Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 13 New Zealand | Page 127

It’s a common enough design brief – create a
spacious kitchen within a tight space. A clever
design will address this need from every angle.
Architects Rob Nerlich and Kate McMahon,
of McMahon and Nerlich, took just such an
approach for this 4m-wide entertainer’s kitchen.
The kitchen defies convention in a tiny space
by stepping in from both edges, creating an easy
flow around the compact island, says Nerlich.
“We turned the refrigerator by 90 degrees to
downplay its presence and the feature Mafi oak
ceiling flows down to hide the fridge, becomes
cabinet doors, and fronts the rangehood,” he says.

McMahon says they added a pantry to the
rear, screened in part by a bronze splashback.
“A pocket slider in the same alloy can be
drawn across to merge visually with the splashback – at the same time hiding the pantry from
the living area completely,” McMahon says.
Appliances are also a feature. These include
a state-of-the-art Ilve stove and cooktop, a concealed rangehood and a discreet dishwasher.
“The kitchen has plenty of room for the chef
to cook and entertain from. A table on wheels
that matches the island can be connected up to
the kitchen for family gatherings,” Nerlich says.

Above left: This kitchen’s pantry is
concealed behind a shiny bronze
splashback, which reflects the
television at the other end of the
greater living space. A matching
bronze pocket slider closes off the
storage pantry completely. The
design is by McMahon and Nerlich.
Above: In what might seem a
counter-intuitive move in a small
space, the island steps in at each
side. This provides two access points
for the finely tuned kitchen.

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