Preparing & eating

At a most primary level, our kitchens streamline the sequence of preparation, cooking, washing and storage, but they are also designed to merge the intimate and more public nature of the kitchen space – today’s kitchen must be an entertaining space as well as the cooking space with ways to control the inherent mess in a kitchen.

For many clients, the eating place is becoming less formal and very connected with the kitchen – more often than not, it is the family space – to talk, read newspapers, access the internet and do homework.

At a most primary level, our kitchens streamline the sequence of preparation, cooking, washing and storage, but they are also designed to merge the intimate and more public nature of the kitchen space – today’s kitchen must be an entertaining space as well as the cooking space with ways to control the inherent mess in a kitchen.

For many clients, the eating place is becoming less formal and very connected with the kitchen – more often than not, it is the family space – to talk, read newspapers, access the internet and do homework.
The translucent splash back affords southern light. A casement window at the western end offers a vignette of the river from the kitchen sink whilst screening the neighbour.
Small kitchens must make use of all available storage. The storage wall beyond stores all glasses and cups but is only 1 glass deep. The sink shroud stores the toaster and kettle.
'Bending' the living room afforded width to the western verandah in the middle where it was needed, and not at the ends where greater internal space was needed.
Not everyone gets a view of the garden from the verandah table so time was spent thinking about how to compose the vista looking back into the house.
Screening and shrouding a section of the island bench gives a semi-private connection between kitchen and eating spaces.
Our Clifton Gardens client required a generous walk in pantry that could be closed off from the kitchen when entertaining.