Australia Kitchen and Bathroom Trends AU Kitchen and Bathroom Trends Vol. 30/8 | Page 26

Preceding pages: Two kitchens, a
laundry, circulation passage and
this open-plan living space make
up the ground floor of the rear
addition. The island’s cantilevered
marble benchtop provides an ideal
breakfast spot. The heavy benchtop
is underpinned by steel reinforcing.
Above: Additional upper cabinetry
for the entertainer’s kitchen is on
the exterior wall. Directly below is a
small reading nook.

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“To address these needs, I designed a utility
hub at one end of the open-plan addition. This
contains the two indoor kitchens, the pantry
and a laundry. The rear spaces are open to each
other and the chef’s kitchen includes a serving
window to the outdoors.”
In keeping with the living and dining areas,
the entertainer’s kitchen is contemporary yet
understated. The island is finished in the same
timber planks as the floor – a durable surface
that helps the kitchen blend in with the wider
area. Steel reinforcing supports the cantilevered
stone benchtop, which is ideal for serving.

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The front-of-house kitchen faces the living
spaces. Reflective glass backpainted in black
forms the splashback, while the rear benchtop,
used for food preparation, is in the same stone
as the island. To ensure easy access to the white
upper wall cabinets, all the door panels lift out
and up at a touch of electric latches. Above the
long cabinets are three display niches, complete with spot lighting, to show off the owners’
objets d’art.
To the left, there is a view directly into the
semi-industrial chef’s kitchen, although this
area can be screened off with a pocket slider.