side and adding a small section of vertical
timber battens keeps much of the mess out
of sight from the kitchen and living areas.
“Opening up the scullery helped make
the kitchen seem bigger than it was, rather
than appearing as a small kitchen with a
big back-end,” says Craig.
Twisting the fridge round into the
opening between the kitchen and scullery
makes it readily accessible from both. The
fridge cabinet was wrapped in horizontal
oak slats, and a black custom light fitting
placed on the wall facing the living area.
“The effect is to take the emphasis
off the fridge which otherwise is either a
dominant feature in a kitchen design or
has to be fully integrated to hide it away.”
The same wooden slat design with
its black negative groove was used for
the front and sides of the island, but here
Craig has done away with boxy contem-
porary and introduced curves.
“The curves were interesting to play
with, creating beautiful sculpted corners.
The same soft curve is used on the island’s
Corian benchtop, and also on the stainless
Above: The kitchen is divided up spatially into
distinct functional zones, yet there is a continuous
flow between them all. The island’s operational
end is opposite the cooking zone on the back
wall. But the Corian benchtop widens out to form
a cantilevered 1400mm x 1200mm seating area
at the other end – enough space to comfortably
seat eight. The cooking zone leads into a scullery,
where messy preparation and clean-up can occur,
while a dedicated coffee zone with its own cafe-
style seating is positioned to make the most of
lake views.
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