darling Harbour playground by Aspect Studios offers something new in childhood destinations – a wave-shaped topography supported by climbable masts and rigging