Kitchen Tour: Light and height in a kitchen Contemporary London

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Kitchen Tour: Light and height in a kitchen Contemporary London - When revising their entire house, the owners of this Victorian detached property in London were keen to install a beautiful kitchen. An architect and interior designer reinvented the space, creating a huge kitchen with a wall double thrilling soaring height of more than 4.5m. The house was extended in the 1980s, but a new extension has been added, creating a dining area flanked by glass that flows off the kitchen and flooded with light.

"We have been called in soon enough when the owners were still discussing the plans with the architect and interior designer," said Nikki Davis Kitchen Architecture, which designed the kitchen. "We do not change anything in space has given us." Instead, Davis worked with this dramatic piece to create a beautiful kitchen that complements contemporary décor while agreeing family life perfectly.

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Who lives here a family of four
Location Southwest London
Size 5.1mx 4.2m, part of a Victorian terraced house with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms
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"The memory for this kitchen was pretty simple," said Davis. "The owners wanted a space extremely functional for a family home, as they do a lot of cooking and entertaining. "the design also had to be in harmony with the rest of the house, which was completely renovated. "It is a very sleek and contemporary look," adds Davis.

Bulthaup b3 and b1 furniture in Alpine White and structured oak kitchen by bulthaup architecture. Wall rod Tom Raffield.

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a beautiful glass extension was built some 1.5m beyond the footprint of an existing rear porch structure. The whole house has been modernized and refurbished by architect James Snell Cattle to David and the interior designed by Amanda Durham Interior Design.

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incredible height ceiling in the kitchen was a major challenge of this project. "The wall measures 4.58m from floor to ceiling," said Davis. "The owners wanted initially units through the wall, but the design has become very kitchen as if you know what I mean! The units were too heavy air on the wall. So instead we kept clean and softened with a shelf in a different material. "

The tray is made from structured oak veneer." He is a big, fabulous wall that might feel a bit intimidating, but we decided to celebrate rather than fight it, "says Davis .

down Wall painted Pipe, Farrow & Ball. Vintage wall lights (just seen in the dining space) Quindry.

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A glass wall on the floor above means you can look down on the kitchen. "We could have designed the units to look neat from above," Davis said, "but with a shelf, owners have the option to decorate as much or as little as they like, to add interest. "

Embracing the size and scale of the wall is important, but the plateau is much to warm." This is a big gray wall but tablet decoration carefully ensures the balance is just in space, "he adds.

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in despite not having wall units, the race of the base cabinets is so long, there are still lots of storage. The island also contain storage on both sides.

The long wall also contains a dishwasher, sink, pans, crockery and cutlery storage, and a wine refrigerator.

Induction cooktop, Miele. Alpine White laminate backsplash, bulthaup architecture kitchen.

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An office ordered structured oak veneer was added to the end of the race of the low cabinets with small drawers next to it to store paperwork owners and duties of children. "The laptop can fit in, too, so all this office space can be completely stowed away," says Davis.

A door in the inner wall leads to a laundry room, with a bank nearby units carefully containing fridge freezer and ovens.

ovens, Miele.

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Thanks to an abundance of innovative windows, kitchen and dining room are flooded with light. pendants hanging over the island and industrial spots , which can rotate and directed to where they are needed, are mounted in the ceiling. "the owner said she barely used though, as it is so light here already" Davis said.

The kitchen has a UV protection, which is useful in such a bright space, bathed in light. "This means that everything is pretty resistant," says Davis.

CH24 Wishbone chairs by Hans J Wegner Carl Hansen, kitchen architecture. Essay dining table, Fritz Hansen.

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Mounting an extractor above the induction cooktop is a challenge, due to the ceiling height. "We did it specifically," Davis said. "It coincides with the lamps hanging at his side."

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the Big island 306cm by 111cm extent with storage and seating on both sides. "It offers a tremendous amount of work space "says Davis. "You can also work on the hob, so if you roll over pasta or cooking, you can just stretch through it."

The island worktop is thicker than on the race of the units. "The bar and sitting here and thin work plan might not have been strong enough to support children leaning on it or someone sitting on it," says Davis. "This thick worktop has a better structure and rigidity than the 10mm that used on the cabinets. "

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