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Brief.
The clients, a young professional couple with a deep love for art, travel, and things that tell stories, didn’t want perfection, they wanted personality, adaptability, and practicality.
This project began not with a brief about finishes or styles, but with a conversation about a how a space should feel when you come home from work, when friends drop by unexpectedly, or when you’re simply making coffee on a quiet Sunday morning.
Design.
The design response focused on maximising spatial potential without overwhelming the home’s original proportions. A tall, floor-to-ceiling cabinetry bank hides more than it reveals, behind it, a walk-in pantry, access to a cellar, and space for the chaos daily life brings, yet from the outside it reads as calm and minimal, a deliberate pause in a layered space. This small but important intervention unlocked significant storage, decluttering the main kitchen space, whilst maintaining visual calm, all within a standard modular framework to meet the client’s budget.
The material specification was grounded in neuroaesthetic thinking, how they feel, how they age, and how they influence mood. Imitation walnut doors from SieMatic were selected for their warm and tactile properties without the premium of solid timber, perfectly balanced with porcelain worktops, selected for their movement and quiet elegance, adding a sense of visual softness. The display shelving area showcases the vein matched porcelain, this area shifts between breakfast nook & occasional bar.
The peninsular solution was designed as a social and spatial anchor, a place to eat, work, talk, or entertain, reflecting this busy clients’ flexible lifestyle. Natural light is gently amplified by clean lines and balanced proportions, drawing attention upward to the generous ceiling height, which creates a feeling of openness and ease. Lighting has been layered with intention, functional where needed, ambient when required, creating softness and intimacy when required, supporting circadian rhythms, and highlighting curated personal touches.
This is a space where the design response quietly supports the people who live in it, where every element, from the concealed storage to the playful art, is designed to nurture comfort, creativity, and connection.
Project Features.
This project features SieMatic SLC furniture in an Imitation wood finish with Gold bronze recess & profiles, porcelain worktops, Bosch appliances, BORA hob & extractor, Quooker tap. Co-ordinating Bar also in SieMatic.
