Kitchen Baker CoffeeMaker

Located in Glendowie, Auckland, Kitchen, Baker, Coffee-maker is a comprehensive addition and alteration that reimagines a much-loved family home for modern living. Rather than simply increasing the home's size, the design focuses on improving the everyday experience of family life, creating spaces that are both beautiful and exceptionally practical. The renovation centres on a dramatic new open-plan kitchen, dining and living area, where a soaring cathedral ceiling introduces light, volume and a strong sense of connection. Large sliding doors extend the living spaces onto a covered terrace, lawn and swimming pool, allowing the family to move effortlessly between indoors and out while keeping the garden at the heart of everyday life. Designed around the routines of a busy family, the home is filled with carefully considered details that quietly enhance daily living. A generous kitchen with a four-metre island anchors the social spaces, while a concealed scullery and laundry, integrated storage, a hidden study, bespoke joinery and clever multipurpose spaces ensure the home works as beautifully behind the scenes as it does in its public rooms. A warm material palette of stained oak, natural stone, reeded glass and textured finishes creates interiors that feel calm, timeless and inviting. Throughout the project, bespoke detailing celebrates craftsmanship while reinforcing a cohesive design language that flows from room to room and into the landscape beyond. The result is a contemporary family home where architecture supports the rhythms of everyday life. Kitchen, Baker, Coffee-maker demonstrates how a thoughtful renovation can transform an existing house into a light-filled, highly functional home that balances family, entertaining and moments of quiet retreat with equal care.