2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Winner: 

2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Craig Linke | Ply Architecture | IJF Living – Adelaide, South Australia

Beautifully executed and packed with modern conveniences, this kitchen and butler’s kitchen sit at the heart of a major addition to the home.

Honed Aquila marble makes a bold contemporary statement in the main kitchen, featuring across the benchtops, splashbacks, rangehood and the island bench, with its curved fluted end.

Cohesion between the butler’s kitchen and main kitchen is achieved using the same statement marble, flooring selection and palette throughout.

The result is two striking innovative spaces that fully meet the clients’ aesthetic as well as functional requirements.

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Judges' comments:

This play on textures creates a timeless kitchen space. 

Subtle marble veining combined with the same marble with fluted elements offers sophistication. 

Simple and warm – it just works.

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Jack Fugaro Architect – Melbourne, Australia

The main kitchen is undoubtedly the hero of the interiors of this home, placed centrally within the home’s footprint and in direct view and access from the entry lobby and outdoor courtyard.

But while designed as a statement piece, the challenge was to also create a functional space that serves as a meeting and gathering point for the occupants and for entertaining visitors alike.

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Judges' comments

There is a stateliness about this design that works well with the architecture,

Great hood proportion and brass detail and texture of the cabinets. 

Finishes work beautifully with this sensual design.

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Birdblack Design – Wollongong, New South Wales

Located in a beachfront home on Australia’s South Coast, this kitchen is a testament to both the skill of its designer and the expertise of the craftspeople who created it.

Its standout feature is the dramatic kitchen island, which was inspired by the graceful curvature of a boat’s hull.

Having been initially formed in MDF, the surface was then sprayed multiple times with a liquid metal copper finish, followed by a shaded patina and finally with a clear polyurethane to prevent verdigris forming on the copper.

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Daniel Joseph Chenin – Las Vegas

This home – a brand new build in Las Vegas – includes 75m² devoted to the kitchen, service kitchen and pantry area. 

The luxurious and functional space was designed to reflect old Vegas glamour while serving modern needs. 

The kitchen serves as a focal point within the home’s H-shaped layout. 

Objectives included fostering culinary creativity, ensuring seamless indoor-outdoor transitions, providing a space for grand social gatherings and intimate family moments, and creating an aesthetic that blends classical and modern influences.

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Felicity Brenchley Architects – Warkworth, New Zealand

The architect-owner of this home was personally involved in every step of the project, using it as an opportunity to indulge her love of making by hand.

And the kitchen reflects the overall concept for the house, with a refined material palette that references mid-century design.

Hand-stained timber veneer cabinetry complements the natural timber ceiling panels, while white brick, glossy Moroccan mosaic tiles, and white doors add texture and lightness to the space. 

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

German Kitchens – Wellington, New Zealand

For this architecturally designed new home, the brief for the kitchen was simple – white … more white … plus extra white.

And with the white palette firmly established, the design-conscious owner wanted the features of the kitchen to provide the aesthetic appeal, rather than using colour and texture.

Taking the 'Less is More' Bauhaus approach, the designer eliminated cabinetry plinths and the lower cabinetry area. This created a 'floating' kitchen, which lined up with the recessed skirting boards and allowed the white floor boards to extend all the way to the walls.

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Kitchen Architecture – Auckland, New Zealand

For owners who loved colourful sculptures and artworks, and designers like Versace and Louis Vuitton, a subtly toned new kitchen was not going to be the way to go.

Open to surprising elements, they wanted ‘funky’, and rich patterning – expressed with tasteful luxury in mind.

The design evolved around a spectacular slice of jade green Viridian quartzite – a striking statement and art piece in its own right. 

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Lakehaus Design – Atlanta, Georgia

A 20-year-old kitchen has been transformed into a contemporary, multi-functonal space to accommodate heavy use culinary activities, light entertainment, tea preparation, family heirloom display, and to offer an impressive view from the adjoining living area. 

It was crucial for this transformation to seamlessly blend with the classical aesthetc of the entire residence, while catering to the homeowner's modern preferences and functional needs – all within the confines of a 18m² area.  

A structural wall partition divided the existing kitchen, pantry, and laundry area, with two separate openings. 

The new layout involved closing the laundry portal and relocating the range top, creating a single opening into a combined laundry room/scullery. 

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Landmark Homes Auckland Central – Auckland, New Zealand

For this kitchen, the homeowner wanted a space that was not only visually appealing but also had a natural vibe, was family friendly, and created a focal point for both culinary endeavours and social gatherings.

Every element of the design enhances daily living – with ample storage, including draw solutions by Blum, and wood-look cabinetry reaching an impressive 2.7 meters in height, providing extra storage and aesthetic appeal.

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Ledbury Studio – Kensington, London

For the major two-year refurbishment of her Kensington home, the owner wanted the interiors to reflect the cool simplicity of Scandinavian style, but mixed with the warmth of her native country Australia

And it is the light-filled open-plan kitchen that became the crowning glory of the project.

To meet the design brief, natural and painted oak for the cabinetry keeps the scheme as light and fresh as its surroundings. 

The pale oak is meticulously book matched on the drawers of the hob run and island, while the full-height cupboards are painted white, so even though they run all the way to the ceiling, they don’t overwhelm the kitchen space. 

For a show-stopping effect, the oak panels are fluted on the outside of the island and around the base of the breakfast bar, while the Statuario marble worktop cascades down the end of the island in a waterfall effect.

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Maison Birmingham – Birmingham, Michigan

Nestled on a deep, private lot but still “in town”, this home for a busy family is a calm retreat to escape to at the end of the day, while still having all the space and amenities for frequent entertaining. 

The kitchen was designed practically for entertaining as well as family living, yet still features sculptural elements that reflect other architectural features throughout the home. 

The island stone mimics an origami piece, as the ends fold back in to taper under the stone overhang. 

Slightly warm white oak tones paired with a light, custom paint colour tie in perfectly with the statement stone seen on the island, and the entire range wall. 

The lack of upper cabinets and clutter keeps the space open and airy, maintaining a breezy Mediterranean feel.

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Minosa | Panache Kitchens – Sydney, Australia

This major kitchen transformation pushes the boundaries of kitchen design, with its opulent materials, hidden features, and seamlessly integrated cutting-edge technology.

Key to the brief was that the new kitchen should s with its architectural surroundings and feel as though it has always been an integral part of the space.

Exotic materials like liquid metal for the kitchen doors, quartzite stone, Corian solid surface, warm timber veneers, and bronze metal take centre stage, leaving a lasting impression of elegance and grandeur. 

Adhering to the owners' request for hidden appliances, the design seamlessly integrates them within the cabinetry, creating an environment that appears more like a curated piece of art than a traditional kitchen. 

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2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Pepper Design – Melbourne, Australia

The kitchen in this new home sits in an expansive open plan space with floor-to-celling windows, a dining area to the side, and living room in front.

The underlying concept for the design was to embrace that sense of spaciousness without creating walls or barriers to the flow – especially when entertaining large groups.

But  it also had to meet all the daily needs of a growing European family with four daughters.

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Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year

Roundhouse Design – Gloucestershire, UK

This bespoke kitchen design was influenced by the barn’s aesthetic with original lintels and beams. 

A clever and contrasting combination of a textured oak bookmatched veneer with a sleek and modern patinated silver finish. 

The modern oak Nightingale display cabinet was an important backdrop in the centre of the room inspired by the architecture of the house. 

This is a very practical kitchen, featuring a large two-tier island with  the everyday areas all easily accessible, whilst the back kitchen is the main cooking area including a commercial grade oven.

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