Whether designed as a relaxing retreat or for high-use practicality, bathrooms challenge the skill and creativity of any architect. We think these ones have succeeded brilliantly.

Eight offices have caught our eye in the last year – because of their low-budget style, clever reinvention of materials, energy efficiency or just because they look like fun places in which to work.

Whatever your aesthetic and textural preferences, there’s a sustainable flooring option to suit.

With the arrival of smart phones, home automation was always going to take off. But how can you be clever about using all this smart technology?

The art of carpentry is being used in a myriad of ways these days. Here’s our pick of the year’s most inspiring examples.

The kitchen has become the most versatile space in the home. Beyond producing food, it’s now a place to display art, do homework, lounge and party. We celebrate six of this year’s most covetable designs.

Prefab housing makes sense in a number of important ways – it’s relatively quick to build, has defined costs and makes efficient use of materials. These days it’s also raising the bar on the design front, as our annual selection shows.

Our annual bathroom spread sees sustainability front and centre of each design, enhancing material choice, aesthetics and performance in ways that are highly creative and individual. Soak it up!

Whether building new or retrofitting, working out the lighting early will reap rewards down the track. And it’s LEDs that will take you there.

A great kitchen draws everyone to it – the cook, the kids, friends and family. It’s a tricky brief to pull off but we reckon these ones have what it takes to succeed.