KITCHEN RENOVATION, Lachine
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Minor Interior Renovation - Interior Design - Custom & Semi-Custom Cabinets
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LIEU | LOCATION :
Lachine, Québec, Canada
PROJET PAR | PROJECT BY :
Jessica Gutwein
MANDAT | MANDATE :
planning –architectural design – cabinet design – technical drawings – site supervision
CONSTRUCTION :
by the Homeowner
ANNÉE | YEAR : 2008
SETTING
A duplex from the 1920s
The owner’s unit at the ground level
A small, outdated kitchen stuck at the back of the house
cut off from everything
PLOT
The long-time residents look for a new experience in their old home.
Small spaces are joined and the back wall is opened to the garden, to remake their kitchen into a space where they can cook together, sit together, and enjoy the views inside and out.
THE EXISTING PLAN
The original pantry and butler's pantry are demolished to provide more space for the kitchen. A large opening is created in the exterior back wall to allow more connection with the large terrace and garden.
THE NEW KITCHEN
The cabinets spread out to line three of the four walls around a central wood block island.
The window anchors the sink on a white marble counter, great for baking. Part of the old pantry room is relocated to a tall pantry cabinet with drawers and pull-out storage, crowned by glass-doored cabinets above to show off the special dishes.
The cabinets are made from prefabricated melamine boxes dressed with custom white painted white and clear maple faces fabricated by the owner and a cabinet maker.
THE OUTSIDE IN
The fourth wall is dissolved and replaced with large custom wooden french doors, built by the owner.
The kitchen now opens onto the adjacent terrace.
The refrigerator and laundry machines, as well as additional items once housed in the pantry, are contained within floor to ceiling cabinets at the flanking wall.
THE STOVE WALL
The stove, coffee and breakfast area, tucked into the corner formerly occupied by the pantry is framed by upper maple cabinets set upon white base cabinets topped by blue laminate counters. The end is adorned by a tall glass-faced tower that displays the stemware. A moderate sized island topped with a cutting board counter provides an adjacent work area.
THE FLOOR PATTERN
A pattern derived from the owner's design, a harlequin motif of blue and yellow linoleum tiles sets off a yellow linoleum "rug" under the island and breakfast table area in front of the french doors.
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