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BATHROOM HOME KITCHEN No matter what the size of your new bathroom – a small powder room or an expansive master suite – you'll want it to be both functional and inviting. And you'll also need some great inspirational ideas to get you started on your plans.

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Bathing beauties Contemporary functionality was not at the expense of strong aesthetic impact in this collection of designer bathrooms

In the right vein The bathrooms in this house make a collective design statement using just two elements

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Luxurious materials and bathrooms are not always a good match in terms of practicality – take marble and copper, for example. In a wet environment, both are susceptible to staining and water damage. It’s interesting, therefore, that the designer of these three bathrooms, in a renovated and modernised villa, decided to make these two delicate materials the heroes.

Designer and developer Cameron Ireland has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to the homes he designs.

“In a competitive market, the new and the different will always stand out, and I’m

always looking to use products and materials in creative ways,” Ireland says.

In the case of this five-bedroom home, he opted for three bathrooms – a large family bathroom, complete with bathtub, plus two smaller bathrooms, one of which is an ensuite – and themed them all around marble and copper.

“I think it’s important to visually connect bathrooms in the same house,” he says. “Here, I chose a very limited material palette – marble for its luxury, and the copper to link through to the retro-style Tom Dixon pendants we’d specified in the kitchen and dining room.”

Genuine marble was not an option because of its porosity, but Ireland wanted as realistic an effect as possible. He also wanted to get away from the tiled effect.

“I discovered this fantastic thin porcelain slab, imported from Italy that comes in large 1.6m by 3.2m sheets. It was the perfect solution – giving me the look of marble, without the downsides.”

Reproducing the natural, random veining that makes marble such an interesting material to look at has always been difficult. The patterns on these panels are about as authentic as you

Previous pages: One of three bathrooms in a house by designer Cameron Ireland that share a distinctive emphasis on marble and copper.

Above: The upmarket aesthetic is achieved with a low-upkeep porcelain in a marble finish. Each of the large-format porcelain sheets measures an expansive 1.6m x 3.2m.

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Above: The copper-clad, wall-hung vanities were custom designed, with the metal sheeting moulded around the carcasses. The copper was given several layers of lacquer – sufficient to protect it from oxidising and staining due to moisture but not so many that would downplay the rich allure of the copper.

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can expect to achieve from a man-made product.

They come in three different designs that can be book-matched or used randomly.

“With these bathrooms, we had to plan which sheet went where in advance, so that there were no double-ups, to make the pattern look as natural as possible,” says the designer.

The copper, wall-hung vanities provided the second distinctive element in the rooms. Ireland knew what he wanted to achieve for the look, but there was nothing suitable on the market.

“They had to be from scratch. We took thin sheets of copper and moulded them around the

cabinet carcasses and drawer fronts,” he says.

“To prevent the copper from oxidising and staining, we then coated it in several layers of protective lacquer.”

Because Ireland had never worked with this finish before, it took several attempts to get the right balance between retaining the natural look of the copper and providing a sufficient barrier between it and potentially damaging moisture.

“The minimalist fixtures chosen for the three rooms avoid distracting from the hero elements.

Even the mirrors and glass showers are frameless, helping them recede visually,” Ireland says.

Designer/builder: Cameron Ireland, CI Builders Blinds: Aspect Blinds Vanity cabinetry: Copper, Mea Stainless and New Image Kitchens Shower fittings: Grohe from Pattersons Shower stalls: Atlas Glass Bath and basins: Spazio Casa Taps: Villeroy & Boch Hot water systems: Immergas Walls and flooring: Classici Statuario from European Ceramics & Stone Toilet: Villery & Boch from Pattersons Lighting: ECC Ventilation: Melrose Story by John Williams Photography by Jamie Cobel

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Left: In all three bathrooms, the designer carefully arranged the marble-look sheets – avoiding any repetition of pattern of vein that would detract from the sense of the wall and floor surfaces being in genuine marble.

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All about the view The transformation of this hillside property ensures key areas in the home now enjoy spectacular outlooks – including the master suite

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When your home is on an elevated site with a spectacular outlook, you want to take advantage of those views from as many areas of the house as possible.

But that isn’t always the approach house designers have taken in the past.

The property shown here is on a flat pad sitting high on a hill overlooking Santa Monica Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Architect Trevor Abramson says the existing 1960s house was a rabbit warren of rooms.

“The kitchen had been given the best position, while the living space was on the

driveway side of the property,” he says.

His redesign for the new empty-nester owners turned that design on its head, to give prime views to the main living areas and to the master bedroom and bathroom.

“We stripped the original structure down to the studs and totally rebuilt it to form a new bedroom wing for the house, separated from the more public living wing by a hallway. The master suite is positioned at the front of this bedroom wing, to connect to the outdoor living terrace and pool, and to take in the views.”

Above: Architect Trevor Abramson took a relatively small 1960s ranch-style house on this elevated site and transformed it into a spacious open-plan home for an empty-nester couple. The original home was positioned on the right hand side and was stripped down to the studs and rebuilt to form the bedroom wing of the new home. The master bath and bed are positioned to look across the pool and outdoor living terrace to the view out to Santa Monica Bay.

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Previous pages: Placing the shower next to the window means the spectacular views can be enjoyed every day. But there are no issues with privacy – no other homes are visible from this position and, if there’s someone in the pool or on the terrace, the window can be made translucent at the flick of a switch.

Above: The vanity is tucked to the side of the space, with the dressing closet in the background.

The grey wood of the cabinetry is also featured elsewhere in the home.

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Two large sliding glass panels pocket back into the wall, providing seamless access to the terrace from the bedroom.

“In the bathroom, the shower took precedence, because that would be used every day. The tub is in the secondary position, but still takes in the main view and also sits next to a side window with greenery outside.”

These expanses of glass could potentially compromise privacy, but Abramson says that’s not an issue here.

“There are no other houses visible

from the suite and, although there are two guest rooms, most of the time there are only the two owners at home,” he says.

But if there should happen to be a pool boy or a guest on the terrace at the same time that someone wants to shower, there’s an instant, hi-tech solution. At the flick of a switch, the shower window becomes translucent.

As with the rest of the home, the decor in the master bedroom and bathroom has been kept tranquil and fresh so as not to detract from the view.

Architect: Trevor Abramson, FAIA, Abramson Teiger Architects Windows and sliders: Fleetwood Flooring: Bedroom – Engineered Wood Planks by Porcelanosa; Bathroom – Porcelain Tile by Classic Tile Wall tiles: Thassos Stone by Soli Shower walls: Caesarstone – Pure White Shower fittings: Graff Fontaine in Steelnox finish Shower drain: Proline Tub: Chelsea Small Silk Tub from Hastings Tile & Bath Tub filler: Graff Sento Collection in Steelnox finish Vanity countertop: Caesarstone – Pure White Vanity sink: Kohler Undercounter Basin in White Vanity faucets: Graff Lunar Collection Vessel Faucet

Above and left: Two sliding glass panels pocket back into the wall to allow seamlessly access from the bedroom to the outdoor areas. As throughout the rest of the home, the bedroom and bathroom’s colour palette has been kept tranquil and fresh so as not to detract from the view.

