[ Mal Corboy ] A Contemporary Kitchen

    The client purchased this penthouse apartment off the plans and has been three years in the making.

    The award winning Architect for the apartment project had designed this contemporary complex with very modern simple lines.  There is a high degree of glass and natural stone on the exterior.  He had sourced European Imported Kitchens for all of the apartments, however my client found that the company could not meet the height he wanted in the cabinetry of 2.4 meters’. A client that I have worked with in the past recommended they commission myself to assist them achieve their perfect Kitchen.

    As my clients has been involved with the Professional Motor Sport Industry for a number of years, they wanted a very masculine looking space. To achieve this  we eventually chose the  Stat Vein Marble and Stainless Steel, which provided an overall strong mono chromatic look to the Kitchen.  Bench tops were made 150mm high of Stainless Steel with the Stat Marble inserted into the work surface.  I continued the use of the Stainless Steel on the draws, doors and end panel fronts. My clients were particularly fond of Gaggenau appliances and wanted these, to not only match their overall look, but also used extensively within their Kitchen.  This required  sourcing and  importing the Gaggenau fridge/freezer from England as at that time the integrated option wasn’t available in our country. A streamline chromed handle was used on all the cabinetry which were imported from Germany, this gave the Kitchen nice lines and could be used secondary to the Blum electric push release draws. The clients are very design conscious people and coupled with the fact it was twelve months before production began for this Kitchen, I was required to rework the drawings several times as their taste changed as they were exposed to new and different products in the market place. The end result is a very contemporary kitchen which takes peoples breath away when they first see it.  This has become a focal point in this large open plan apartment.

from  contemporist