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In this holiday house, the architects created focal points in the sitting room by using the symmetry of the television...

Article Images / Spanish Revival revisited

The entry courtyard acts as a transition space between public and private areas. An existing oak tree was retained withi...

Article Images / Optical illusion

The window to the mountains adds natural light to the bathroom, and provides a view without sacrificing the homeowners'...

Article Images / Spanish Revival revisited

Curved openings mimic the shape of the ceiling in this passageway, which leads to the kitchen and family living room.

Article Images / Spanish Revival revisited

The formal living room opens directly onto a large, elevated terrace.

Article Images / Optical illusion

The dining room table makes the most of the stunning alpine scenery, while still being accessible from the kitchen.

Article Images / Spanish Revival revisited

Siting the house in one corner of the triangular half-acre lot provides an attractive, south-facing outdoor living area.

Article Images / Optical illusion

The building code at the resort prescribes the use of gables, with a connecting flat roof in the centre.

Article Images / Spanish Revival revisited

Slender spiral columns, vaulted arches and wrought iron balustrades are other traditional Spanish Revival features. Here...

Article Images / Spanish Revival revisited

Moroccan-style tile patterns are repeated throughout the house.

Article Images / Optical illusion

The loft studio was an area that was hard to fully appreciate off the plans. In reality, it is a cosy space where the ho...

Article Images / Optical illusion

The kitchen is effectively part of the living space, so it needed to have the same high level of detail as the rest of t...

Article Images / Optical illusion

The master bedroom is, at first glance, somewhat unusually placed, right off the main lounge. The architects did this de...

Article Images / Optical illusion

The stark contrasts of the Central Otago climate are in evidence throughout the home. The Waitaha schist gas fireplace h...

Article Images / City oasis

Walls are windowless on the side of the home that faces the busier of the two streets, apart from the bedrooms on the se...

Article Images / City oasis

Separated from the master bedroom by glass sliding doors, this bathroom is enclosed under the sloped attic roof. Plantin...

Article Images / City oasis

Cabinetry is built into the walls.

Article Images / City oasis

A study desk is integrated into the bed head. A balcony and skylight provide natural light to the master suite.

Article Images / City oasis

1 driveway, 2 living, 3 dining, 4 dry kitchen, 5 wet kitchen, 6 laundry, 7 storeroom, 8 pond, 9 deck, 10 study, 11 powde...

Article Images / At home with the landscape

Slate flooring from Brazil is used in all the bathrooms, cut to complement the proportions of the timber flooring. At ni...

Article Images / Biggest splash

This NKBA award-winning bathroom, designed by Davina Sutton of Indesign Architecture, Christchurch, features a dark waln...