Story by Paul Taylor Photography by Jim Bartsch

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Sunlight on wood Repositioned and expanded, this contemporary bathroom offers a warm, natural feel balanced with crisp white tiles and bathroomware

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It’s a common enough design scenario, the need to connect a traditional interior with a contemporary addition. Of course, famously, the answer’s often in the details.

Designer Anna Klimova from Studio Urbo created this bathroom as part of the alteration of and addition to an existing Victorian terrace house with rich detailing.

“The original bathroom was added in the mid 1930s and then renovated in the 1980s,” says Klimova. “Its initial location was a small, narrow space near a study.

“Our brief was to transform the study

into a modern luxury bathroom suite with a freestanding bath, a separate shower and a generous-sized vanity.”

To achieve this, Klimova removed existing walls to make a roomy study and connected master bathroom.

“To marry the historic and brand new, we added mouldings to a door between the reworked rooms and high skirtings in the study, echoing those seen elsewhere.”

The original external windows were retained by the designer as another link between the ornate and the introduced.

Above left: Sunlight, filtered through timber privacy shutters, lights up the timber tile feature wall and adds to the charm of this bathroom.

The contemporary master suite design is by designer Anna Klimova at Studio Urbo. A large vanity wall mirror all but doubles the impression of the size of the bathroom.

Top and above: In a design this well connected, it’s not surprising that the freestanding tub is almost an identical shape to the vanity-top basin.

Recessed upper handles on the vanity also double as a rebate detail under the benchtop.

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Above: Grain of truth – both the vanity’s front and the timber tile wall feature distinct, strong veining, creating a sense of detail and texture in the overall minimalist design. A rustic stool complements the sleek, minimalist lines of the hand-made cabinetry, while the white porcelain tile floors, deep engineered stone countertop and sculptural bathroomware bring a crisp, two-tone contrast

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“We also added a high level of custom modern woodworking detail in the bathroom – such as pelmets and refined draw interiors. As another example, the vanity’s recessed drawer pulls create a negative detail under the benchtop.”

With the kitchen and its plumbing directly underneath the new bathroom, reworking and rerouting the upstairs services was a tricky part of the project.

Ample storage had been another request – hence the generous drawers and the addition of another wall cabinet.

“For a welcoming look, I introduced timber-look tiles on the feature wall and matching veneer joinery,” says Klimova.

“Together, they create a warm, inviting feel and are off-set by the white tub and basin – which have similar forms.” save and share: search 49011 at Trendsideas.com search: tida bathroom at Trendsideas.com

Designer: Anna Klimova, Studio Urbo Vanity cabinetry: Giuseppe Blanda, Rage Design Cabinet Making Benchtop: Stone Italiana Bath: Moda Ellipsis freestanding bath from ACS Bathrooms Basin: Moda Clarette from ACS Bathrooms Taps: Motivo Cubist basin mixer and shower mixer Toilet: Vola toilet suite from ACS Bathrooms Flooring: Ferroker Rovere tiles from Earp Bros Walls: Russine Rovere tiles from Earp Bros

Left: The new study is connected to the repositioned and reinvented bathroom. Skirtings and door mouldings in this room follow on from those found elsewhere in the home. Klimova designed the room with expanses of free wall space to hang paintings on. The outside window, while painted afresh, is original.

Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Paul Worsely

Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Highly Commended

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Twice the view This high-end master ensuite looks through other rooms to capture its sea views There’s a limit – even in a house perched right next to the ocean, not every room can enjoy front row access to the sea views. But as this project shows, there’s another way.

Classic and elegant, this master suite forms part of a beachside, Cape Cod-style home by house designer Mark Wilson.

“Just as the exterior is true to the iconic American seaside aesthetic – with its eyebrow and round windows, dormers, and detailed frieze board mouldings – so too is the interior accurate to the style,” says Wilson. “Hand-worked cabinets feature in

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many areas, particularly the kitchen, and this detailed artisanal look extends into the main ensuite with cabinet fronts each comprised of nine pieces of wood.

Positioned at the corner of the house for maximum exposure to the scenery, the master bedroom has panoramic windows on two fronts, while the adjacent day room also enjoys a wall of windows.

Rather than have an inward-looking, windowless ensuite, Wilson designed the suite so the bathroom’s occupants can look out through internal windows to the day

room’s external windows to the views, and through another window and large wall opening to the bedroom and its views. A pocket slider can close off the ensuite from the bedroom while wooden shutters on both internal windows can be closed for further privacy – but most of the time the ocean is on show.

However, exquisite woodworking and access to multiple sea views aren’t the only features of this luxurious ensuite.

“The floor, walls and shower stall are finished in intricately veined marble tiles,

chosen in a colourway to complement the restrained tones of the off-white cabinetry.

A large, freestanding spa bath takes centre stage in the space. This is filled via a ceiling-mounted tub pourer – a novel yet space-saving touch within the design.

Despite its internal positioning the bathroom achieves a surprising lightness.

“Besides gaining natural light from the outer windows, the ensuite has a skylight and the upper walls are painted a powder blue tone. The vanity mirror also plays its part by bouncing light around the room.”

Facing page: Traditional mouldings frame a wall opening and internal windows in this suite which allows the internal master suite to still enjoy external views. The seaside house and main suite were designed and built by house designer Mark Wilson of Masonry Design Solutions.

Above: The intricately worked cabinetry in the master bathroom is in keeping with the classic detailing seen in traditional Cape Cod homes.

Left: Prime position – the generous-sized master bedroom has panoramic windows on two walls.

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Bathroom designer: Mark Wilson, Masonry Design Solutions Builder: Richard Davidson Builders Vanity: Custom by Fyfe Kitchens Countertop: 30mm Carrara marble from Stone Warehouse Basins: Kohler Ladena basin Taps: Perrin & Rowe Bathtub: Whirlpool Bath filler: Kohler Laminar Flow Wall and floor tiles: European Ceramics Lighting: Recessed ceiling Idun LEDs from ESC Heating: Inslab concrete heating Window and door hardware: Windsor Brass Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Intense Photography

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Left: Open sesame – a push of a pocket door opens the master bedroom up to the ensuite. Given the master suite’s upstairs location, privacy from the street wasn’t an issue. The operable shutters, much like the shiplap wall finish in the bedroom, is in keeping with both the Cape Cod style and the seaside setting. The freestanding bathtub is filled by a ceiling pourer, avoiding the need for tricky plumbing into the middle of the room for the taps.

