Dramatic yet highly practical workspace

Taking its cues from the architecturally designed rural home it forms part of, this clean-lined kitchen reflects personality and modernity, with its extensive functionality downplayed visually

Picking up on the clean lines of the architecture, building, ceiling, design, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, lighting, lobby, material property, property, real estate, room, table, wall, gray

Open sesame! Expansive pocket doors and fully integrated architecture, bar stool, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, design, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, lighting, material property, plywood, property, real estate, room, table, wood, wood flooring, wood stain, gray

This kitchen – by Cube Dentro – sits architecture, building, ceiling, condominium, deck, design, estate, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, lighting, porch, property, real estate, roof, room, shade, table, wood, wood flooring, brown

Hanging out in style – for this kitchen by Cube Dentro a cantilevered architecture, building, ceiling, design, floor, flooring, furniture, glass, hardwood, home, house, interior design, office, property, real estate, room, table, wood, gray

Room at the back – the dramatic, clean-lined building, cabinetry, countertop, cupboard, floor, flooring, furniture, gloss, interior design, kitchen, kitchen stove, material property, property, room, shelf, tile, black, gray

Vertical timber panelling to the island is matched architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, design, floor, flooring, furniture, hall, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, lighting, loft, office, plywood, property, real estate, room, table, wall, wood, wood flooring, yellow, black

Designed by Leonie Metge, Cube Dentro

From the designer:

Main requirements:

· The homeowners required a kitchen that would work harmoniously with the crisp and modern interior throughout the home. An oversized barn door creates a strong impact in the room, meaning any kitchen design had to complement and hold its own against this striking feature.

· From a functional perspective, the space needed to be hard wearing, innovative and able to provide all the right hallmarks for a family who love to entertain.

· The homeowners penchant for clean vertical lines on the exterior of the home meant the kitchen needed to appreciate this detailing and mirror the style accordingly.

Overcoming challenges:

· The kitchen sits in an elongated room that opens up to an extensive deck with views of the lake. The challenge was to create a large, highly functional kitchen with multiple working zones that were not obvious upon first sight - creating an element of surprise and delight.

· By drawing on design inspiration from Milan, expansive pocket doors and fully integrated appliances form the main elevation. When opened, the inner workings of the space are revealed – when closed, the design echoes the exterior of the house - strong, clean vertical lines and colour cues taken from a country setting.

· Directly adjacent sits a scullery with convenient access that is not disruptive to the main workflow of the kitchen – ideal for our busy professional couple.

· Other design considerations to blend cohesively with the home included hand-crafted vertical timber panelling to the island, stained textured veneer to the back wall and scullery, flat plate stainless (a nod to the barn door) and a cantilevered limestone benchtop sitting on a matt black bench.

· Using premium materials and a restricted colour palette, the result is a generous kitchen that connects with the overall aesthetic of the home and provides its homeowners with an indulgent yet highly practical work space.