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Future Of Kitchen

The future of kitchen design is bright, thanks to ever-changing technology and smart accessories in our kitchens. Even if our kitchens look the same as they do today, there is a whole new world of possibilities under the hood as technology continues to evolve and smart additions to our kitchens.

With terms like "smart home" and "internet of things" being thrown around these days, we can assume that the future of kitchens will incorporate some level of technology and automation. Cooking as we know it will change dramatically over the next decade as our environment and habits change. As our use of the kitchen has evolved, so has the technology that powers it. Nobody knows what the kitchen of the future will look like, but the possibilities are expanding with each new technological breakthrough. The kitchen of the future is on track to help us meet our commitments, stay healthy, increase our efficiency, improve our cooking skills, and remind us of things that don't work.

Future kitchens will be technology hubs that reduce food waste, make food preparation easier, and respect the environment. If there is one future goal in the kitchen that will have the greatest impact, it is to focus on waste reduction. Future kitchen designs will also help us gain a better understanding and awareness of how we use water. Grundigs VUX technology is already cutting-edge and is expected to become commonplace in future kitchens.

In all countries, the kitchen will evolve into a multifunctional space and will eventually disappear as a separate space. The design of the German kitchen company Kutchenhaus demonstrates that the future kitchen is accessible to all and lets in a lot of light. Our kitchens will be mostly open, with an island that communicates with smart hidden appliances.

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House for a Gardener, Haringey North London

House for a Gardener, Haringey Home, North London Extension, Property, Architecture Images

House for a Gardener in Haringey

21 Apr 2021

House for a Gardener

Design: Amos Goldreich Architecture

Location: Haringey, North London, England

House for a Gardener

A much-loved garden was central to our design of this side and rear extension for a Victorian mid-terrace house in the Stroud Green Conservation Area of Haringey. The project for a couple, both in property development and one a keen gardener, arranges a sequence of living spaces around the garden and an internal courtyard that gives constant connection to greenery on the tight urban site.

Oak-clad beams spanning the breadth of the expansive kitchen and dining area set up a rhythm that draws the eye out towards the garden, which is accessed through sliding glass doors. Expressing these structural elements not only offers crucial extra head height that contributes to the generosity of the space within the extension, but became fundamental to our design.

In a unifying gesture we used the oak cladding to extend seamlessly out into a large bay window that projects over a fish pond, and up into the wells of the frameless skylights that make up more than half of the roof area. The warmth of the wood is mirrored in the neutral tones of the terrazzo that covers the kitchen island and countertops below, and in the muted green paintwork of cabinetry.

A winter garden below an entirely glazed roof draws light and greenery into the heart of the home, allowing our clients to be surrounded by their plants even in inclement weather, and connects the new kitchen and dining space with the study and lounge at the front of the house. Ochre floor tiles pull the tone of the oak wood through into the space, while gloss white wall tiles bounce the natural light.

Automated skylights that regulate the temperature of the courtyard and an irrigation system installed in the garden give our clients peace of mind their plants are taken care of when holidaying or at to their second home by the coast.

It was important the extension didn’t feel like an add-on, but rather sat in harmony with the existing house. Glass swing doors with black Crittall-style frames allow the winter garden to be combined or separated in a “broken-plan” layout that gives a flexibility to the use of space, and opens up sight lines to both gardens from the entrance hall, off which a new WC and basement utility room are located.

Externally the extension appears as a pair of intersecting boxes, and is painted grey alongside an earlier extension topped by plant-covered terrace to give the appearance of incremental additions. Touches of grey paintwork to the front of the house ties together the project.

Amos Goldreich, architect: “Graham is an avid gardener and so in some ways we had three clients for the project – Graham and his partner Steve, but also their plants. A lot of the design revolves around the garden and the inclusion of a new winter garden that not only offers an unexpected oasis in the heart of the home but connects the old and new parts of the house. The project was also about reconnecting our clients to the home they had lived in for the last 28 years, and making it suitable for the 28 years to come.”