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Personal space A powder room brings opportunity to create a wow factor all of its own – as these spaces illustrate

Previous page and above: This powder room by designer Natalie Du Bois features a contemporary pedestal basin with a pleasing combination of curves and straight lines. A wall-height smoked glass mirror behind the basin contributes to the relatively subdued aesthetic requested by the owner. Natural oak floors, skirtings, and oak shelving bring balance to the corrugated-look wallpaper. The designer wallcovering has metallic highlights picked up by the room’s lighting.

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A great ambience can be achieved just as effectively in a quietly considered space, as one thrown brashly into the limelight, as these powder rooms demonstrate.

The initial thing to greet the eye in this first powder room, created by designer Natalie Du Bois, is the Italian freestanding Mimi basin by Gessi. Looking more like a fluid sculpture than a utility, its curved sides rise to a moulded square basin with softened edges and a sculpted interior.

The pedestal basin is matched with a wall-mounted Mimi basin mixer also by

Gessi – a mini sculptural event in its own right. The tap’s sleek make-up of squares and curves echoes the form of the basin.

“The owner wanted a subdued rather than a bright feel for this room,” says Du Bois. “To help achieve this, I introduced a floor-to-ceiling smoked mirror behind the basin. This has the function of a normal mirror and adds to the sense of space, but without bouncing too much light around.”

Another feature of the powder room is the corrugated iron-look wallpaper which has an almost tactile, 3D quality.

Du Bois says that despite it depicting a cool metal, the wallcovering achieves a surprising sense of warmth. The wallpaper also has reflective highlights, picked up by the room’s understated lighting.

The metallic look of the wallpaper is balanced by warm solid oak floors, wainscoting and shelving.

“While the room has a relatively simple palette, its aesthetic is enhanced through subtle details – for example, the patterned window glass affords privacy and also creates interest,” Du Bois says.

Designer: Natalie Du Bois, Du Bois Design Sink: Mimi by Gessi Taps: Mimi wall-mounted basin mixer by Gessi Flooring and skirtings: Light oak timber Wallcoverings: O&L Teatro corrugated metal effects wallpaper Mirror: Smoked glass Toilet: Catalano Zero 62, with slim, soft-close seat Ventilation: Halliday and Baillie Accessories: Mimi hand towel rail, toilet roll holder, and soap holder all by Gessi; oak shelving Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Kallan Macleod

Above: Even the interior of the Gessi basin has a scupltural look. A Mimi mixer by Gessi is set in the powder room’s smoked mirror wall surface. The curves and lines of the faucet pick up on the form of the freestanding basin.

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Designer: Jason Saunders, Arc Seven.1 Sink/countertop: Palomba 16000 Countertop Washbasin by Laufen Taps: Love Me LM200 chrome basin mixer by Paco Jaanson Flooring: Recycled jarrah boards with black stain Wallcoverings: Wunderlich No 2010 Lattice pressed tin panel Mirror: Custom by DesignerLighting Lighting: LED strip lights, original Art Deco pendants Ventilation: H&B square flush mounted fan cover Accessories: Avenir Artizen Accessories Cabinetry: Naviam sandblasted Smoked Ash floating low cabinet and wall panelling Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Emma Van Dordrecht

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This page: Segmented with Art Decolike sections to downplay its scale, a wall-height mirror effectively doubles the size of this powder room by designer Jason Saunders. The long, shallow Palomba countertop basin is matched with a gentle-flow Love Me tap that avoids splashes. A concealed LED strip lights washes light down the feature tin wall, accentuating its raised pattern. Art Deco pendant lights are in keeping with the home’s period character.

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It’s rare for a designer to switch out a large window for a smaller one – that’s unless light and a sense of space are added in other ways. This is just one of the surprises in this powder room by owner/designer Jason Saunders of Arc Seven 1.

“This powder room occupies two-thirds of a redundant bathroom space in our renovated Art Deco-accented home,” says Saunders. “One feature is the sleek Palomba countertop basin. As the elongated element didn’t suit the casement windows behind, we replaced these with a mirror wall and added a slender vertical window to one side that echoes the shape of the basin.”

While the large mirror doubles the feeling of space in the now modest-sized room, so too does the floating under-bench cabinet. On the opposite wall, seen in reflection, is a tall storage cabinet – both units are in a moody smoked ash.

Wood is also seen in the stained recycled jarrah floorboards, chosen to match the home’s existing floors and to help ground the space.

Saunders says the pressed tin wall surface is the stand-out feature of the powder room.

“This has had seven coats of paint applied and is finished in Porter’s Specialty Liquid Tin – a product that gives the metal an aged look.”

Designer: Laila Colvin and Rafaela Simoes, 2id Interiors Builder: Remodel Interiors Cabinetry: Anamar Vanity: Custom quartz, pedestal Basin: Vessel sink in frosted white glass by Toto Faucets and shower fittings: Graff in chrome Flooring: Italgres tiles Wall coverings: Elitis wallcoverings, Movida range – faux purple cowhide Lighting: Eurofase Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Emilio Collation

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This sleek powder room uses colour, texture and strong, sculptural form to engage the eye.

Designer Laila Colvin of 2id Interiors says the apartment containing this powder room is contemporary and elegant, with Calacatta marble on the floors, walnut panels on the walls and an eggplant purple colour used as an accent.

“In keeping with this look, we wanted to introduce a minimalist vanity into the powder room but to also go bold on the walls. To achieve this, we sourced a purple faux cowhide wallpaper for two accent walls and the clients loved it!”

However, the vibrant, luxuriously textured

wallcovering is balanced out with other features – such as the large back-lit mirror. The mirror not only doubles the size of the space visually, it also bounces light around the internally positioned powder room “In addition, we came up with the concept of a strong, simple marble pedestal for the sink.

When we introduced the frosted glass sink, it looked like a sculpture sitting on a display pedestal. We felt in love with that arty look and incorporated it into the design,” says Colvin.

“We paired the pedestal sink with a wallmounted tap – another interesting detail.”

This page: Two white walls, a white marble floor and white pedestal vanity stand with a white frosted glass vessel on top – and now, for contrast, two purple faux cowhide wallpaper accent walls. This modern powder room by designers Laila Colvin and Rafaela Simoes has several prominent features, from the vivid accent walls to the floating back-lit mirror and sculpture-like freestanding frosted glass basin on its marble plinth.

