Our brief was to design a new kitchen and minor alterations to an existing house located in Wellington. The existing kitchen area was dated and lacked integration with the associated family room/dining space. The demolition of the separate laundry opened up the space for an expansive kitchen, offering a large peninsula bench, dedicated storage spaces (walk-in pantry, plate pantry, appliance unit) and an open integrated relationship between spaces. The peninsula bench accommodates for all family members to socialise around the central bench without interfering in the functionality of the kitchen.

Specialised multi-action pivot and slide doors hide the laundry from view and when open provide uninterrupted access. The walk in pantry is discretely located at the end of the peninsula bench which provides organised food storage and a noisy work area without encroaching on the open design of the kitchen. A large skylight has transformed what was a dark room into one which bounces light throughout the space.

The installation of two large back painted glass panels create both feature attractions and a splashback protection for the cooking area. The design carefully integrated the new appliances, drawers and cupboards to create a uniform bespoke finish. The workmanship by the carpentry team and joiners ensured a very high quality finish.

Other work included replacement of the old front door with a new feature door and glazed sidelights, removing partition walls from the dining/living room and closing off one entry and installing a new large feature sliding door to the living room.