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Source ArchitectsThe existing house was poorly planned after a many renovations. The entry to the house was through a verandah that had previously been enclosed and the cottage had multiple unconnected living spaces with pour natural light and connection to the beautiful established gardens. With some simple internal changes the renovation allowed removal of the enclosed verandah and have the entry realigned to the central part of the house.
Existing living areas where repurposed as sleeping spaces and a new living wing established to house a master bedroom and ensuite upstairs.
The new living wing gives you an immediate sense of balance and calm as soon as you walk into the double-height living area. The new wing area beautifully captures filtered light on the north and west, allowing views of the established garden on all sides to enter the interior spaces.
Dream Home Builders and RemodelersAwesome shot by Steve Schwartz from AVT Marketing in Fort Mill.
Design ideas for a large transitional single-wall eat-in kitchen in Charlotte with a single-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, limestone benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, marble splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.
Design ideas for a large transitional single-wall eat-in kitchen in Charlotte with a single-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, limestone benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, marble splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.
FINNE ArchitectsArchitect Nils Finne has created a new, highly crafted modern kitchen in his own traditional Tudor home located in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. The kitchen design relies on the creation of a very simple continuous space that is occupied by intensely crafted cabinets, counters and fittings. Materials such as steel, walnut, limestone, textured Alaskan yellow cedar, and sea grass are used in juxtaposition, allowing each material to benefit from adjacent contrasts in texture and color.
The existing kitchen was enlarged slightly by removing a wall between the kitchen and pantry. A long, continuous east-west space was created, approximately 25-feet long, with glass doors at either end. The east end of the kitchen has two seating areas: an inviting window seat with soft cushions as well as a desk area with seating, a flat-screen computer, and generous shelving for cookbooks.
At the west end of the kitchen, an unusual “L”-shaped door opening has been made between the kitchen and the dining room, in order to provide a greater sense of openness between the two spaces. The ensuing challenge was how to invent a sliding pocket door that could be used to close off the two spaces when the occasion required some separation. The solution was a custom door with two panels, and series of large finger joints between the two panels allowing the door to become “L” shaped. The resulting door, called a “zipper door” by the local fabricator (Quantum Windows and Doors), can be pushed completely into a wall pocket, or slid out and then the finger joints allow the second panel to swing into the “L”-shape position.
In addition to the “L”-shaped zipper door, the renovation of architect Nils Finne’s own house presented other opportunity for experimentation. Custom CNC-routed cabinet doors in Alaskan Yellow Cedar were built without vertical stiles, in order to create a more continuous texture across the surface of the lower cabinets. LED lighting was installed with special aluminum reflectors behind the upper resin-panel cabinets. Two materials were used for the counters: Belgian Blue limestone and Black walnut. The limestone was used around the sink area and adjacent to the cook-top. Black walnut was used for the remaining counter areas, and an unusual “finger” joint was created between the two materials, allowing a visually intriguing interlocking pattern , emphasizing the hard, fossilized quality of the limestone and the rich, warm grain of the walnut both to emerge side-by-side. Behind the two counter materials, a continuous backsplash of custom glass mosaic provides visual continuity.
Laser-cut steel detailing appears in the flower-like steel bracket supporting hanging pendants over the window seat as well as in the delicate steel valence placed in front of shades over the glass doors at either end of the kitchen.
At each of the window areas, the cabinet wall becomes open shelving above and around the windows. The shelving becomes part of the window frame, allowing for generously deep window sills of almost 10”.
Sustainable design ideas were present from the beginning. The kitchen is heavily insulated and new windows bring copious amounts of natural light. Green materials include resin panels, low VOC paints, sustainably harvested hardwoods, LED lighting, and glass mosaic tiles. But above all, it is the fact of renovation itself that is inherently sustainable and captures all the embodied energy of the original 1920’s house, which has now been given a fresh life. The intense craftsmanship and detailing of the renovation speaks also to a very important sustainable principle: build it well and it will last for many, many years!
Overall, the kitchen brings a fresh new spirit to a home built in 1927. In fact, the kitchen initiates a conversation between the older, traditional home and the new modern space. Although there are no moldings or traditional details in the kitchen, the common language between the two time periods is based on richly textured materials and obsessive attention to detail and craft.
Glenda RoffDesign ideas for a large contemporary galley open plan kitchen in Perth with an integrated sink, white cabinets, limestone benchtops, white splashback, cement tile splashback, panelled appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, beige floor and grey benchtop.
RoundhouseRoundhouse Urbo and Classic matt lacquer hand painted, luxury bespoke kitchen. Urbo in Farrow & Ball Hardwick White and Classic in Farrow & Ball Downpipe. Worktop in Honed Basaltina Limestone with pencil edge and splashback in stainless steel. Photography by Darren Chung.
LogHomesByJack.comPhoto of a mid-sized country u-shaped open plan kitchen in Other with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors and with island.
J. Graham Goldsmith ArchitectsDesign ideas for a mid-sized beach style kitchen pantry in Boston with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, limestone benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, porcelain splashback, white appliances, light hardwood floors, a peninsula, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtop and recessed.
HANÁK NÁBYTEKInspiration for a mid-sized contemporary l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Other with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors and no island.
UserInspiration for a large contemporary l-shaped separate kitchen in Austin with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, beige splashback, mosaic tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and beige benchtop.