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Hierarchy of space Working with the challenge of an awkwardly shaped site, architect Robin Tan has created a home that deftly defines its private and public areas

Previous pages: Creating two separate wings provided the solution for the design of this tropical house on an awkward L-shaped site by architect Robin Tan of Wallflower Architecture + Design. All bedrooms are on the upper floors of both wings, which are joined by a covered linkway at this level.

The more public spaces are on the lower levels.

These pages: Guests drive into a granite cave-like garage, complete with a central circular skylight revealing the pool in the roof garden above. This lower level also extends back into the basement facilities which include the entertainment room, steam room and a large multipurpose room.

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The starting point to solving a design challenge can sometimes be a very simple idea – that then grows and evolves to produce an end result that exceeds the expectations of both architect and owners.

For architect Robin Tan at Wallflower Architecture + Design, that simple idea was to split the house he was designing for an awkwardly shaped site into two separate blocks.

“The site was an L-shape, with a very narrow frontage and it also sloped up to a flat section at the back,” says Tan. “The

owners’ biggest concern was how a new house could be designed to fit on the site.”

The existing home had been set on the flat platform at the back, with the garage and servant’s quarters on the street front.

As a result, the access looked like a service entry for the neighbouring property.

But giving the new house street presence was only one of the challenges Tan faced. The owners wanted extensive recreational facilities, while local planning guidelines meant homes in the area couldn’t exceed two storeys plus attic.

Previous pages: From the garage, formal guests are welcomed into a timber-lined lobby containing a dramatic steel and glass staircase. The lobby walls are not just decorative – they house concealed storage. Family members and friends would bypass this staircase, going further into the basement level to a secondary staircase that leads to the innermost wing of the house.

Above: The helical staircase leads to this formal lounge, while the more informal living areas can be seen in the wing beyond the pool. This hierarchy of space is similar to the way that traditional Chinese courtyard homes are organised.

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“To achieve the required floor area within these limits, I put a basement from the street to the back of the site. This also gave a much larger flat area on which I could place two separate two-storey blocks.”

The smaller of the two blocks sits above the garage and entry lobby, and contains a formal lounge on one level with the master suite above.

Perpendicular to this, the larger of the two blocks sits on the base of the L alongside the pool. This contains informal living spaces – kitchen, dining, and living areas –

on the ground floor level, with bedrooms and bathrooms above.

Tan says the result is a hierarchy of space similar to that found in a Chinese courtyard house.

Visitors to the house drive into a sculptural garage space. Framed in granite at the front, it is lined in timber and has a circular skylight through which the pool on the roof above can be viewed.

From the garage, they are welcomed into a timber-lined lobby with a grand spiral staircase.

“Guests can be taken up this staircase to the formal living room. But if they are close friends, they go deeper into the house to the secondary staircase leading to the block with the open family areas.”

He says that another benefit of this composition of basement and two blocks is the resulting home is not an enormous mass pushed to the boundaries, which is often the case on tight urban sites.

Instead, the property retains the suburb’s original garden atmosphere.

“The house is in close proximity to

Top: The property is heavily planted around the perimeter to screen out neighbours and so give a high degree of privacy to the living spaces.

Above: Like many Singaporean landed homes, this one has two kitchens. The dry kitchen is part of the open living areas, and is a place for family and friends to congregate for drinks or light snacks.

Left: Tucked behind the dry kitchen is the wet kitchen with its full suite of appliances and cleanup facilities.

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Above: All three roofs of the home have gardens – this one is above the master suite. Architect Robin Tan says he aimed to replace all the area taken for the footprint of the house with new soft and hard landscapes on every horizontal surface.

Facing page top: The roof terrace above the main wing includes covered and open areas.

Facing page lower: Seen from the master suite, this roof garden includes a glass-bottomed pool.

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its neighbours, so we’ve planted heavily around the perimeter to screen them from view from inside the house.

“When the owners arrive home, it’s like they enter their own secret garden.”

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Architect: Robin Tan Chai Chong, Wallflower Architecture + Design Builder: Progressive Builders Cladding: Travertine; Balu timber screens Flooring: Burmese teak; marble Paints: ICI Dulux General lighting: Luxlight Speciality lighting fixtures: Dream Interiors Control systems: Jung Asia Kitchen design: Tan Mei Ferng, BI&L Collections Main kitchen: Cabinets – BI&L Ette range; benchtops – Dekton; coffee machine – Miele; cooktop – Miele Wet kitchen: Oven, cooktop, refrigerator and dishwasher – Miele; taps – Arwa Scala

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Force of nature Entered by a discreet front door, this home opens up to an interior that embraces the sights, sounds, and movement of the natural world You could be forgiven for walking right past the entry to this home. Accessed via a bluestone lane the house’s front door, garage door and the whole stern facade pick up on the aesthetic of the timber fencing of its laneway neighbours.

Designed by architect Craig Rossetti, the residence is his own family home. The laneway approach is because this house is built on the subdivided rear of a section that’s home to a genteel Victorian residence, thereby saving the 1900s building from demolition.

“Entering the house from the understated front door, guests pass through a deliberately

compressed hall before stepping out into the soaring double-height living and dining space,” says Rossetti.

To create setbacks from side boundaries to reduce the visual bulk of the residence to neighbouring properties, the architect positioned the kitchen and services areas along one boundary as these rooms didn’t require much height.

Similarly, the adult wing – comprising a bathroom, study, cellar, guest bedroom and the master suite at the end – tapers down towards the other side boundary. These are also a low-set run of rooms.

This page: This home’s hidden entry echoes the fencing along the cobblestone laneway, literally disappearing into the woodwork.

Following pages: The sights and sounds of nature are integral to the design of this home, by owner/ architect Craig Rossetti. A giant, individualistically framed window wall echoes the forms of nature, while a staggered roof form acts like a giant trickling water sculpture in the rain or filters the sunlight.

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Above: The home’s bedrooms and service rooms are positioned on the perimeter, responding to boundary setbacks, while the central great room extends five metres up to the roof. The white panel to the right brings privacy to the upstairs teenagers’ domain and acts as a screen that shadows play across.

Right: The deliberately compressed hallway makes the arrival into the great room even more dramatic.

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However, the dramatic home’s central space, makes a much grander impression.

The leading feature of this living space – and really the defining feature of the home – is the giant steel and glass curtain wall at one end of the room that soars five metres to the stepped roofline. This is created in an arresting fenestration pattern that can loosely be described as crazy paving. The patterning has an abstract, sculptural quality but also echoes the tree branches and other variegated lines of nature seen across the pool in the rear yard.

And the view out is only half of the story.

Playing across a white privacy screen on the upper section of an adjacent wall, the shadows of the window structure and the landscape cast patterns as the sun shifts throughout the day.

“The idea for this window design came from looking at the pleasing effects seen in crackled glazing on pottery – essentially, the fractals of nature formed under the heat of the kiln.”

