Architect Nils Finne has created a new, highly crafted modern kitchen in his own traditional Tudor home located in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. The kitchen design relies on the creation of a very simple continuous space that is occupied by intensely crafted cabinets, counters and fittings. Materials such as steel, walnut, limestone, textured Alaskan yellow cedar, and sea grass are used in juxtaposition, allowing each material to benefit from adjacent contrasts in texture and color. The existing kitchen was enlarged slightly by removing a wall between the kitchen and pantry. A long, continuous east-west space was created, approximately 25-feet long, with glass doors at either end. The east end of the kitchen has two seating areas: an inviting window seat with soft cushions as well as a desk area with seating, a flat-screen computer, and generous shelving for cookbooks. At the west end of the kitchen, an unusual “L”-shaped door opening has been made between the kitchen and the dining room, in order to provide a greater sense of openness between the two spaces. The ensuing challenge was how to invent a sliding pocket door that could be used to close off the two spaces when the occasion required some separation. The solution was a custom door with two panels, and series of large finger joints between the two panels allowing the door to become “L” shaped. The resulting door, called a “zipper door” by the local fabricator (Quantum Windows and Doors), can be pushed completely into a wall pocket, or slid out and then the finger joints allow the second panel to swing into the “L”-shape position. In addition to the “L”-shaped zipper door, the renovation of architect Nils Finne’s own house presented other opportunity for experimentation. Custom CNC-routed cabinet doors in Alaskan Yellow Cedar were built without vertical stiles, in order to create a more continuous texture across the surface of the lower cabinets. LED lighting was installed with special aluminum reflectors behind the upper resin-panel cabinets. Two materials were used for the counters: Belgian Blue limestone and Black walnut. The limestone was used around the sink area and adjacent to the cook-top. Black walnut was used for the remaining counter areas, and an unusual “finger” joint was created between the two materials, allowing a visually intriguing interlocking pattern , emphasizing the hard, fossilized quality of the limestone and the rich, warm grain of the walnut both to emerge side-by-side. Behind the two counter materials, a continuous backsplash of custom glass mosaic provides visual continuity. Laser-cut steel detailing appears in the flower-like steel bracket supporting hanging pendants over the window seat as well as in the delicate steel valence placed in front of shades over the glass doors at either end of the kitchen. At each of the window areas, the cabinet wall becomes open shelving above and around the windows. The shelving becomes part of the window frame, allowing for generously deep window sills of almost 10”. Sustainable design ideas were present from the beginning. The kitchen is heavily insulated and new windows bring copious amounts of natural light. Green materials include resin panels, low VOC paints, sustainably harvested hardwoods, LED lighting, and glass mosaic tiles. But above all, it is the fact of renovation itself that is inherently sustainable and captures all the embodied energy of the original 1920’s house, which has now been given a fresh life. The intense craftsmanship and detailing of the renovation speaks also to a very important sustainable principle: build it well and it will last for many, many years! Overall, the kitchen brings a fresh new spirit to a home built in 1927. In fact, the kitchen initiates a conversation between the older, traditional home and the new modern space. Although there are no moldings or traditional details in the kitchen, the common language between the two time periods is based on richly textured materials and obsessive attention to detail and craft.

Michael J. Lee Photography
ボストンにあるトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター) の写真

他の地域にある高級な中くらいなラスティック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、レイズドパネル扉のキャビネット、淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、シルバーの調理設備、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

ロサンゼルスにあるコンテンポラリー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、淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、白いキッチンパネル、ライムストーンのキッチンパネル、白い調理設備、淡色無垢フローリング、ベージュの床、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真

デンバーにある広いラスティックスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (ドロップインシンク、レイズドパネル扉のキャビネット、淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、セメント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

California early Adobe, opened up and contemporized. Full of light and easy neutral tones and natural surfaces. Indoor, Outdoor living created and enjoyed by family.

