Trends New Zealand Volume 34 No 2 | Page 26

Designer: Kirsty Davis, Hagley Kitchens Builder: Freeman Ball Developments Cabinetry: Dezignatek vinyl wrap in Gloss White Cabinet hardware: Blum Servo-Drive, Servo-Drive Flex, Legrabox in Terra Black Benchtops: Caesarstone Raven engineered stone by Shane Boyd Granite Benchtops; Spring Snow Quartz by Marbello. Flooring: Polished concrete Lighting: Stefano Orlati strip lighting Splashback: Black back-painted toughened glass Kitchen sink: Ikon Fluorine and Ikon Lithium stainless steel bowls Taps: Rere tap in kitchen from Heritage Hardware; Methven tap in pantry Ovens, cooktop, warming drawer, convection microwave, refrigerator, coffee machine, dishwasher: Fisher and Paykel Ventilation: Schweigen ceiling cassette Wine fridge: Liebherr Dishwasher: Electrolux Waste disposal: Parex Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Kitchens – Winner Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Anthony Turnham see online: search 50216 at Trendsideas.com search: tida kitchens at Trendsideas.com Previous pages: Look up – a feature of the living room is a Rimu batten ceiling with black negative detailing. Designer Kirsty Davis created a matching drop-down bulkhead which houses the rangehood, ducted ventilation and lighting. The ceiling- mounted rangehood was custom- painted black. Above: Seen from across the pool, the kitchen’s strong, simple lines and forms achieve a sculptural presence. search | save | share at batten ceiling with black negative detailing. Working with this, Davis designed a matching drop-down bulkhead to seamlessly house the cassette rangehood and ducted ventilation system. Offering a modern, minimalist backdrop, the rear of the kitchen is a wall of white vinyl, punctuated by a line of reflective ovens. Storage and smaller appliances are fully integrated here. The large fridge-freezer, wine fridge and the dishwasher are all located in the open, walk-in pantry, accessed from the side of the kitchen. Black painted glass splashbacks in the pantry were set at the same height as the wall-mounted appliances in the kitchen. And the pantry is also in the same colours and materials as the kitchen, making it appear as a continuation of the more social space. “The owners really wanted a handleless, minimalist kitchen and to achieve this we used the Blum Servo-Drive drawer hardware and push-to-open doors as well as the advanced Servo-Drive Flex push-to-open hardware for appliances,” says Davis. “With the use of the latest materials such as the vinyl wall covering, and high spec hardware, the kitchen is at once highly contemporary, yet understated.”