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Preceding pages: Coffee colours and
natural woodgrains bring an inviting,
warm look to this new kitchen.
Designer Toni Roberts of Kitchen
Architecture says the kitchen, which
was designed for a couple who own
cafés, features three separate work
zones – the main food preparation
area, a drinks area on the right, and a
baking zone on the rear wall.
Above: A warm brown stain on the
oak bar top highlights the grain. The
suspended shelf is dark-stained oak.

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Modern cooking can provide a real sense of
theatre, especially if the chef is a professional.
But even for amateur cooks, the kitchen has
become a focal point for entertaining.
This new kitchen was designed for Tracey
and Dave Bartlett, who run a highly successful
café and catering business, and not surprisingly,
it had to meet the needs of the professional chefs
in the family. Toni Roberts of Kitchen Architecture was commissioned to remodel the kitchen,
to make it larger and better equipped.
“The family love to entertain, but they also
use their kitchen for food testing and baking,”

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Roberts says. “They required a main work area
that would allow Dave to cook facing outwards,
so he could talk to guests. There also needed to
be bench space to plate up for 10 or more people.
And they required a separate baking area and a
drinks zone.”
Roberts configured a 1.5m extension to the
house to accommodate these elements, collaborating with the architectural draftsperson to
ensure the design met council requirements.
“We needed to angle the ceiling at the end of
the kitchen, but this is largely concealed by the
bank of full-height cabinetry.”