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COMMON GROUND • In a cycle where trust fed ambition, and vice versa, this expansive New South Wales property illustrates what is possible when client, architect, builder and landscape designer are totally in sync.

HOLLIE BOWDEN • An interior designer and furniture maker’s North London terrace, which they share with their three young girls, is a home made by hand, coloured by artistic friends and filled with curious and unpretentious ‘bits’ kept over the years.

THE ART I LIVE WITH • In a new series for est, Ronan Sulich explores the impetus behind the collection of art advisor and advocate Kym Elphinstone.

KITCHEN COMPENDIUM • MATERIAL IS THE MESSAGE IN EACH OF THESE 10 KITCHENS, AS ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS EXPLORE LESS CONVENTIONAL SURFACES, TREATMENTS AND DETAILS TO TELL A HOME’S STORY, RIGHT FROM THE HEART.

SUPER NOVA SKY VILLA • A penthouse of scale and prestige at One Sydney Harbour finds itself anchored by a strong, persuasive materiality in direct response to the natural beauty found in its harbour setting.

AN INVITATION TO LOOK AGAIN • A new series looks at curators and creators—people who are moving the dial in terms of how we experience art, objects and interiors. Here, Eryca Green responds to the magic that is Lost Profile Gallery in Melbourne’s Brunswick.

A SOFTER EDGE • At Boulevard House, Studio Doherty and Peter Barton Architects have opened up a once inward-oriented living area towards garden and sky, with colour and texture threaded throughout to modulate each and every space.

HÔTEL BUS PALLADIUM • Bus Palladium—an iconic Paris nightclub in Pigalle grows up to define 21st-century hospitality under the direction of Studio KO.

SEA RANCH • Striking a balance between reverence for the past and a focus on the future, Commune Design took a deep dive into the archives of Sea Ranch—a Californian icon—and discovered permission to play.

3DAYSOFDESIGN • DAVID HARRISON REPORTS ON WHAT MATTERED MOST AT COPENHAGEN’S 3DAYSOFDESIGN.

LESSONS IN HOME • Swedish-born, Sydney-based interior designer Anna-Carin McNamara contemplates the life and meaning of a home, beyond its decoration, as she waits for the birth of her grandchild in a tiny Swedish coastal cottage.

The Colour of Light • A holiday home has been crafted to reflect the Mediterranean landscape of its coastal setting, drawing on the tones and textures that surround it.

MANUEL AIRES MATEUS

IS THIS PARADISE? • William Dangar, of Sydney landscape practice Dangar Barin Smith, and our resident garden editor, shares a personal project where joy, trust and creative instinct have produced a garden of immense natural beauty.

ASTURIAS ROCKING ARMCHAIR

PARIS BY DAY • Each year we spend three days in Paris—revisiting old favourites (you know who you are, Paul Bert Serpette) while always folding in something new. There is invariably an art exhibition worth visiting at the Bourse de Commerce, with its excellent on-site dining at La Halle aux Grains, and Rue des Martyrs in the 9th arrondissement remains a foodie paradise. Here are some other tried-and-tested recommendations.