他の地域にあるラグジュアリーな巨大な地中海スタイルのおしゃれなLDK (アンダーカウンターシンク、レイズドパネル扉のキャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、ベージュキッチンパネル、石スラブのキッチンパネル、無垢フローリング、淡色木目調キャビネット、グレーとクリーム色) の写真

サンディエゴにある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 (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、淡色木目調キャビネット、緑のキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、ライムストーンカウンター、石スラブのキッチンパネル、ライムストーンの床、ベージュの床) の写真

Cabinets have a custom driftwood finish over alder wood. Stainless steel barstools compliment the stainless steel appliances to complete the warm modern theme. Photography: Jean Laughton

Detailed wooden kitchen. Photographer: David Duncan Livingston, Eastman Pynn at Image Above
サンフランシスコにある高級な中くらいな地中海スタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (落し込みパネル扉のキャビネット、淡色木目調キャビネット、メタリックのキッチンパネル、メタルタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、ドロップインシンク、ライムストーンカウンター、淡色無垢フローリング、茶色い床) の写真

Nichols Canyon remodel by Tim Braseth and Willow Glen Partners, completed 2006. Architect: Michael Allan Eldridge of West Edge Studios. Contractor: Art Lopez of D+Con Design Plus Construction. Designer: Tim Braseth. Flooring: solid oak. Cabinetry: vertical grain rift oak. Range by Viking. Integrated panel-front refrigerator by Sub-Zero. Sliders by Fleetwood. Custom dining table by Built, Inc. Vintage dining chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Photo by Michael McCreary.

The Magnolia Renovation has been primarily concerned with the design of a new, highly crafted modern kitchen in a traditional home located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. The kitchen design relies on the creation of a very simple continuous space that is occupied by highly crafted pieces of furniture, cabinets and fittings. Materials such as steel, bronze, bamboo, stained elm, woven cattail, and sea grass are used in juxtaposition, allowing each material to benefit from adjacent contrasts in texture and color. The existing kitchen and dining room consisted of separate rooms with a dividing wall. This wall was removed to create a long, continuous, east-west space, approximately 34 feet long, with cabinets and counters along each wall. The west end of the space has glass doors and views to the Puget Sound. The east end also has glass doors, leading to a small garden space. In the center of the new kitchen/dining space, we designed two long, custom tables from reclaimed elm planks (20" wide, 2" thick). The first table is a working kitchen island, the second table is the dining table. Both tables have custom blued-steel bases with laser-cut bronze overlay. We also designed custom stools with blued-steel bases and woven cattail rush seats. The lighting of the kitchen consists of 15 small, candle-like fixtures arranged in a random array with custom steel brackets. The cabinets are custom designed, with bleached Alaskan yellow cedar frames and bamboo panels. The counters are a dark limestone with a beautiful stone mosaic backsplash with a bamboo-like pattern. Adjacent to the backsplash is a long horizontal window with a “beargrass” resin panel placed on the interior side of the window. The “beargrass” panel contains actual sea grasses, which are backlit by the window behind the panel. Photo: Benjamin Benschneider

サンフランシスコにある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 (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、淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、石スラブのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、無垢フローリング) の写真

オースティンにある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 (ドロップインシンク、オープンシェルフ、淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、白いキッチンパネル、石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、ベージュの床、ベージュのキッチンカウンター) の写真

More details on this kitchen here: https://www.homecrestcabinetry.com/products/eastport/light-maple-cabinets-with-glaze

A tuscan triumph located as part of the historic Knapp Estate nested in the hills of Montecito, California, looking South towards Malibu. This kitchen displays beautifully crafted details in the cabinetry, corbels, coffered ceiling and tile work. Stunning and elegant, this kitchen designed by DesignArt Studios was exactly what the clients wanted. Features include paneled appliances, prep sink in the island, and a custom plaster hood,

Cucina in legno effetto finta muratura, colonna forno, base per lavastoviglie e dispensa ad angolo con effetto tegole sulla cornice. Lavello in pietra collocato sulla penisola; Tavolo e sedie in legno coordinato con la finitura della cucia. Progetto ideale per gli amanti dello shabby-chic e rustico.

サンフランシスコにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (シェーカースタイル扉のキャビネット、アンダーカウンターシンク、淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター) の写真

Conception architecturale d’un domaine agricole éco-responsable à Grosseto. Au coeur d’une oliveraie de 12,5 hectares composée de 2400 oliviers, ce projet jouit à travers ses larges ouvertures en arcs d'une vue imprenable sur la campagne toscane alentours. Ce projet respecte une approche écologique de la construction, du choix de matériaux, ainsi les archétypes de l‘architecture locale.