Medium sized world-inspired mixed railing balcony in Brisbane with a roof extension.

Design ideas for a large world-inspired terrace in Brisbane with a roof extension.

B n A Photography, Mackay
Medium sized world-inspired open plan living room in Other with dark hardwood flooring and grey walls.

B n A Photography, Mackay
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired open plan living room in Other with dark hardwood flooring and grey walls.

Inspiration for a world-inspired house exterior in Cairns.

This is an example of a world-inspired back patio in Cairns with a water feature, decking and a roof extension.

Design ideas for a large world-inspired back veranda in Other with an outdoor kitchen, concrete slabs and a roof extension.

Design ideas for a large world-inspired back veranda in Other with an outdoor kitchen, concrete slabs and a roof extension.

This is an example of a world-inspired bathroom in London.

Inspiration for a large world-inspired back veranda in Other with an outdoor kitchen, concrete slabs and a roof extension.

Kath Heke Photography
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired side terrace with a roof extension.

This is an example of a large world-inspired back veranda in Other with an outdoor kitchen, concrete slabs and a roof extension.

Inspiration for a large world-inspired back veranda in Other with an outdoor kitchen, concrete slabs and a roof extension.

Photo of a medium sized world-inspired back patio in Brisbane with concrete paving and a pergola.

World-inspired bathroom in London.

Charles Wright
Design ideas for a large world-inspired terrace in Sydney with a roof extension.

Inspiration for a large world-inspired back veranda in Other with an outdoor kitchen, concrete slabs and a roof extension.

Inspiration for a large world-inspired back veranda in Other with an outdoor kitchen, concrete slabs and a roof extension.

Our brief was to create a calm, modern country kitchen that avoided cliches - and to intrinsically link to the garden. A weekend escape for a busy family who come down to escape the city, to enjoy their art collection, garden and cook together. The design springs from my neuroscience research and is based on appealing to our hard wired needs, our fundamental instincts - sociability, easy movement, art, comfort, hearth, smells, readiness for visitors, view of outdoors and a place to eat. The key design innovation was the use of soft geometry, not so much in the planning but in the three dimensionality of the furniture which grows out of the floor in an organic way. The soft geometry is in the profile of the pieces, not in their footprint. The users can stroke the furniture, lie against it and feel its softness, all of which helps the visitors to kitchen linger and chat. The fireplace is located in the middle between the cooking zone and the garden. There is plenty of room to draw up a chair and just sit around. The fold-out doors let the landscape into the space in a generous way, especially on summer days when the weather makes the indoors and outdoors come together. The sight lines from the main cooking and preparation island offer views of the garden throughout the seasons, as well as people coming into the room and those seating at the table - so it becomes a command position or what we call the sweet spot. This often results in there being a family competition to do the cooking. The woods are Canadian Maple, Australian rosewood and Eucalyptus. All appliances are Gaggenau and Fisher and Paykel.