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A transformation from historic home to co-worker space by Luis Carlos Aguilar was facilitated and optimised by modern BIM methodologies

Van B residences by UNStudio reimagine the future of urban living, including  a highly flexible plug-in system that makes a 40m² apartment feel like a 60m² loft

This sustainable-minded home negotiates site and height constraints with angular forms that ensure views of Lake Wakatipu from every room

This design reorients the kitchen to better appreciate views while clever storage solutions optimise space and utility, hidden pantry included

Here, a rear garden is raised to pleasing effect with plantings variously celebrating and shielding aspects of the landscape as they're viewed from the home

Dramatic tiles evoking a moody and textural ambience are teemed with soft curved, high-end accessories for this bathroom

This renovation downplays changes from the street, expands at the rear and brings an airy, Mid-century vibe dovetailed with Japanese and Scandinavian influences 

Skylight, window and reflecting mirror all come to the illumination party in this powder room – a space that always benefits from natural lighting 

There's nothing like drawing on your setting – designers infused soft curves into this rooftop harbour-view kitchen, achieving the desired nautical feel

Some splashbacks cover a whole kitchen wall, others are sized to their benchtops – here, a tile-lined niche provides storage for frequently used elements and also display

This custom wall hung vanity has a marble benchtop and concrete Halo tabletop basin – cantilevering the vanity adds to the room's sense of space

Dining on high takes new meaning with this rooftop terrace dining setting – refined furniture and an outdoor fireplace play their part