Farmhouse vibes and city views
This kitchen and adjacent living areas re-imagine the open, friendly and casual pleasure in farmhouse living – sharing time & home cooked food
Designed by John Mills Architects
From the architect:
This was a new build masquerading as a restored Mt Vic beauty.
Council town planning rules dictated that the original 1890s exterior form and cladding were replicated.
However, within we envisaged a relaxed, colourful, and contemporary home.
The kitchen is centrally placed, with access to the lounge, verandah courtyard and garden.
The homeowners are a busy outdoor focussed couple who wanted a casual organic island bench, made from Tasmanian blackwood.
The island has a curved hang out space at each end, one for seating, one for standing, while the T&G facing links the island with the ceiling and walls – vintage materiality, revisited with contemporary colours and form.
A stainless cooking and refreshment area feels part of the courtyard space and allows guests to relax outside and chat to the hosts while the latter are preparing a meal.
Adjacent to this, the storage cabinets are also finished in pale veneer ply with black appliance, lighting strip and handle accents.
With the owners having lived for years in a farmhouse, this kitchen and adjacent living areas re-imagine the open, friendly and casual pleasure in sharing time, home cooked food and a cuppa with friends.
All while appreciating the walled cooks garden and views over downtown Wellington.
Home kitchen bathroom commercial design
Connected to the ocean
Masculine meets mixed use
Contrast and connection
