Walk on through
This kitchen is integral to the circulation path through a home on a narrow site
– but it also has surprising connections to other features of the house
One key aspect of designing a new kitchen
is to make sure it’s well connected to adjacent
areas of your home. That can mean connecting
to outdoor areas, including a pool, so you can
still supervise the kids while preparing a meal.
But this kitchen design by Clinton Cole of
CplusC Architectural Workshop takes that link
so much further. It doesn’t just overlook the pool,
it gives an underwater view too.
The kitchen and pool are on the ground floor
of a two-storey family home Cole designed for a
narrow, 10m x 35m site.
“The site was hemmed in by buildings on
the north and south boundaries, and the owner
wanted to have a pool,” says Cole.
His house design is much like a box with one
wall pulled back from the boundary to accom-
modate the lap pool. This brought light into the
depth of the plan, plus the pool also became the
means to reflect and refract light into the home.
But this arrangement also cut into the
home’s interior space, including the kitchen.
Part of Cole’s solution was to have the pool butt
up against the house, and from that came the
idea to make the common wall transparent.
“You sometimes see a port hole in a pool,
Previous pages: The ground floor
living spaces in this home by
architect Clinton Cole of CplusC
Architectural Workshop not only
look out on the pool – they have an
underwater view too.
These pages: A suspended staircase
helps screen the home’s entranceway
from the kitchen. The circulation path
runs down both sides of the kitchen
island – leading from the front door,
through the kitchen to the dining and
living areas beyond.
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