d53 KITCHENS / CASE STUDY
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s any kitchen design studio will tell you, repeat business is always the most satisfying. Not only does it demonstrate that the designer
must have done something right first time around, but it is a ringing endorsement of the vital designer- client relationship that needs to exist for any project to be truly successful.
When the homeowner of this five- bedroom Victorian terraced house in North London needed a solution for the newly-extended kitchen space, she turned to Higham Furniture who had designed the kitchen in her previous home south of the river a few years earlier. Founded in 2004, the company specialises in designing and manufacturing bespoke furniture. From its London studio it works with customers to put together designs before these ideas are realised in its Hampshire workshop.
This time, as part of a whole house refurbishment, the kitchen was extended further into the garden to create a T-shaped space measuring 8m x 6m.
At the heart of the design brief was the need to fix the lack of flexibility that the existing layout had, particularly in the context of a home with a young family. The rear addition to the house was the basis for solving the problem, since it allowed the kitchen to be connected to the dining and living areas whilst creating a seating area purely for enjoying the views over the garden at the same time as interacting with family members in the kitchen.
Designer Tim Higham said: “The kitchen was isolated but the extension improved the openness and flow, allowing the family to move through the ground floor more easily.”
Clever use of frameless glazing and projecting glass box skylights created a calming and ethereal
light-filled space by bringing natural daylight into the depth of the existing home. It was decided to position the cooking area closer to the entertaining space so the cook could be a part of the family action.
Visually, the client wanted a combination of classy traditional with a luxurious feel, so Higham opted for a bold blue colour scheme to move away from the more typical greys, but with lighter floors and worktops.
The cabinetry is an in-frame shaker style kitchen door with lacquered oak veneered ply carcasses, painted maple doors with painted tulipwood frames and oak drawer boxes. The exterior is painted in Little Greene’s Intelligent Eggshell in Basalt (221) with white plastered walls.
Appliances featured include Miele ovens, induction hob, extractor and dishwasher, along with a
designer kitchen & bathroom
designerkbmag.co.uk
MAY 2019
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