Beautiful, expansive Midcentury Modern family home located in Dover Shores, Newport Beach, California. This home was gutted to the studs, opened up to take advantage of its gorgeous views and designed for a family with young children. Every effort was taken to preserve the home's integral Midcentury Modern bones while adding the most functional and elegant modern amenities. Photos: David Cairns, The OC Image

1980's bungalow with small galley kitchen was completely transformed into an open contemporary space. Brian Yungblut Photography, St. Catharines
Photo of a mid-sized transitional open plan kitchen in Toronto with an undermount sink, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, grey splashback, mosaic tile splashback, panelled appliances, medium hardwood floors, a peninsula and shaker cabinets.

breakfast bar, earth tone colors, exposed beams, great room, island lighting, kitchen island, open floor plan, painted ceiling, pendant lighting, range hood, sloped ceiling, stainless steel, © PURE Design Environments Inc.

Design ideas for a large transitional u-shaped open plan kitchen in Seattle with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, with island, white benchtop, an undermount sink, white splashback, subway tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Heath Little Diamond ceramic tile backsplash, painted cabinets, stained oak floating shelves.
Large modern open plan kitchen in San Francisco with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island and white benchtop.

This transitional kitchen combines rustic warmth with lots of light, creating a welcoming space for your family and friends! Along with UltraCraft Cabinetry's Evanston wood door style in Oak with the new Platinum Grey stain, you'll find some of the latest organizational accessories from Century Wood Components that have been made specifically for our full-access, frameless cabinetry. Photography by TC Studios

Expansive transitional l-shaped open plan kitchen in Phoenix with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, blue splashback, porcelain splashback, stainless steel appliances, travertine floors, with island, beige floor and white benchtop.

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Photo of an arts and crafts l-shaped open plan kitchen in Kansas City with a drop-in sink, white cabinets, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.

Tamara Flanagan
This is an example of a large transitional l-shaped open plan kitchen in Other with quartzite benchtops, with island, a double-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

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Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style l-shaped open plan kitchen in Orlando with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, with island, white benchtop, stone tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

This is an example of a transitional u-shaped open plan kitchen in Dallas with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, panelled appliances, dark hardwood floors, multiple islands and white benchtop.

Joyelle West Photography
This is an example of a large traditional l-shaped open plan kitchen in Boston with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, stainless steel appliances, with island, light hardwood floors, white splashback and subway tile splashback.

This LEED Platinum certified house reflects the homeowner's desire for an exceptionally healthy and comfortable living environment, within a traditional neighborhood. INFILL SITE. The family, who moved from another area of Wellesley, sought out this property to be within walking distance of the high school and downtown area. An existing structure on the tight lot was removed to make way for the new home. 84% of the construction waste, from both the previous structure and the new home, was diverted from a landfill. ZED designed to preserve the existing mature trees on the perimeter of the property to minimize site impacts, and to maintain the character of the neighborhood as well as privacy on the site. EXTERIOR EXPRESSION. The street facade of the home relates to the local New England vernacular. The rear uses contemporary language, a nod to the family’s Californian roots, to incorporate a roof deck, solar panels, outdoor living space, and the backyard swimming pool. ZED’s careful planning avoided to the need to face the garage doors towards the street, a common syndrome of a narrow lot. THOUGHTFUL SPACE. Homes with dual entries can often result in duplicate and unused spaces. In this home, the everyday and formal entry areas are one and the same; the front and garage doors share the entry program of coat closets, mudroom storage with bench for removing your shoes, and a laundry room with generous closets for the children's sporting equipment. The entry area leads directly to the living space, encompassing the kitchen, dining and sitting area areas in an L-shaped open plan arrangement. The kitchen is placed at the south-west corner of the space to allow for a strong connection to the dining, sitting and outdoor living spaces. A fire pit on the deck satisfies the family’s desire for an open flame while a sealed gas fireplace is used indoors - ZED’s preference after omitting gas burning appliances completely from an airtight home. A small study, with a window seat, is conveniently located just off of the living space. A first floor guest bedroom includes an accessible bathroom for aging visitors and can be used as a master suite to accommodate aging in place. HEALTHY LIVING. The client requested a home that was easy to clean and would provide a respite from seasonal allergies and common contaminants that are found in many indoor spaces. ZED selected easy to clean solid surface flooring throughout, provided ample space for cleaning supplies on each floor, and designed a mechanical system with ventilation that provides a constant supply of fresh outdoor air. ZED selected durable materials, finishes, cabinetry, and casework with low or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and no added urea formaldehyde. YEAR-ROUND COMFORT. The home is super insulated and air-tight, paired with high performance triple-paned windows, to ensure it is draft-free throughout the winter (even when in front of the large windows and doors). ZED designed a right-sized heating and cooling system to pair with the thermally improved building enclosure to ensure year-round comfort. The glazing on the home maximizes passive solar gains, and facilitates cross ventilation and daylighting. ENERGY EFFICIENT. As one of the most energy efficient houses built to date in Wellesley, the home highlights a practical solution for Massachusetts. First, the building enclosure reduces the largest energy requirement for typical houses (heating). Super-insulation, exceptional air sealing, a thermally broken wall assembly, triple pane windows, and passive solar gain combine for a sizable heating load reduction. Second, within the house only efficient systems consume energy. These include an air source heat pump for heating & cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation, and high efficiency appliances. Lastly, photovoltaics provide renewable energy help offset energy consumption. The result is an 89% reduction in energy use compared to a similar brand new home built to code requirements. RESILIENT. The home will fare well in extreme weather events. During a winter power outage, heat loss will be very slow due to the super-insulated and airtight envelope– taking multiple days to drop to 60 degrees even with no heat source. An engineered drainage system, paired with careful the detailing of the foundation, will help to keep the finished basement dry. A generator will provide full operation of the all-electric house during a power outage. OVERALL. The home is a reflection of the family goals and an expression of their values, beautifully enabling health, comfort, safety, resilience, and utility, all while respecting the planet. ZED - Architect & Mechanical Designer Bevilacqua Builders Inc - Contractor Creative Land & Water Engineering - Civil Engineering Barbara Peterson Landscape - Landscape Design Nest & Company - Interior Furnishings Eric Roth Photography - Photography

Large gray center island with raised-panel doors topped in 3cm Taj Mahal Quartzite. Backsplash is Transceramica French Clay, 4" x 12", in Automne Glossy.

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Photo of a small industrial galley open plan kitchen in DC Metro with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, concrete benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, dark hardwood floors, with island and brown floor.

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional galley open plan kitchen in San Diego with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors and with island.

This is an example of a mid-sized country l-shaped open plan kitchen in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, dark hardwood floors, with island, soapstone benchtops, ceramic splashback and panelled appliances.

This is an example of a large industrial galley open plan kitchen in London with a double-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, marble benchtops, black appliances, medium hardwood floors and with island.