When it comes to their kitchens, the owners are interested in doing something a little different from the rest of the house. "They were happy with the idea of a contemporary piece of furniture of different architectural periods with a few details in the old building," said Watkins.
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Kitchen Overview
who lives here A couple with visiting adult children
Location Oxfordshire
Size 21 sq m
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designer Marcus Watkins wanted to create alignment and playing with the contrast between the old and the new. "We want to remain contemporary in terms of design furniture, while highlighting the period architectural details," he said.
who lives here A couple with visiting adult children
Location Oxfordshire
Size 21 sq m
Kitchen designer Marcus Watkins of bulthaup by Kitchen Architecture
designer Marcus Watkins wanted to create alignment and playing with the contrast between the old and the new. "We want to remain contemporary in terms of design furniture, while highlighting the period architectural details," he said.
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kitchen sitting in a new extension was built during the renovation. Listing on the left is the original coach house, with period thatched cottage on the right side. On the far right is the new extension, perpendicular to the original property. Work carried throughout by the owner.
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Watkins 'concept was to create a design that feels more like furniture than the kitchen traditional architecture
There are two simple blocks of furniture -. wall run and islands. "This means we can treat them a little differently," said Watkins. The owners chose, soft warm gray for the walls of the run, which sits comfortably with the wood element.
There are two simple blocks of furniture -. wall run and islands. "This means we can treat them a little differently," said Watkins. The owners chose, soft warm gray for the walls of the run, which sits comfortably with the wood element.
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A roller shutter disguise cabinets containing secondary work surface, plug sockets and shelves for tea, coffee, mugs and small appliances, keeping them neatly tucked out of sight.
bar chair CH56 by Hans J Wegner, available from Benchmark.
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bar chair CH56 by Hans J Wegner, available from Benchmark.
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high-term is a technical block, home to the refrigerator Freezers on the far left, closed cabinets, and a deck oven - a combination of steam, full-size oven and warming drawer. 'Around this relatively small work very hard, "said Watkins.
At the end of the wall unit is an opening that leads through the utility room, which was designed by the owners.
Ovens and warming drawer , Gaggenau.
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At the end of the wall unit is an opening that leads through the utility room, which was designed by the owners.
Ovens and warming drawer , Gaggenau.
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this island in Alpine white, corresponding to contemporary space, with a breakfast bar in the olive wood to break up the expanse of white. There is a closet in the downstairs bar that opens at the touch of a hook to maintain clean lines.
system b3 c abinets and worktops in 10mm laminate, bulthaup.
system b3 c abinets and worktops in 10mm laminate, bulthaup.
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'olive The wood has a lot of movement and floweriness for it, "said Watkins , "This contrasts with the purity of the white island. 'Worktop cut around the wooden bar, which is mounted to the carcass.
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working side of the island is packed with equipment and storage. A dishwasher sits to the left of the sink integrated flush, which is laser welded to the surface of the laminate. under the sink is storage for trash and cleaning supplies other. Next came two drawer unit 00mm-wide to block the knife, utensils, pots and pans, and dry food. There induction cooker at the end, and underneath is a unit of oil and spices.
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Familiarity form most of the design. 'You tend to spend the most time on the hob and sink, and it's nice that when you stand to cook, you can look out to the people, while having everything quickly and easily to hand, "said Watkins.
bifold doors open right back to provide an uninterrupted view of the Oxfordshire countryside beyond.
Sink, bulthaup.
bifold doors open right back to provide an uninterrupted view of the Oxfordshire countryside beyond.
Sink, bulthaup.
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There are structural columns at the end of the wall cabinets. Watkins uses laminated together with a closet to cover up and disguise support. There are profound differences outside vertical columns, so rather than installing cabinets shallow, Watkins opted for something more decorative - open shelves -. to soften the look of the room
the wall panel system, bulthaup.
the wall panel system, bulthaup.
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Where the kitchen stands now would previously have been part of the park. The new structure should be sympathetic to the original building, because the necessary planning permission. Stone wall visible at the far end of the room is an old cottage wall.
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