Goldenline Construction Inc.This is an example of a contemporary eat-in kitchen in Los Angeles with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, white splashback, limestone splashback, white appliances, light hardwood floors, multiple islands, beige floor and white benchtop.
STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTSA large central island unit with a slate counter houses contains many of the kitchen appliances and cupboard space, as well as a casual dining area. The oven range, additional cabinetry and open shelves are located along the party wall.
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FINNE ArchitectsA new modern farmhouse has been created in Ipswich, Massachusetts, approximately 30 miles north of Boston. The new house overlooks a rolling landscape of wetlands and marshes, close to Crane Beach in Ipswich. The heart of the house is a freestanding living pavilion, with a soaring roof and an elevated stone terrace. The terrace provides views in all directions to the gentle, coastal landscape.
A cluster of smaller building pieces form the house, similar to farm compounds. The entry is marked by a 3-story tower, consisting of a pair of study spaces on the first two levels, and then a completely glazed viewing space on the top level. The entry itself is a glass space that separates the living pavilion from the bedroom wing. The living pavilion has a beautifully crafted wood roof structure, with exposed Douglas Fir beams and continuous high clerestory windows, which provide abundant natural light and ventilation. The living pavilion has primarily glass walls., with a continuous, elevated stone terrace outside. The roof forms a broad, 6-ft. overhang to provide outdoor space sheltered from sun and rain.
In addition to the viewing tower and the living pavilion, there are two more building pieces. First, the bedroom wing is a simple, 2-story linear volume, with the master bedroom at the view end. Below the master bedroom is a classic New England screened porch, with views in all directions. Second, the existing barn was retained and renovated to become an integral part of the new modern farmhouse compound.
Exterior and interior finishes are straightforward and simple. Exterior siding is either white cedar shingles or white cedar tongue-and-groove siding. Other exterior materials include metal roofing and stone terraces. Interior finishes consist of custom cherry cabinets, Vermont slate counters, quartersawn oak floors, and exposed Douglas fir framing in the living pavilion. The main stair has laser-cut steel railings, with a pattern evocative of the surrounding meadow grasses.
The house was designed to be highly energy-efficient and sustainable. Upon completion, the house was awarded the highest rating (5-Star +) by the Energy Star program. A combination of “active” and “passive” energy conservation strategies have been employed.
On the active side, a series of deep, drilled wells provide a groundsource geothermal heat exchange, reducing energy consumption for heating and cooling. Recently, a 13-kW solar power system with 40 photovoltaic panels has been installed. The solar system will meet over 30% of the electrical demand at the house. Since the back-up mechanical system is electric, the house uses no fossil fuels whatsoever. The garage is pre-wired for an electric car charging station.
In terms of passive strategies, the extensive amount of windows provides abundant natural light and reduces electric demand. Deep roof overhangs and built-in shades are used to reduce heat gain in summer months. During the winter, the lower sun angle is able to penetrate into living spaces and passively warm the concrete subfloor. Radiant floors provide constant heat with thermal mass in the floors. Exterior walls and roofs are insulated 30-40% greater than code requirements. Low VOC paints and stains have been used throughout the house. The high level of craft evident in the house reflects another key principle of sustainable design: build it well and make it last for many years!
KIM Architecture + DesignMid-sized modern galley open plan kitchen in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, blue splashback, glass sheet splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors and a peninsula.
Apex Mountain HomesInspiration for a large country l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Denver with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, cement tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors and with island.
GREAT FALLS ConstructionInspiration for a large contemporary u-shaped kitchen pantry in DC Metro with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, limestone benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, beige floor and beige benchtop.
Mahoney Architects & Interiorscan you way layout space?
Large contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, beige splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, stone slab splashback and beige benchtop.
Large contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, beige splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, stone slab splashback and beige benchtop.
Efecto 3 Diseño e InteriorismoSmall contemporary u-shaped open plan kitchen in Bilbao with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, limestone benchtops, beige splashback, limestone splashback, white appliances, light hardwood floors, a peninsula and beige benchtop.
Everingham DesignLarge contemporary l-shaped open plan kitchen in Columbus with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, limestone benchtops, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.
12/12 Architects & PlannersThis family of 5 was quickly out-growing their 1,220sf ranch home on a beautiful corner lot. Rather than adding a 2nd floor, the decision was made to extend the existing ranch plan into the back yard, adding a new 2-car garage below the new space - for a new total of 2,520sf. With a previous addition of a 1-car garage and a small kitchen removed, a large addition was added for Master Bedroom Suite, a 4th bedroom, hall bath, and a completely remodeled living, dining and new Kitchen, open to large new Family Room. The new lower level includes the new Garage and Mudroom. The existing fireplace and chimney remain - with beautifully exposed brick. The homeowners love contemporary design, and finished the home with a gorgeous mix of color, pattern and materials.
The project was completed in 2011. Unfortunately, 2 years later, they suffered a massive house fire. The house was then rebuilt again, using the same plans and finishes as the original build, adding only a secondary laundry closet on the main level.
Geometra Design Ltd.Mid-sized contemporary single-wall open plan kitchen in Toronto with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, limestone benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, beige floor, grey benchtop and coffered.
Kitchen with Limestone Benchtops and Light Hardwood Floors Design Ideas
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