Above and far right: A dropped ceiling
delineates the indoor kitchen, adding
to a design that offers many floating
forms and changes in surfaces. Wood
cabinetry connects with the timber
soffit and adds warmth in this area.
Running the main benchtop outside
as the open-air bench also blurs the
lines between indoors and out, as
does the use of the same stools in
the two environments. A pizza oven
features in the al fresco kitchen.
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area and lounge. The interiors appear to go on
forever, but in reality almost half of what you
see is actually an outdoor living space.
To gain privacy and make the outdoor living
area suitable for year-round use, the designer
created a double-height, semi-enclosed outdoor
room with operable louvres that merges with the
fabric of the home. The screen of the front facade
is repeated on this element backed with glass,
adding privacy while admitting natural light.
“Giant stacking sliders separate the indoor
and open-air areas,” says Lomma. “However,
with matching indoor and outdoor furniture,
and floor tiles that run from indoors to out with
only a change in finish, it can be hard to see
where indoors ends and al fresco spaces begin.
The entertainer’s kitchen and open air
kitchen play a part in blurring the lines, with
one long benchtop that runs inside to out. A
pocket sliding glass splashback can be drawn
across the main kitchen’s rear worksurface, cre-
ating a private scullery zone behind. This area is
entered directly from the garage, giving owners
an ideal discreet landing zone for shopping.
Clever spatial and material links are seen
right through the interior, including between