However, the window wall’s rakish, crazy angles are about more than a great aesthetic.

“Given the size of the curtain wall, the double laminated glass had to be in sections and structurally supported. While the hollow

Left: While the window fenestrations seem random, in fact they are a cleverly designed feat of engineering.

Stress points are transferred one join down to the next, with the hollow section steel tube helping support the weight of the roof. Sunlight reflects off the swimming pool into the interior, and the pool itself laps against the glass in wintery weather – yet another way nature creeps into the design.

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Top: The entertainer’s kitchen is open to the central living space, with a mirror front on the island adding to the sense of connection and space.

Travertine floors run right through the ground floor of the home.

Above: Teenage dream – separate but with views down into the central living space, this second lounge also has views through the distinctive glazing to the neighbouring treetops.

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steel frame patterning looks random it is in fact designed to transfer pressure downwards to each junction providing structural strength and support for the roof.”

If the individualistic glass curtain wall is an arresting sight, so too is the unexpected stepped roof – which also connects with nature.

“The unorthodox use of refrigeration panels to create a cantilevering roofline provides protection from the hot Australian summer sun.

Yet in winter, the room is awash with light and warmth, providing passive heating to the house, controlled by a series of internal windows.”

And given Australia’s dry, hot environment, water as a resource and as visual relief were central to the Rossetti’s vision for the architecture.

“The floating roof panels have no gutters and the vertical glazing connecting them reveals the rain cascading or trickling down. The rain is collected instead in square side gutters that feed the 30,000L underground greywater tank – the old property’s repurposed swimming pool.”

In addition, the pool water laps right against the curtain wall, and water shadows race across the interior from both the clerestory windows and curtain wall. The effect is most dramatic in

heavy rain, when the water really jumps to life.

The second level of the home overlooks the living room but is screened for privacy by the white wall section. This is the domain of the architect’s teenage twins, having two bedrooms, a bathroom and living space. From up here, the view takes in the gently reflective light through clerestory glazing, while the ends of the high space look out to adjacent backyard landscapes.

The central living area flows directly to the outdoor dining space and an entirely edible garden, where every plant yields a fruit, herb or seed – all part of the force-of-nature philosophy.

Above: Look twice – most of this image is in reflection. Cladding the master ensuite in mirror adds to the feeling of space in the room, sited at one corner of the home. Combining a mirror wall with a cantilevered vanity design creates the playful illusion that the latter is floating in thin air.

Left: The master bedroom looks out to the pool and backyard. The house also has a guest bedroom on ground level as well as bedrooms upstairs for the architect’s teenage children.

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Architect, interior designer, landscape designer, pool designer: Craig Rossetti, Rossetti Architects Builder: Finney Construction Kitchen designer: Rossetti Architects Kitchen manufacturer: Classic Joinery Cladding: Versiclad Roof: Lysaught Basalt Colorbond Window joinery: GreenHaus Main floors: Travertine tile from PremierPavers Kitchen Benchtops: Caesarstone Cabinetry hardware: Blum Splashback: Mirror Kitchen sink: Franke Taps: Karmando Vicario Oven: Competence AEG (x2) Cooktop: Barazza, Barazza Italy Ventilation: Ilve Refrigeration: Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher: Bosch Activewater Lighting: UGE Lighting Heating: Lopi gas heater from Wignalls Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Homes – Winner Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Peter Hyatt and Andrew Ashton

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Left: The roof of the residence is comprised of the unusual resource of refrigeration panels in stepped layout. The clerestory panes that connect the panels admit the shadow play of rain – but also the sounds of trickling water. The roof panels have no gutters. Instead the cascading rain collects in sculptural square hollow section steel gutters on the side of the house that feed underground tanks. The outdoor dining area is just a few steps away from the kitchen.

Balanced composition Private to the street while opening up completely to the back yard, this contemporary home favours elegant planes and lines over lavish materials

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Ground floor plan

Some houses are built to catch the sun while others are designed to maximise their sites, and still others celebrate a sculptural beauty within.

This home’s well-considered design works well on all fronts – both literally and metaphorically.

The owners asked architectural designer Darren O’Neil for a timeless, contemporary and functional family home. At the same time, it had to be energy efficient, private and offer exceptional indoor-outdoor living.

“This well-balanced home fulfils these goals, and more,” says O’Neil. “Another request was that it work well with its surroundings and, to

achieve this, its stacked form doesn’t dominate the streetscape while the classic cedar cladding echoes the weatherboard on an adjacent villa.”

The plan follows an L shape with the base of the L facing the street. This facade has limited windows, ensuring privacy. However, on arrival at the glass front door, visitors enjoy a vista down a circulation corridor that runs the length of the home. Forming the long section of the L, this spine has public spaces positioned to the right and ground floor bedrooms to the left.

The second level, containing the master suite, looks at first glance like a regular square

Above left and following pages: This house by designer Darren O’Neil is a pleasing composition of blocks, planes and lines. The cedar cladding will silver while the copper spacers and corner soakers will verdigris over time.

Legend: 1 entry, 2 lounge, 3 living, 4 dining, 5 kitchen, 6 scullery, 7 laundry, 8 bedroom, 9 bathroom, 10 toilet, 11 wardrobe, 12 pool, 13 outdoor living, 14 garage, 15 driveway, 16 stairs, 17 service court, 18 gas fire, 19 outdoor fire, 20 garden, 21 lawn, 22 gallery.

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rising above. However, two walls are set off the 90 degrees, creating interesting angles and visual interest from both outside and inside.

It’s not until walking through the home and looking back on it from the rear yard that the orderly composition of planes, boxes and strong vertical chimney elements is fully appreciated.

“No expensive surfaces were used to create this home. Instead, clever design execution and simple material selection were paramount.”

And simple the home’s materials are. Most flooring is concrete, with a commercial applied sealant, and most walls are white, with the odd

accent wall, such as the one to the right of the entry. The other predominant material is glass.

“In keeping with the contemporary look required, we avoided any kind of architectural detailing on the interior except for a modest skirting,” says O’Neil. “The geometric forms bring plenty of visual interest on their own.”

Overall, the interiors are bathed in natural light yet feel atmospheric and moody with the inclusion of prominent black shutters and soft sheer drapes. The palette is neutral with striking contrasts of deep inky references – such as the black tile feature wall in the kitchen.

Facing page: Just inside the front door, the wall separating the hall from the kitchen has an accent wallpaper. Straight ahead you can look down the length of the home.

Above: Operable shutters lining the circulation corridor control the amount of solar gain that warms the concrete floors for release at night in winter. In floor hydronic heating is powered by a diesel generator.

