Type: Kitchen Renovation
Style: Japandi
Price Guide: 50-60K*
Location: Needlebush Drive, Chiton
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This design provided us with the exciting opportunity to create something truly unique.
The project involved renovating a dwelling in Chiton that was previously a sales office, with only a small kitchenette, into an inviting home practical for living and entertaining with a full kitchen, butlers pantry and laundry.
The client is an avid collector and curator of Asian artworks and wanted the kitchen to reflect a Japanese theme that would compliment their style and interest balanced with functionality.
Design Features
- Hand painted glass splashback which flows through from the kitchen into the pantry / laundry space
- Feature extraction unit above the island
- Stained timber doors with zenolite inserts were appointed to emulate the rice paper paneling of traditional Japanese architecture
- Both mood lighting and task lighting provided in the kitchen
- The stain on the timber veneer was custom made to match the existing window frames in the dwelling, as well as add the Japanese feel
Being a renovation, this project presented some unexpected challenges.
HIA Award Winning Kitchen 2018
* Includes cabinets, tops and splashbacks together with design, supply and installation. Appliances and plumbing / electrical trades are excluded.
Design Challenges
- One of the main obstacles being how we would extract the vapors from the hotplate in the island bench. During the initial consultation the client mentioned there was an inspection point with a large pipe in the slab that was thought could be used for a down draft extraction unit. Upon further investigation this option was ruled out as the pipe was not suitable and the polished concrete floor with heating inside the slab ruled out cutting into the slab at all. This left the client with the option of a canopy rangehood but as the kitchen has a raked ceiling this would have looked out of place.
- The other challenge was how to make the bulkhead aesthetically pleasing and tie it in with the kitchen.
- In the pantry / laundry area the challenge was creating space to fit all the clients requirements: a sink and separate trough, an integrated dishwasher and concealed washing machine as well as ample storage.
Design Solutions
- We suggested that we construct a hanging gyprock bulkhead for an extraction unit. This solution presented its own challenges in terms of the construction and weight bearing tolerance necessary for the bulkhead to support, an engineer was consulted to design the bulkhead to suit the circumstances.
- The bulkhead solution was to add feature paneling around the entirety of the bulkhead that reflected the rice paper look of the doors below it and feature mood lighting to keep the focus on the incredible kitchen below.
- In the Pantry / Laundry are the solution was to turn a full-length window into a half height one which allowed for ample space for a washing machine behind a pocket door.
Specifications
Find out what we used to transform this sales office in Chiton into a unique looking kitchen.
Materials
Benchtops
- Dekton “Keyla”, 20mm Arised Edge
Base Doors / Panels / Drawer Fronts
- 17mm American Oak Veneer, Horizontal Grain with 1mm Edging; Custom Mixed Black Stain; 30% Gloss
Wall Doors
- 17mm American Oak Veneer, Horizontal Grain with 1mm Edging; Zenolite Tusk Inserts; Custom Mixed Black Stain; 30% Gloss
Tall Doors/Panels
- 17mm American Oak Veneer, Horizontal Grain with 1mm Edging; Zenolite Tusk Inserts; Custom Mixed Black Stain; 30% Gloss
Handles
- Base: Black Aluminum Recessed
- Tall: Handle House, “Dubbo” C77-320-Bl
- Upper: Push to Open
Shelving
- 35mm American Oak Veneer, Horizontal Grain with 1mm Edging; Custom Mixed Black Stain; 30% Gloss
Carcass
- Carcass Black MR PB with matching 1mm PVC Edging
Kickboards
- Carcass Black MR PB
Splashback
- Bespoke hand painted glass- by Art Glass Designs
Flooring
- Exposed Aggregate, Polished Concrete
Lighting
- LED Strip Lighting
- Sensor Light to Pantry
- Hettich Sign Plus LED to Shelves
Hardware
- Hettich ArciTech, Anthracite
Internal Fittings
- Hettich cutlery trays- #9179795 #9199617
Appliances
Taps
- Black Square Spout Mixer PSS 101 SB MBL
Sinks
- Pyrgranite Tetragon 410 Single Bowl, PGR4150.100IN.METGRA
Warming drawer
- Miele H6860 BP
Rangehood
- Miele DA2906 and Inline Motor
Hotplate
- Miele KM3054 Gas
Speed oven
- Miele H6400BM
Oven
- Miele H6860 BP
Steam oven
- Miele DGC6805
Fridge / Freezer
- Miele KFNS37692 IDE Integrated Pigeon Pair
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