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Character study
Country, with an urban edge – this kitchen in a new house
on a rural property offers the best of both worlds
Natural, raw materials are
typically featured in country
homes, but this new kitchen
takes a somewhat different
approach.
Rather than designing a
kitchen with a lot of natural
warm timber, Guy Shallard of
Formatt Bespoke Joinery chose
to frame key elements in raw
concrete and structural steel.
Shallard says the owners
came from a large, traditional

country house, and although
they wanted a modern home,
they didn’t want to sacrifice all
sense of tradition.
“The design was always
going to be a balance,” he says.
“We needed to provide every
modern convenience and crisp
materials and finishes, but it
was also important to keep
some traditional references.”
The designer says that the
architecture helps – the gabled

roofs are reminiscent of a
traditional country house. The
high raked ceilings also allow
a very spacious, airy interior.
“When it came to the use of
materials, I took my cue from
the house, which features a
lot of steel. I incorporated this
into the kitchen. Here, it forms
a decorative front to drawers
on the long island. The steel
was finished with iron paste –
the treatment was rubbed on

Facing page: Solid concrete frames
the 5.4m-long island in this kitchen
in a new country house, designed
by Guy Shallard. The light industrial
look is reinforced by blackened
structural steel drawers within the
island. Drawers below the benchtop
are in white lacquer.
Above: The kitchen has a sense of
symmetry. However, one end of
the island is elevated with a granite
surface that serves as a bar top.

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