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Above and facing page top: Located around the corner from the front door for convenience of dropping groceries, the kitchen achieves a European modular look. The dropped ceiling helps delineate the kitchen environment and also conceals a structural beam. Black ceramic tiles create a feature wall, one of several isolated finishes that break up the predominantly white walls.

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At the functional heart of the large home, the generous indoor living areas flow out to the covered outdoor living spaces that are nearly half the size again. With sliding doors drawn back and a flat level between indoors and out, the transition is seamless. In addition, the al fresco living and dining area has an outdoor fire and is protected from the elements by operable louvres, ensuring these spaces can be enjoyed all year round.

The open structure of the home makes the most of the site, and the two outer walls of the rear yard are finished in the same white plaster

as sections of the house. This gives the sense that the house actually surrounds the outdoor living and pool area – much like a courtyard house. In fact the rear wall is built in from the boundary with the modest space behind concealing pool toys and plant – keeping everything tidy.

The house is well set up for family life, too.

The upstairs master suite obviously has a sense of removal and there is also a second living room or family room on the opposite side of the corridor to the main public living spaces.

Energy efficiency was another requirement and this was tackled by O’Neil in several ways.

“The house affords excellent passive heating and cooling, with deep overhangs in strategic places, and the central corridor acting like a heat sink. In winter, the blinds on the western side of the corridor are raised, allowing the sun to heat the polished concrete – with that heat then emanating back into the home at night.”

In addition, the concrete floors have hydronic in-floor heating, which is powered efficiently and economically by a diesel generator.

Everything is low maintenance in the home, with only a minimal amount of cleaning and gardening required – much like an apartment.

Above: Ideally designed for a family lifestyle, the residence has two living spaces, including this family room positioned directly across the corridor from the main living spaces and al fresco dining area.

Left: The master bathroom has a modem hotel-like aesthetic, with wood veneer vanity, benchtop sinks, and timber-look floors.

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Architectural designer, kitchen designer: Darren O’Neil, O’Neil Architecture Builder: Jamon Construction Cladding: Rockcote and Herman Pacific horizontal cedar weatherboard Roof: Metalcraft T-Rib Window/door joinery: APL Vantage from Rite View Aluminium Floor: Polished concrete with Pentra-Sil finish and Cavalier Bremworth carpet from Dominion Flooring Wallcoverings: Lume Interiors Paints: Resene Kitchen cabinets: Melteca Benchtops and sink: Mercer stainless Splashback: Mirror from Glassforce Taps: Grohe from Micro Bathrooms Oven, stove, ventilation, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher: Miele from Kitchen Things Waste unit: InSinkErator Blinds and drapes: Mckenzie & Willis Accessories: Lume Interiors Vanity cabinetry: Designed by O’Neil Architecture,constructed by Jamon Construction, joinery division Shower fittings and taps: Grohe from Mico Bathrooms Christchurch Shower stall: Spazio Casa tiles Bath and basin: Villeroy & Boch from Mico Bathrooms Hot water systems: Rheem Bathroom floor tiles: Spazio Casa tiles Tiles: Spazio Casa Lighting: Lume Interiors Heating: SunFlow hydronic in-slab Furniture: Lume Interiors Pool: O’Neil Architecture and Jamon Construction Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA). Homes – Winner Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Jamie Armstrong

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Left: The see-through nature of the residence enhances its sense of space while the absence of any steps between indoors and outdoors also blurs the line between inside and out. Multiple stacker doors can open up the corridor to the outdoor spaces.

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Pride of place A picture of crisp marble and muted wood tones, there’s more to this kitchen than meets the eye

Open-plan kitchens on show to adjacent living spaces often have two personalities – one front of house, the other behind the scenes. This white and wood kitchen by architect Simon Rodrigues divides in such a way and even fits a study into the mix.

Replacing a smaller, enclosed kitchen with just a servery to the living areas, the new design connects easily with the adjacent living and dining areas, says Rodrigues.

“To help integrate the new kitchen with the living space, we ran the timber veneer cabinetry around from the kitchen to the

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side that faces the living areas. This includes a study nook which can be concealed by drawing down a roller door.”

The front of the kitchen adds to this inter-connected feel, with furniture-like timber shelves running off a central upper wood cabinet that houses the rangehood.

“The owners had requested somewhere to display prized design pieces and this custom rangehood cabinet fitted the bill.”

Together, the recessed cabinet handles and the slender, elegant waterfall edge on the island give the kitchen a minimalist

feel. The dark veined marble surfaces on the front of the island and the splashback also introduce an upmarket ambience.

There is a prep sink on the island, and two wall ovens are on display, but the rest of the business end of the large kitchen is relegated to the scullery around the corner.

A sink, dishwasher and coffee maker are set between the scullery and kitchen so they can be accessed from either space.

Both the Venato marble and lacquered cabinet surfaces were chosen by the owner, while the benchtops are engineered stone.

Previous pages: This kitchen is part of a whole house renovation and modernisation by Rodrigues Bodycoat, with architect Simon Rodrigues leading the design team. With much of the day-to-day workings relegated to the scullery behind, and with two large refrigerators fully integrated into the grey lacquered side cabinets, the front-ofhouse kitchen stays neat and uncluttered.

Above and left: The marble island front and splashback create a high-end feel and connect with the stone-look floor tiles on the outdoor living spaces in front of the kitchen. A study nook is set on the outer side of the cabinetry.

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Above: Recessed cabinet handles create a clean, minimalist look. The kitchen boasts a wealth of behind-the-scenes storage with the island and rear cabinet supplemented by the floor-to-ceiling side cabinets and the upper and lower cabinetry in the rear scullery.

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Architect: Simon Rodrigues, Rodrigues Bodycoat Architects Cabinetmaker: Colin Lane from Harley Cabinets Cabinetry finishes: Mid grey gloss lacquer, Powered Rock from Dulux; truffle light timber veneer from New Age Veneers; Formica in Velveteen Benchtops: Caesarstone in Pure White Splashback: Statuario Venato from Marble and Cement Works and Neutral Intrigue glass from Direct Glass Kitchen sink: Abey from Reece Taps: Cafe Round from Rogerseller Oven, steam oven, cooktop, ventilation: Gaggenau from Sampford Refrigeration and wine fridge: Master Cool by Miele

Dishwasher: Miele Water dispenser: Zip Roller shutter to the desk area: Gloss lacquer Powered Rock from Dulux Flooring: Grigio Del Forte stone tiles from Marble and Cement Works Lighting: Dimension 8 Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Kitchens – Highly Commended Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Serena Pearce

Sparkling presence This kitchen provides a classic, elegant addition to an historic apartment interior – bevelled mirror tiles and antique chandeliers catch the eye

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What can be missing from any given kitchen design picture is the path taken to arrive there.

