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Organising the construction of your holiday home from a distance isn't easy, so it helps to have a builder you can trust to manage it for you

Forget camping under canvas. For the owners of this beach house, a holiday at The Mount is more akin to staying at a luxury resort

Glass and aluminium balustrades put the focus on the view

A concrete floor in an outdoor area retains heat, meaning you can sit outside for longer

With its large wrap-around decks and open-air pavilion, this Matapouri beach house is open to the sun and the views

A new, fully co-ordinated range of stainless steel covers and grates is putting a fresh face on landscape design

Sitting just above the high tide mark, this beach house was designed to weather the storms and throw open its doors to summer

Polished concrete flooring combines a natural stone lookwith the modern feel of high-gloss surfaces

Cantilevered over the cliff top, this infinity pool is at one with the natural elements beyond

Fashions come and fashions go, but solid stone paving endures due to its adaptability

Restraint is called for when landscaping a small area, as illustrated by this designer's own garden

Simply changing the functionality of an outdoor space can be enough to give it a whole new lease on life