Plantation Bamboo

Strong material choices recommend this pared back kitchen, which balances family-friendly functionality with being a visual feature for the adjacent living spaces

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More than cladding for an old terrace house or creating a charming garden wall, brick is a material that really does keep on giving. In fact, timeless, soft on the eye and affordable, brick is a building material that can span generations. This project – by design studio Graft – shows how old and new can flow seamlessly together.