Before reaching this kitchen, you have already stepped into a grand 1900s Victorian home with 3.7m-high ceilings, elaborate wood carvings on mantels and stairs; walked past leather panels with brass button detailing; and under giant chandeliers hanging in the formal rooms below.

Designer Paul Bentham of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen and Bath says the challenge was to create a kitchen with modern amenities that would feel true to the historical nature of the home, in all its glory.

“We started out by combining a small dining room with the adjacent existing cramped kitchen to create a bright, lively space,” says Bentham.

To achieve the grand look that marries the kitchen to the rest of the home, the pristine white upper cabinets are created in a classic style.

The 1.5m tall top cabinets are constructed traditionally – with solid 2.5cm-thick doors set into the carcass, while the 20cm-high stacked crown mouldings add to their presence. These upper cabinets boast exposed polished chrome barrel door hinges – adding to the formal tone.

“We also added antiqued mirror inserts to

Facing page: All that glisters – brass Moroccan-look chandeliers, antiqued mirror cabinet front inserts and glass splashback tiles collectively give this formal kitchen by designer Paul Bentham a touch of sparkle.

Above: The upper cabinets are built traditionally, with the doors inset into the frame. However, the undercounter cabinets are constructed in more contemporary fashion, with doors set over the carcass, allowing for more shelf space inside.

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the upper doors for sparkle and visual interest.”

However, with storage at a premium, the designer created the under-bench cabinets with doors mounted over the carcass – a more modern approach that optimises internal cupboard space. Despite the overall formal look, this door panel design is simpler, adding a transitional air.

“For the glittering splashback, we chanced upon matching antique mirrored subway tiles, embellished with a bevelled edge. These ideally complement the cabinet mirror inserts and, like the latter, help bounce light around the room.”

To match the tall stature of both owners, the

upper cabinetry sits high up the wall. The lower cabinets are also tall, while the chunky marble countertops add another 5cm to their height.

Contemporary aspects of the kitchen include the chrome cabinet handles, strategically and discreetly placed electric sockets and the large, function-rich stainless steel appliances.

Wideplank oak floors ground the design, and the walls are painted a taupe, a tone that lets the ornate tall upper cabinetry stand out.

“We also chose this colour to harmonise with both the chrome cabinet handles and the bronze of the antique-look chandeliers,” says Bentham.

Facing page: The centrally placed island includes a wealth of storage on both sides. The bevelled edges on the mirror subway tiles echo the cabinetry inserts, adding to the harmony of the space.

Above: Everything is on the tall side in this kitchen, with both owners being well over six foot. Even the marble countertops are deep, effectively adding another 5cm of height to the prepping surfaces.

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Kitchen designer: Paul Bentham NKBA, Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath Contractor: Michael Thornton and Sons Cabinet company: Quality Custom Cabinetry Cabinetry: Plywood casework with solid maple painted Sonoma door Hardware: Duluth pull and Quincy nobs in polished nickel Countertops: Mont Blanc granite Door: Decorator’s White

by Benjamin Moore Lighting: Casbah crystal chandeliers from Restoration Hardware Splashback: Antiqued mirror bevelled subway tile from Architectural Ceramics Kitchen sink: Lenova square, undermounted bowl with matching Mont Blanc apron Faucets: Grohe K7 Pro faucet in chrome Oven: Wolf duel fuel range Ventilation: Wolf Pro Hood Microwave: Wolf Micro Drawer Refrigeration: Sub-Zero, French door Dishwasher: Miele Waste disposal: InSinkErator Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Bob Narad

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Left: The antiqued mirror tiles back the cooking zone and continue on both sides under the upper cabinetry.

Hefty stainless steel appliances add to the reflectivity in the kitchen and, together with the clean-lined door panels, provide a more modern accent in what is otherwise a delightfully traditional space.

Warm hearted A wall of rich wood veneer cabinetry closes for entertaining and opens for functionality in this versatile family kitchen

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Previous pages: Introduced on the shadier side of the home due to site constraints, this wing extension benefits from clerestory windows, a skylight and large stackers opening to a timber deck. The design, and renovation of the whole house was by Architecture Smith & Scully.

Above: Perfect for family and gatherings of friends, the kitchen has a clean, modern appeal with much of its functionality hidden behind furniture-look bifold cabinet doors and in the adjacent scullery.

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Adding a kitchen and entertaining wing to the less sunny side of a home needn’t be an exercise in discreet artificial lighting.

On this new kitchen and living extension, stacker-sliders open to the deck, clerestory windows admit natural light not views of the neighbours, and a skylight does the same – all adding up to a light environment.

The wing, and kitchen in it, are part of a whole house makeover by Hilary Scully of Architecture Smith & Scully.

“As well as being well-lit, the owners wanted the kitchen to function well for

the day to day of family life – including having a homework station – and also be sleek for entertaining.”

To achieve these goals, Scully designed a wall of wood cabinetry to run along the side of the room opposite the stacker doors.

“At the kitchen end, the bifold doors conceal kitchen storage and frame space for a refrigerator, while further into the room they enclose a study nook,” says Scully. “The interiors of the cabinet alcoves are painted jet black. This continues a black and wood theme also seen in the

kitchen proper with the black, marble-look tile splashback and the island front in the same American white oak finish – and also throughout the wider reworked interiors.”

The design allows a slender edge of black to show through from the cabinet interiors even when the doors are closed.

This black accent is also introduced on the custom powdercoated cabinetry handles and the spot lights above the island.

When the tall doors are closed the cabinetry has a furniture-like appeal ideal for a backdrop to a social gathering, and

when open they still have a crisp aesthetic.

To optimise the kitchen’s functionality and keep things tidy when entertaining, the kitchen is served by a rear scullery that can be screened off with a pocket slider.

Negative detail handles on the white kitchen cabinetry contribute to the clean, minimalist feel, as does the hidden rangehood and discreet bulkhead heat pump.

Other key touches include the pristine engineered stone, waterfall benchtop and a rear ledge that, being in the same tile as the splashback, all but disappears from sight.

Top: A bulkhead heatpump is ideally positioned to discreetly warm the kitchen. The kitchen’s walk-in scullery is a few steps from the island and includes smaller appliances and a Formica-topped prepping bench. This utility space can be screened off by a pocket slider when the owners are entertaining.

Above: A dishwasher is integrated into the rear of the island while recessed pulls add to the minimalist look and avoid the chef catching on protruding handles while cooking.

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Above: At the rear of the kitchen, architect Hilary Scully added a utility shelf in the same black tile as the splashback, so the two merge visually. The white cabinetry unit concealing the rangehood appears to float within the black alcove.

