ミネアポリスにある高級な中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、木材カウンター、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、濃色無垢フローリング、茶色い床) の写真

This kitchen featured on an episode on Channel 4's Grand Designs. Curved edges to the island unit and an extra thin oak worktop with curved front lip are some of the highlights of this bespoke kitchen. Designed and built by Wildercreative in London. Photography by Mark Cocksedge

A stunning kitchen design incorporated awkward ceiling heights by suspending black steel shelving, using bold stone for benchtop and under bench, hidden pantry and a useful glassware storage space. The end result has been perfect for home cooking and entertaining.

From ordinary to stunning for this couple in south Bellingham. A winning combination of painted island in Hale Navy with a Walnut Boos block top, a painted perimeter in Grey Owl and Black Walnut Vertical Grain matching on the pantry & refrigeration area. The panel ready Thermador 36" wide refrigerator/freezer fits in seamlessly and quietly unnoticed. Thermador offers its beautiful 30" gas Pro Harmony Range professional series with the signature Star burners! Beautiful meals in a beautiful space.

サンシャインコーストにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルの床、グレーの床、茶色いキッチンカウンター、木材カウンター、グレーのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備) の写真

Replacing a cookie cutter kitchen with a contemporary space full of drama, individuality and exquisite design and materials. Glass top table, bamboo chopping block, Houdini glass on bathroom doors, and concrete countertops and pitched inlaid stainless steel drying area.

In Brief Our client has occupied their mid-19th Century farm house in a small attractive village in Staffordshire for many years. As the family has grown and developed, their lifestyles and living patterns have changed. Although the existing property is particularly generous in terms of size and space, the family circumstances had changed, and they needed extra living space to accommodate older members of their family. The layout and shape of the farm house’s living accommodation didn’t provide the functional space for everyday modern family life. Their kitchen is located at the far end of the house, and, in fact it is furthest ground floor room away from the garden. This proves challenging for the family during the warmer, sunnier months when they wish to spend more time eating and drinking outdoors. The only access they have to the garden is from a gate at the rear of the property. The quickest way to get there is through the back door which leads onto their rear driveway. The family virtually need to scale the perimeter of the house to access their garden. The family would also like to comfortably welcome additional older family members to the household. Although their relatives want the security of being within the family hub they also want their own space, privacy and independence from the core of the family. We were appointed by our client to help them create a design solution that responds to the needs of the family, for now, and into the foreseeable future. In Context To the rear of the farmhouse our clients had still retained the red bricked historic bake house and granary barn. The family wanted to maximise the potential of the redundant building by converting it into a separate annex to accommodate their older relatives. They also sought a solution to accessing the back garden from the farmhouse. Our clients enjoy being in the garden and would like to be able to easily spend more time outside. The barn offers an ideal use of vacant space from which to create additional living accommodation that’s on the ground floor, independent, private, and yet it’s easy to access the hub of the family home. Our Approach The client’s home is in a small village in the Staffordshire countryside, within a conservation area. Their attractive mid-19th century red bricked farmhouse occupies a prominent corner position next to the church at the entrance to High Street. Its former farm buildings and yard have been sold for residential conversion and redevelopment but to the rear the farmhouse still retains its historic bake house with granary above. The barn is a two-storey red brick building with a clay tiled roof and the upper floor can still accessed by an external flight of stone steps. Over the years the bake house has only been used by the family for storage and needed some repairs. The barn's style is a great example which reflects the way that former farming activity was carried out back in the mid-19th Century. The new living space within the barn solves three problems in one. The empty barn provides the perfect space for developing extra en-suite, ground floor living accommodation for the family, creating additional flexible space on the first floor of the barn for the family’s hobbies. The conversion provides a to link the main farmhouse with barn, the garden and the drive way. It will also give a new lease of life back to the historic barn preserving and enhancing its originality. Design Approach Every element of the historical barns restoration was given careful consideration, to sensitively retain and restore the original character. The property has some significant features of heritage value all lending to its historical character. For example, to the rear of the barn there is an original beehive oven. Historical Gems A beehive oven is a type of oven that’s been used since the Middle Ages in Europe. It gets its name from its domed shape, which resembles that of an old-fashioned beehive. The oven is an extremely rare example and is a feature that our team and our clients wanted to restore and incorporate into the new design. The conservation officer was in favour of retaining the beehive oven to preserve it for future studies. Our clients also have a well in the front garden of the farmhouse. The old well is located exactly under the spot of the proposed new en-suite WC. We liaised with the conservation officer and they were happy for the well to be covered rather than preserved within the design. We discussed the possibility of making a feature of the well within the barn to our clients and made clear that highlighting the well would be costly in both time and money. The family had a budget and timescale to follow and they decided against incorporating the well within the new design. We ensured that the redundant well was properly assessed, before it could be infilled and capped with a reinforced concrete slab. Another aspect of the barn that we were all keen to preserve were the external granary steps and door. They are part of the building’s significance and character; their loss would weaken the character and heritage of the old granary barn. We ensured that the steps and door should be retained and repaired within the new design. It was imperative for clients and our team to retain the historical features that form the character and history of the building. The external stone steps and granary door complement the original design indicating the buildings former working purpose within the 19th Century farm complex. An experienced structural specialist was appointed to produce a structural report, to ensure all aspects of the building were sound prior to planning. Our team worked closely with the conservation officer to ensure that the project remained sensitive and sympathetic to the locality of the site and the existing buildings. Access Problems Solved Despite being in a Conservation Area, the conservation officer and the planners were happy with a seamless contemporary glazed link from the main farm to the granary barn. The new glazed link, not only brings a significant amount of light into the interior of the farmhouse, but also granary barn, creating an open and fluid area within the home, rather than it just being a corridor. The glazed hallway provides the family with direct access from the main farmhouse to the granary barn, and it opens outdirectly onto their garden space. The link to the barn changes the way that the family currently live for the better, creating flexibility in terms of direct access to the outside space and to the granary barn. Working Together We worked closely with the conservation officer to ensure that our initial design for the planned scheme was befitting of its place in the Conservation Area (and suited to a historic structure). It was our intention to create a modern and refreshing space which complements the original building. A close collaboration between the client, the conservation officer, the planners and our team has enabled us the deliver a design that retains as much of the working aesthetic of the buildings as possible. Local planners were keen to see the building converted to residential use to save it from disrepair, allowing the chance to create a unique home with significant original features, such as the beehive oven, the stone steps and the granary doors. We have sensitively and respectfully designed the barn incorporating new architecture with a sense of the old history from the existing buildings. This allows the current work to be interpreted as an additional thread to the historical context of the buildings, without affecting their character. The former barn has been sympathetically transformed inside and out, corresponding well with the historical significance of the immediate farm site and the local area. We’ve created a new sleek, contemporary glazed link for the family to the outside of their house, whilst developing additional living space that retains the historical core, ethos and detail of the building. In addition, the clients can also now take advantage of the unrivaled views of the church opposite, from the upper floor of the historic barn. Feeling inspired? Find out how we converted a Grade II Listed Farmhouse.

