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Architect: Fraser Cameron Architects
Kitchen designer: Belinda Ellis, interiors
consultant, Fraser Cameron Architects
Owners: Dan Kirton and Sylvie Doclot
Cabinetry: Bespoke oak veneer stained
to match selected flooring, supplied by
Cromptons Joinery
Cabinetry hardware: Blum drawer
hardware; Hafele Le Mans corner unit
Benchtops: Carrara marble, stainless
steel
Flooring: B&O Casa NZ
Lighting: Coombes and Gabbie
Lighting; Caravaggio pendants
Splashback: Encaustic tiles from
Vietnam
Kitchen sink: BFD by Burns & Ferrall
from Cromptons Joinery Taupo
Taps: Grohe K7 at main sink; Metrix
Paini Cox in scullery; both from
Plumbing World
Awards: Trends International Design
Awards (TIDA)
Kitchen – Highly Commended
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Matt Jordan

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Some functionality for the kitchen
is housed in an adjacent building
that, along with the living spaces,
opens to a shared grassed courtyard.
Features of the kitchen and living
room space include trussed ceilings
and three Caravaggio pendants.
Right, top: A deck with seating
overlooking the dense bush and lake
is a few steps from the kitchen.

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At the request of the owners and to create a
pleasing sense of proportion for the island, Ellis
added broad shelving under the countertop.
Overall, the kitchen offers a visually simple
but highly textured palette of natural materials,
continuing finishes found throughout the home.
“For example, the look of the prefinished
sandblasted and stained oak floor is echoed in
the island and wall cabinetry treatments. The
floor is a practical as well as aesthetic choice as
it doesn’t show the pumice dust from the local
area and is a delight to walk on in bare feet.”
The cabinet fronts are in a mismatched oak

veneer, stained and sealed. This product is made
up of veneer strips of varying width which are
wire brushed for a textured finish. The resulting
plank-like effect ideally matches the oak floors.
The encaustic tile splashback was chosen by
the owners – a bold graphic reference to one of
their favourite restaurants.
In the scullery, elements are instead painted
to recede and blend with the grooved ply and
batten wall and ceilings featured throughout.
Countertops are in marble and stainless steel,
the latter practical surface matching the relaxedlook freestanding stainless steel appliances.