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Architect: Architecture Smith & Scully, Hilary Scully Builder: Vandervelde Construction Kitchen fabricator Quality Kitchens NZ Cabinetry: Resene half Rice Cake with lacquer finish and American White Oak veneer with Black Oak stain Cabinetry hardware: Blum Benchtops: White engineered stone; Formica in scullery Splashback: Black, marble-look tile Sink: Tungsten from Ikon Auckland Taps: Hansgrohe Focus from Flow Oven and cooktop: Fisher & Paykel Rangehood: Smeg from Kitchen Things Dishwasher: Bosch from Kitchen Things

Water dispenser: InSinkErator from Kitchen Things Flooring: T&G Matai from Kumeu Timber Lighting: Black lights from Lighthouse North Shore Heating: Fujitsu bulkhead heat pump Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Kitchens – Highly Commended Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Platinum HD and Mark Scowen Photography

From one mighty oak The solid timber comprising the cabinetry in this bold, two-tone kitchen was all sourced from a single, sustainably grown tree

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It’s good to know that in a fast-paced world where the easiest, fastest mass-produced option usually holds sway, that some things are not just selected for budget constraints or expediency.

This bold entertainer’s kitchen by designer David Kane of Pepper Design forms part of an extension to an existing residence. The owners wanted a contemporary, uncluttered look for the kitchen as it’s on view from the lofty dining space just a few steps away.

“To achieve the strong minimalist aesthetic we introduced contrasting two-tone cabinetry, with the island’s oak plinth and the perimeter

undercounter cabinetry designed by Team7, an Austrian solid wood furniture manufacturer.

“This cabinetry is constructed in natural oak, so when you open a cabinet door you see the solid wood interiors. Amazingly, all the timber you see in this kitchen was sourced from the one sustainably grown tree – quite a feat in this age of mass production. It also means the tone and grain matches across all the cabinets.”

To avoid the rich timber over-powering the design, black matt glass-fronts were added on the upper perimeter cabinets along one wall at eye level and this surface is continued as a

Above: This kitchen doesn’t have just one eye-catching feature – it has at least three. The solid oak cabinetry achieves a uniform look, in part because it’s all cut from the same tree, while the solid marble countertops and splashback, sourced by the owner, are also key features.

The sleek rangehood adds to the kitchen’s presence. This clears the air via a fan and charcoal filters without the need for tricky ceiling ducting.

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Designer: David Kane, Pepper Design Cabinetry: Team7 in oak and anthracite matt glass Cabinetry hardware: Team7 Benchtops and splashback: Marble Lighting: Team7 Kitchen sink: Abey Taps: Gessi Oven, cooktop: Barazza Ventilation, dishwasher: Miele from Pepper Design Refrigeration: Liebherr from Pepper Design Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Kitchens – Highly Commended Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Johnny Angel

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Above: To preserve the natural allure of the solid oak, the wood is oiled rather than varnished or stained. The kitchen’s upper cabinets work on electronic push-to-open mechanisms.

Facing page: Dining under the stars – a ceiling of operable skylights makes the adjacent dining space light-filled and inviting. The furniture here was also sourced from Team7 in Austria.

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full wall of cabinetry on the adjacent wall. The upper cabinets are on electronic push-to-open mechanisms, while the balance of the cabinets have recessed metal pulls – the minimalist hardware drawing the two cabinet styles together.

The other predominant colour in the room is the white of the veined marble used on the island countertop, the perimeter countertops, and the splashback. The chunky nature of the island benchtop contrasts with the relatively slender plinth, adding to its presence.

On the cooktop wall, a highly sculptural rangehood looks like it might have just flown

in from outer space. The ductless air extractor is part of a new wave of rangehoods that combines charcoal filters and a powerful fan to clear the air without the need for tricky venting.

“We also ran the marble right up the wall behind the rangehood – both to look good in its own right and to accentuate the rangehood.”

In terms of functionality, the dishwasher is under the benchtop at the rear, while the island plinth has added drawer capacity. However, it’s the full cabinetry wall that does the hard work.

Together with the prominent oven, this includes a large integrated fridge and a spacious pantry.

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Emerald and gold The lustrous green and gold surfaces in this family kitchen add vibrancy and texture to its wider setting

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Previous pages: Material advantage – kauri plywood and black melamine cabinets are matched with stainless steel countertops and an emerald green tile splashback in this kitchen.

Negative handles and slender countertops bring an upmarket, entertainer’s air to the kitchen space.

In addition, a rangehood is concealed in the upper perimeter cabinetry.

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Creating a modern kitchen that stands up to the rigours of family life while at the same time offering a sleek presence for entertaining is a common balancing act required of a designer.

For this project, by Sam Elliot of architecture design and build firm Box, choice of materials was key to achieving this – all on a modest budget.

“Sticking to the original budget was a must on this design so a canny use of materials for maximum impact was a must,” says Elliot. “We approached this by combining affordable MDF panelling, with stainless steel benchtops and a limited use of Fijian kauri cabinet fronts.

“To minimise costs, we avoided a waterfall end on the island benchtop while the beautiful, warm, textural kauri is only used on the most prominent elements – on the front of the island and upper perimeter cabinetry,” she says.

Black melamine cabinetry in a matte finish provides a pleasing contrast to the rich kauri.

Negative detail pulls on the cabinet drawers and door handles adds to a minimalist look and also creates the effect of floating benchtops.

“The slim nature of the benchtops also adds a sleek, refined elegance to the kitchen,” says the designer. “To continue the streamlined feel,

Architect: Box; designer, Sam Elliot Cabinetry: Fijian Kauri plywood and black Melteca Cabinetry hardware: Hettich Benchtops: Stainless steel Flooring: Oak overlay from Abstract Floors Lighting: Recessed, from Light Plan Splashback: Emerald tiles, sourced by owner Kitchen sink: Rocket Hardware Refrigerator: Samsung Rangehood: Award Dishwasher: Asko Cooktop and oven: Electrolux Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Kitchens – Highly Commended Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Emma-Jane Hetherington

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the range hood is integrated into the cabinetry.”

All the materials specified by Elliot are both attractive and durable, and the splashback – a feature of the design – is definitely no exception.

“The striking tiled splashback brings pattern and shine to the design and its emerald tones are reflected in the alloy benchtops.”

In terms of looking smart for dinner guests, the matt black cabinetry to the side conceals a walk-in pantry with plenty of shelving – helping to keep the kitchen clutter free. A full-height wine rack and substantial double-door fridge also cater to the couple’s love of entertaining.

Above: Negative detailing on the under-bench cabinets give the countertops a floating quality. Rather than being hidden away, the walk-in pantry is designed to stand out as a strong black sculptural form.

Left: Green tiles on the splashback echo the lush outlooks, while the warm-look kauri plywood finishes also add to the kitchen’s natural feel.

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