Stylish Industrial Kitchen Makeover in Ponsonby

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Designed by: Shane George, Shane George Design

Photography by: Olivia Atkinson

From the designer:

This kitchen, in a historic, double-storey villa in Ponsonby, was given a thoroughly modern makeover.

My homeowners, who are in the food industry, used the words ‘dark’ and ‘moody’ when describing the look they wanted.

Both are keen cooks, so this dictated the appliance selection and its functionality.

Hence, the four cooktop modules: gas, grill, teppanyaki and induction – an industrial scale extractor was also needed.

A particular challenge for this kitchen was to accommodate the industrial-scale extraction system.

The large ducting is housed and hidden in the top cabinetry and runs down to the underfloor motor units.

Also in the ducting area, a trough was formed to hide the pots for the extensive indoor plants on view.

Top cabinetry conceals large industrial-scale extraction ducting that connects to underfloor motors. — A challenge was to accommodate the industrial-scale extraction system. The large ducting is housed in the top cabinetry and runs down to underfloor motor units.

A new space was allocated for the kitchen, which is basically in the centre of the home – the dining/family room flows from the kitchen at one end, and from there out to the rear yard, with its pool and pool house.

The opposite end of the kitchen is a formal living room accessed through glass French doors.

This kitchen is open to view from the rest of the living areas, so a pared-back, integrated aesthetic was also required.

The Negresco granite island reads as a solid block of stone, with ‘hidden’ seating for two at one end.

A bank of open-grain, dark-stained Ash timber cabinetry sits behind the island, containing the integrated fridge, cooktop and storage.

Dark-stained Ash timber cabinetry wall housing integrated fridge, cooktop, and storage. — A bank of open-grain, dark-stained Ash timber cabinetry sits behind the island, containing the integrated fridge, cooktop and storage.

Above the cooktop, blackened steel plate doors hide the extractor, while next to the chimney bricks, a slide-away door hides a small appliance garage.

Early on, my homeowners talked about wanting a strip of plants above the cabinetry, not only to soften the mass of cabinetry, but also to accentuate the height of the room.

As part of this, an integrated stainless steel trough was manufactured to accommodate the plant pots.

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Credit List

Designer Shane George, Shane George Design	Cabinetry hardware Blum; Katalog handles
Flooring Existing, refinished	Kitchen sink B & F
Oven, cooktop, refrigeration, dishwashers Gaggenau	Cabinetry Custom
Benchtops, splashback Granite	Lighting Buster and Punch; LED
Taps Perrin and Rowe	Ventilation Rangehood Solutions
Awards Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Kitchens – Highly Commended

From the designer:

This kitchen, in a historic, double-storey villa in Ponsonby, was given a thoroughly modern makeover.

My homeowners, who are in the food industry, used the words ‘dark’ and ‘moody’ when describing the look they wanted.

Both are keen cooks, so this dictated the appliance selection and its functionality.

Hence, the four cooktop modules: gas, grill, teppanyaki and induction – an industrial scale extractor was also needed.

A particular challenge for this kitchen was to accommodate the industrial-scale extraction system.

The large ducting is housed and hidden in the top cabinetry and runs down to the underfloor motor units.

Also in the ducting area, a trough was formed to hide the pots for the extensive indoor plants on view.

Top cabinetry conceals large industrial-scale extraction ducting that connects to underfloor motors. — A challenge was to accommodate the industrial-scale extraction system. The large ducting is housed in the top cabinetry and runs down to underfloor motor units.

A new space was allocated for the kitchen, which is basically in the centre of the home – the dining/family room flows from the kitchen at one end, and from there out to the rear yard, with its pool and pool house.

The opposite end of the kitchen is a formal living room accessed through glass French doors.

This kitchen is open to view from the rest of the living areas, so a pared-back, integrated aesthetic was also required.

The Negresco granite island reads as a solid block of stone, with ‘hidden’ seating for two at one end.

A bank of open-grain, dark-stained Ash timber cabinetry sits behind the island, containing the integrated fridge, cooktop and storage.

Dark-stained Ash timber cabinetry wall housing integrated fridge, cooktop, and storage. — A bank of open-grain, dark-stained Ash timber cabinetry sits behind the island, containing the integrated fridge, cooktop and storage.

Above the cooktop, blackened steel plate doors hide the extractor, while next to the chimney bricks, a slide-away door hides a small appliance garage.

Early on, my homeowners talked about wanting a strip of plants above the cabinetry, not only to soften the mass of cabinetry, but also to accentuate the height of the room.

As part of this, an integrated stainless steel trough was manufactured to accommodate the plant pots.

Search similar articles

Credit List

Designer Shane George, Shane George Design	Cabinetry hardware Blum; Katalog handles
Flooring Existing, refinished	Kitchen sink B & F
Oven, cooktop, refrigeration, dishwashers Gaggenau	Cabinetry Custom
Benchtops, splashback Granite	Lighting Buster and Punch; LED
Taps Perrin and Rowe	Ventilation Rangehood Solutions
Awards Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Kitchens – Highly Commended

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