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.
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