Every day is a celebration in this modern, architecturally designed home from Robertson Building. The house is ideal for entertaining, as it’s spread across two interconnected rectangles – one for the open-plan living, kitchen and dining, the other the bedroom wing – that each open to a sunny courtyard. A separate studio, complete with kitchenette, extends the footprint to the rear, ensuring extra privacy for guests, one of many smart considerations in this client-designed home. It was also important that the house be in tune with its surroundings, with excellent indoor-outdoor flow. It achieves this thanks to the sun-drenched social areas that open through sliding doors to the outside, a lovely windowseat for relaxing and earthy tones that mimic the landscape.

The kitchens and bathrooms each have luxurious, textured finishes, such as the marbled benchtops and glossy tiles, illuminated by LED strip-lighting. The exterior looks sharp with a contrast of white Canterbury Clay brick and black Colorsteel cladding delineating the studio from the main home, while inside, natural elements and polished-concrete floors soften each space. With the addition of a log-burner in the living room and double-glazing throughout, this is one warm and efficient home. Classic contemporary done right.