Anita Residence
Contemporary Kitchen, Los Angeles
The designers have achieved an organic feeling of light, warmth, and openness through careful choice of materials and use of light and space.
Backlit, sandblasted-glass cabinet doors are set in dark-stained custom oak cabinetry, creating high contrast in the 17 x 22-square-foot kitchen. The ample, soft light casts a warm glow on the new Viking stainless-steel appliances. The wenge-like dark wood continued in a desk alcove, baseboard molding, picture frame, and door frame provides a rich contrast to pale oak floors and Cesarstone composite countertops and backsplash. (Less porous than limestone, Cesarstone was chosen for its durability in this high-use area.)
Removing the wall to the dining room opened up the space, giving it the feeling of a great room while at the same time allowing in additional outdoor light. An island with built-in wine cooler to accommodate the owners’ extensive wine collection offers an ingenious, multi-purpose space-saving solution and provides a seamless transition to the dining area. Diffused glass is used to obscure the bottles.
The master bath echoes the kitchen detailing. Rich contrast is again achieved through dark-stained oak cabinetry, framed mirrors and floating shelves juxtaposed against limestone floors and countertops. Durable, fire-etched glass windows adjacent to the bathtub allow the room to be flooded with natural light while providing necessary privacy. Fire-etched glass also encloses the toilet. An illusion of extra space and feeling of openness is created with a clear glass shower enclosure at one end and fire-etched glass doors at the other end that open up to a sitting room.
Location
Los Angeles, California
Principal Architects
Robin Donaldson AIA
Russell Shubin AIA
Photographer
James Gabbard