Kitchen &
Interior Renovation
Clients were renovating their home and needed a kitchen to match with their new building design but also to match their needs and life-style.
The family is made of 6 members in total, so it was crucial for the new design to meet practicality and storage requirements, while keeping it simple, symmetrical and within their budget request.
To achieve these key points, I undertook various study processes including strategic placements of the appliances, a circulation study and storage and hardware research.
Existing Site
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The Study
Initially, the clients wanted to keep the L-shaped kitchen as per existing, with a cantered cooktop/oven, however the design process clarified and convinced them that this layout was not ideal for their needs.
Render of final desgin
Clients wanted to have the cooktop in the centre and in line with the sink, with fridge being put against the wall to the right for 'symmetry', however this would have compromised functionality, design and storage - it did not use the space to its full potential.
Videos - Real & Render
Circulation Plan & Working vs Storage Areas
The study of the circulation greatly contributed to the final design. It helped identifying and separating the "Working Area" from the "Storage Area". The "Working Area"had to be centred, while the "Storage Area" was at the extremities of the units, defined by the deep and tall cupboards and which framed out the central space. The appliances have been allocated to the centre, in a confined space between the island and oven benchtop, where people would tend to move more as they are preparing meals or washing dishes, while the "Storage Area", are easily accessed for people to prepare a hot drink or grab a plate, use the microwave, throwing the rubbish and go, without disturbing the "working" person . These two areas have been seperated by a physical 'Walnut Veneer Frame' which surrounded the centre area out, and defined even further the symmetrical feel as intended.
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Hardware & Practicality
Achieving a sleek and practical design required strategic hardware decisions. We opted for inner drawers to eliminate visible horizontal joint lines on external panels, ensuring simplicity with functionality. We then gained extra benchtop space behind a bifold pocket door, that was needed to keep the "tall cupboard effect" and maintain the symmetrical feel by matching with the pantry tall cupboard that is on the other side.
