Kitchen Studio Design Awards 2023
Winner - Kitchen Distinction Award Under $30KDesigner - Amanda Meikle - Kitchen Studio Christchurch South
Design Brief
This family home needed to be able to cater for the needs of everyone, by creating space to move around and have more than one person in the kitchen at once.
This small kitchen had a large L shaped island, not a lot of bench space around the cooktop, a corner pantry and an oven tower, making it look very heavy and closed in.
REQUIREMENTS
• Space either side of the cooktop
• Change the island shape
• Increase the storage
• Large pantry required for food storage
• Area for coffee and tea making
• Sleek and simple design yet functional for all the family
• A funky design element to create interest
SOLUTIONS
• Remove the oven tower and position the oven under the cooktop to give much needed
bench space
• Microwave under bench to maintain the clean look
• Remove corner pantry and install a large front on pantry
• Build all cabinetry to the ceiling for extra storage
• Coffee nook in the corner beside pantry
• Island with an over-hang for seating and prep space
• Increase the distance between benchtops to 1300mm so more room to move around
• Bright white cabinetry with accents of timber and black to tie in with rest of the area
• Prague bar back panels to create a point of difference
• A water fall end to one side of the island was created as you see this when walking in the
front door
Kitchen Specifications
CABINETRY
• Melamine select arctic white velvet
• Melamine select plus original oak timberland
BENCHTOPS
• Stone benchtop by client
HARDWARE
• Blum Tandambox Plus Runners
• Blum Hinges
• Archant edge straight handles black
ACCESSORIES
• Sink & Tap supplied by client
• Hideaway KC30SCD-C bins
APPLIANCES
• Fridge – Samsung (SRL459MB)
• Oven – Fisher & Paykel (existing)
• Hob – Haier (existing)
• Rangehood – Belling (BUGC52W)
• Dishwasher – Westinghouse (WSF6608X)