Design rationale/owner brief

Our modern Australian / Greek heritage homeowners – whose very culture celebrates strong family bonds and the important values of entertaining around food and food preparation – were the catalyst for many of the design decisions and direction taken to deliver this design.

There was a conscientious call to action for family physical & emotional connectivity from the parents for their three teenage children – in that they would all be in and out of the kitchen space at various times of the day and night, to suit the ever-changing schedules of young adolescents and family dynamics.

The space needed to be:

• Intimate yet spacious
• Streamlined but not minimal
• A “showstopper” to meet clients sophisticated standards and savvy design insight
• Above all else, the kitchen needed to be the heart of this home

General design

• Large family kitchen and separate butler’s pantry for prep and everyday cooking
• Access to laundry for ease of household chores & doggy escape door for the pooch to come and go freely
• Ambient feeling of family coming together (specifically the custom designed organic shaped 10-seater dining table – intended not to have a head of the table so all family members or guests are seen as equal)

Multi-purpose areas for various tasks

• Mini workstation – fit ball seat to keep core in check while taking care of running the house & educational accounts
• Gift wrapping station – a critical process & necessary obligation to the tradition of generosity
• Cocktail bar – slide open the full height brass mesh screen to reveal the timber interior filled with the evening’s potential creations

Other features

• Island bench to be capable of being used as grazing station for parties
• State of the art cooking appliances
• A touch of glamour without being ostentatious
• Retractable pocket doors which have lighter walnut interiors,  sliding doors and deep wide drawers were utilised to conceal the working mess, appliances and everyday activities that could quickly hide away