Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 4 New Zealand | Page 80

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A variety of wood species feature
in this new home and kitchen by
architect Megan Edwards. The floor
is American oak, the ceiling plywood
and the wood cabinetry is in anegre.
Above: A frameless corner window
helps the kitchen niche connect with
the garden outlooks beyond.
Right: A plan of the living area shows
how the corner kitchen flows into the
adjoining study and divan spaces.

The option to merge a kitchen with its wider
setting is always the more interesting when
the house itself has a distinctive character. For
this new home and its kitchen, architect Megan
Edwards has drawn on the styling of existing mid
century homes in the area, where a limited palette
and modest materials are used to rich effect.
“Hanging off the edge of a steep bush clad
site, the home has a warm enveloping interior,”
says Edwards.
“The kitchen, located in a corner of the
double-height, open-plan living volume, is an
extension of that welcoming ambience,” she

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