Framed with a Crittal Sliding door the open plan kitchen diner lets the garden inside.
ロンドンにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (エプロンフロントシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、木材カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、黒い調理設備、コンクリートの床、白い床、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真

Kyriakos
トロントにある高級な小さなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (シングルシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、木材カウンター、メタリックのキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

Midcentury modern home on Lake Sammamish. We used mixed materials and styles to add interest to this bright space. The built-in kitchen nook with custom tables is a regular meeting place for dinners and games for this family of five.

This no-fuss kitchen is designed for simplicity, while utilizing user-friendly and worry-free materials. The abundance of natural light adds to the room’s relaxed atmosphere; making it an ideal gathering place to entertain family and friends. Seating at the custom-designed island brings visitors close to the action, but out of the kitchen’s work-space. The renovated layout places the refrigerator and wall-oven on the left wall, with the built-in cabinets; and clears the Silestone island-surface for a spacious prep area. The vegetable sink is positioned opposite the refrigerator for optimum access. Circulation, from the much-used exterior door, allows one to slide along the edge of the room, without interfering with the cook. The natural palette includes a walnut countertop; off-white upper and base cabinets; an ‘L’ shaped counter configuration; quarter sawn white oak island cabinets with a driftwood finish and charcoal glaze; and Silestone quartz surface for the island countertop. Kitchen Cabinets: Peggy Jaeger with Kitchen and Bath Studios, Contractor: Giovanni Scardina Contracting

Replacing a cookie cutter kitchen with a contemporary space full of drama, individuality and exquisite design and materials. Glass top table, bamboo chopping block, Houdini glass on bathroom doors, and concrete countertops and pitched inlaid stainless steel drying area.

Kyriakos
トロントにある高級な小さなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (シングルシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、木材カウンター、メタリックのキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

A kitchen that combines both dark and light tones to create a warm yet airy feel.
サセックスにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (一体型シンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、木材カウンター、ベージュキッチンパネル、ガラス板のキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

Richard Moberg
ストックホルムにある高級な中くらいなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (ドロップインシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、木材カウンター、赤いキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、セラミックタイルの床、アイランドなし) の写真

From ordinary to stunning for this couple in south Bellingham. A winning combination of painted island in Hale Navy with a Walnut Boos block top, a painted perimeter in Grey Owl and Black Walnut Vertical Grain matching on the pantry & refrigeration area. The panel ready Thermador 36" wide refrigerator/freezer fits in seamlessly and quietly unnoticed. Thermador offers its beautiful 30" gas Pro Harmony Range professional series with the signature Star burners! Beautiful meals in a beautiful space.

Replacing a cookie cutter kitchen with a contemporary space full of drama, individuality and exquisite design and materials. Glass top table, bamboo chopping block, Houdini glass on bathroom doors, and concrete countertops and pitched inlaid stainless steel drying area.

Roundhouse Urbo bespoke hi-gloss lacquer kitchen in RAL 7023 with polished Blanco Zeus composite worktop and Wholestave Walnut worktop on island. Photography by Nick Kane.

ミュンヘンにある高級なコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなアイランドキッチン (フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、木材カウンター、マルチカラーのキッチンパネル、ガラス板のキッチンパネル、黒い調理設備) の写真