Facebook Tweet Help Stories Kitchen Take the subtle approach to your kitchen design Share Tweet Help Don’t use aggressively patterned materials – let the beauty of nature come through in the food being prepared, advises architect Nils Finne When it comes to selecting materials for a kitchen design, architect Nils Finne has a strong preference to keep it subtle.“There’s whole life to a kitchen that comes from the activity that happens in there,” he says. “The beauty of nature comes through in the food being prepared – if you have dominating or aggressively patterned materials, you can end up with visual chaos.”The family kitchen shown here is a good example of Finne’s approach, with an island that’s clad in subtly patterned engineered quartz set against a backdrop of light rift oak cabinetry. Centrally located to form the social hub of a long linear home, this family kitchen is scaled and designed to suit owners who are both serious cooks. But subtle doesn’t have to be boring.Finne injects a sense of drama to the 3.6m-long island by cantilevering it at both ends and floating a 2.5cm-thick glass breakfast counter on the front. “The counter is set at a typical table height of 76cm instead of the usual breakfast bar height. Many people feel more comfortable sitting in a dining chair rather than a bar stool” The kitchen is located centrally on the back wall of this long linear home by architect Nils Finne, allowing easy connections to the living, dining and outdoor areas. Lighting injects even more drama at night, with flush floor fittings uplighting the glass counter, while above the island is a custom designed, blackened steel light fixture which complements the island’s form.At 8.5m wide and with a suite of professional appliances, the kitchen is designed for owners who are serious cooks. Plus there’s a very large, adjacent walk-in pantry.The kitchen is located centrally on the back wall of the long linear home. In front is a dining area which can open to the pool through two 3m x 2.4m sliding glass doors, so it virtually becomes an outdoor space. Credit list Architect Nils Finne, Finne Architects Doors and windows Lift-slide wood doors by Quantum; aluminium-clad wood windows by Marvin Interior paint Benjamin Moore Countertop Cambria Torquay engineered quartz Sink Stainless steel Ventilation Modern Air Refrigeration Sub-Zero Breakfast bar chairs Eames moulded plywood chair Builder Bruder Construction Flooring Quartersawn white oak Cabinetry Rift-cut oak by Taylor Made Furniture Breakfast bar counter Starphire Glass Oven and cooktop Wolf Microwave GE Dishwasher Miele Kitchen pendant light Designed by Nils Finne, fabricated by Landbridge Lighting Story by: Paul Taylor Photography by: Tom Bonner 30 Mar, 2019 Kitchen Trendsideas Home kitchen bathroom commercial design Latest Post I cover the waterfront 10 Nov, 2024 Energy and efficiency 10 Nov, 2024 Vintage tones, modern presence 10 Nov, 2024 We know the Specialists Related Book More Books > Home Trends Vol. 35/2 One of the best ways for you to start creating the bathroom – home or kitchen – you've always wanted is to look through ... Read More Similar Stories