White leathered granite gives the island both a tactile and aesthetic presence.

A breakfast bar adds to the kitchen's day-to-day functionality.

Designer: I used the pipe style extractors to minimise the obstruction of the mountain views and to echo the style of the round rustic feature table.

The owners had a modern country style in mind with timber elements and a matt black theme.

The island has a staggering capacity of seating for ten (not all breakfast stools shown here).

The kitchen offers a wealth of work surfaces with natural task lighting provided by a skylight and strip lighting. The double sink and induction hob have an understated presence.

The generous overhang on the generous-sized island is ideal for socialising, homework, or light meals.

The layout has the outer island where you sit, and the inner island with the cooktop in front of the back wall with the sink area. The owners spend time at home with family and entertaining so the layout and design needed to be very functional.

One of the primary challenges was ensuring the kitchen maintained a cohesive connection with the rest of the home while also serving as a functional and hard-wearing space.

Kitchen island complete with breakfast sitting.

Niche pull out storage cabinet elements in the kitchen island maximise storage and keep everything close to hand.

The island was to be treated more like a piece of furniture than a kitchen, with seating at one end.

The bigger picture – the kitchen is close to the home's dining area.

Sleek, impactful and bursting with functionality, the island also keeps sightlines clear to the ocean outlooks when the pop-up is retracted into the benchtop.

Now you don't see it – now you do. The central bar area reminds behind closed cabinet doors until the party gets started.

This kitchen was part of a large renovation that included removing walls and replacing the dated marble floor tiles with new large format slabs of 20mm thick Carrara marble.

Internal spaces are spatially generous with a series of two storey voids that connect the ground and upper levels.

- Crisp and contemporary -

The homeowners wanted a kitchen that felt inviting but also embraced the elegance of bronze mirror finishes.

The island benchtop is underlit to dramatic effect.

Aiming for enduring appeal, the home/and kitchen avoid trends in favour of enduring design principles.

High-quality materials have created a kitchen that is both attractive and functional.

The epicentre of this home is undoubtedly the kitchen and connected living areas.

Early in the design process it was identified that on-trend curves would be showcased in this house – the kitchen included.

The kitchen works well within its wider setting.

The material palette, as requested, is dark – the cabinetry is cost-effective Black Wilderness from Bestwood.

Kitchen with skylight and perimeter cabinetry with concealed lighting.

Curved and softened edges, as seen here on the island, enhance visual cohesion throughout the home.

Finger tiles give the kitchen island a detailed yet understated presence.