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| Modern
and Asian Influenced |
Designed
for a teacher in the Uptown neighborhood, the owner
wanted to modernize his cottage home. Pulling influences
from his many travels to China, we tried to incorporate
Asian inspired materials, aesthetics, and functionality
throughout the project's kitchen and pantry.
Even though the kitchen was long and narrow, we were
able to design angled, custom cabinetry to improve
the flow, while preventing the space from feeling like
a runway. Using bamboo plywood, the cabinetry's
light wood tones play harmoniously with the two species
of dark, remnant granite countertops. Openings
in the drawer fronts and doors eliminated the need
for hardware keeping the minimalist aesthetics of the
kitchen. An intricately engineered cabinet next to
the range becomes a beautiful sculpture where the drawer
boxes appear to expand out of the cabinet itself.
A sliding window panel divides the kitchen from the
rest of the home, providing flexible spaces; open when
preparing a meal and entertaining guests and closed
when cleaning it up. In addition, strategically placed
halogen lighting and compact fluorescent wall sconces
provide balanced lighting for prep and storage areas.
The pantry features an angled, custom cabinet that
was designed to fit between two small casement windows
that allow for natural light to enter the space. The
lower window is placed at a height that allows for
the owner's pets to have a view of neighbors
passing by. The adjacent base cabinet, topped with
remnant granite, is slightly taller than usual which
allows room for plenty of storage, including a recycling
center. |