Graham, client: “I’m a keen gardener and my partner has always wanted to build his own house, our rebuilding project had to merge the two. One of the biggest challenges in doing the extension was that we were potentially taking away some of the garden, which I have nurtured and grown for over 27 years. But as the concept of the design and the build progressed, with Amos, we started to get really excited that we would have an internal garden as well – the winter garden. It, along with changes to the internal walls and doors, has brought the outside in to the whole of the ground floor.”

“You can fall out of love with things sometimes because you take them for granted, and we do that with our homes too. We just need to remember what they were like when we first walked through the door. Like a relationship, sometimes you need a kick up the ass to realise how good it still is. The downstairs and back of of the house feels new now, but it’s all fused together so we look at other parts of the house with brighter eyes, appreciating other parts of the house we became tired of.”

“If you’re in the front sitting room you can see the whole floor plate of the house – it’s so big and open. Yet, the greatest part of the whole build is that you can compartmentalise while still feeling like you’re part of it. We can also sit in the window seat, over looking the pond in the garden, and look down to watch the fish. It’s just so tranquil. Amos got what we were looking to do and brought lots of great ideas to the table. It really felt like a collaboration.”

What were the key challenges? One of the biggest challenges for this extension was that we were potentially taking away some of the garden, which the clients have nurtured and grown for over 27 years. But as the concept of the design and the build progressed, the clients got really excited that they would also have an internal garden.

Key products used: – Lighting: Phos – Kitchen (where is everything from?): Kutchenhaus + Inopera (terrazzo) – Doors & Windows: 1st Folding Sliding Doors and GSL – Flooring: checkalow.com

What was the brief? Our client, Graham, is an avid gardener, so in some ways we had three clients for the project: Graham, his partner Steve, as well as their plants. The design revolves around the garden Graham has lovingly laboured over for decades. The impetus for a new winter garden not only offers an unexpected oasis in the heart of the home, but functionally links the old and new parts of the house with the outdoors.

It was important the extension didn’t feel like an add-on, but rather sat in harmony with the existing house and the street. Externally, it appears as a pair of intersecting boxes, painted grey, alongside an earlier extension, topped by a plant-covered terrace.

What were the solutions? We wanted to express the structure of the extension by exposing the beams. The beams are made from timber and steel, but we decided to clad them in oak in order to create a more unified and organic appearance. Expressing these structural elements not only offers crucial extra head height that contributes to the generosity of the space within the extension but became aesthetically fundamental to our design.

We drew inspiration from Almington Street, a project we completed in 2018. We tested and the design and materials, everything from the oak-clad structural beams to the colouring, and it’s stood the test of use and time.

In a unifying gesture, we used the oak cladding to extend seamlessly out into a large bay window that projects over a fishpond, and up into the wells of the frameless skylights that make up more than half of the roof area. The warmth of the wood is mirrored in the neutral tones of the terrazzo that covers the kitchen island and countertops below, and in the muted green paintwork of the cabinetry.

Furniture, fittings and artwork add touches of colour to the light space.

The extensive use of glass allowed us to seamlessly bring the garden into the home.

House For A Gardener in Haringey North London – Building Information

Architects: Amos Goldreich Architecture

Project size: 187 sqm Project Budget: £300000 Completion date: 2020 Building levels: 3

Photography: Ollie Hammick

House for a Gardener in Haringey images / information received 210421

Location: Haringey, London, England, UK

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Kutchenhaus Predicts Future Kitchen Elements

Kutchenhaus Predicts Future Kitchen Elements

While this might sound like something out of “The Jetsons,” the future of kitchens could include voice control and hands-free cooking, according to experts. Kitchens are the central hubs of many homes‚ even becoming makeshift offices for some amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As such, German kitchen manufacturer Kutchenhaus polled over 2,000 people around the U.K. to determine the key features…

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Kütchenhaus launches showrooms in Chester and Wilmslow

Two new Kütchenhaus kitchen showrooms have launched in Cheshire and a uniting passion binds the teams behind them both.

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