Design workshop Powersurge has opened an immersive brick and mortar showroom at Auckland’s stunning new architectural destination, Residium. Wahine toa Deidre Brown has become the first non-architect to win New Zealand architecture’s highest honour. The Christchurch company revolutionising the traditional Japanese technique of preserving wood by charring it, shou sugi ban.

• This California home designed by Standard Architects with interior designer Martha Mulholland, features raw materials like concrete, oak, and plaster.
• A contemporary interpretation of a thatched roof adds storybook character.
• After many years of neglect and threats of demolition, father-and-daughter duo Bing and Amanda Hu bought the house and have since been on a mission to restore it to its former glory, keeping its legacy alive.

As well as being a 3D interior design software, Dreamplan can also be used for home design, landscape design, decking design and even pool design. Unlike many home and interior design mobile apps, HomeStyler doesn’t have an unprofessional, cartoonish appearance. The designs look very realistic, while the home design app allows you to quickly create 2D and 3D home plans and blueprints from the palm of your hand.

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From the mix of materials used across the furniture, from fabric to leather, to the wooden paneling, striped rug, and sheer curtains, the design is rich in cozy character and depth. Using texture in interior design will be at the forefront of our decorating decisions in 2024. Today Architectural Digest travels to the Catskills Mountains in upstate New York to tour the Rock’n’House, a remarkable family home built around a 12,000 year-old-boulder. Some might have found themselves between a rock and a hard place after finding a prehistoric glacial erratic in the middle of their land, but for architect Christian Wassmann, it was just what he was looking for. The boulder became the central feature of Wassmann’s design and is always present in his family’s impressive home–the perfect example of how humans and nature can coexist as one.

• As you choose mirrors for your rooms, stick to simple, clean-lined frames to avoid detracting from the room’s style.
• The building’s 70 apartments will average 1,200 square feet; share a gym, lounge and roof area to exercise; and limit rent increases.
• You get a home packed with the latest and greatest design trends, of course!
• Dan Mazzarini is an award-winning interior designer, principal director at BHDM Design and founder of Archive by Dan Mazzarini.
• As we cast our minds back for the sense of comfort and assurance that familiarity brings, 2024 will see us breathing new life into historic pieces and uniting styles of the past with design trends of the present.