Reid

The 20 year old apartment was in an amazing 100 year old converted factory space. Unfortunately the space was really let down by the heavy and outdated timber joinery throughout. The room itself was very long with joinery running the entire length of the room. The kitchen was partitioned off by outdated pull out pantries that made the space feel very small and dark. Only one end of the room had windows, so the natural light didn’t reach the kitchen at the opposite end of the room.

We had amazing concrete floors to work with but quite low ceilings in the space at 2.4m high. Our designer immediately understood that we needed to create a bright, inviting space through providing a unique design that would honour the location and the quality of the apartment.

We had amazing concrete floors to work with but quite low ceilings in the space at 2.4m high. Our designer immediately understood that we needed to create a bright, inviting space through providing a unique design that would honour the location and the quality of the apartment.

We had amazing concrete floors to work with but quite low ceilings in the space at 2.4m high. Our designer immediately understood that we needed to create a bright, inviting space through providing a unique design that would honour the location and the quality of the apartment.

It was agreed that the new drawers that were installed solved all of the client’s storage requirements. After some in-depth discussion we decided against using overhead cabinetry on the sink run.

FOUND’s feeling was that, installing a line of what would be squat overheads would add a heaviness to the space, block any natural light filtering through and pull the height of the low ceilings down further. This provided a much more open and spacious design.

Material selection in this kitchen was incredibly important. We agreed upon terrazzo, timber, three dimensional tiles and the Porters Paint colour Timberline for the 2PAC cabinetry, which was reflected in the existing textural and rugged materials used elsewhere in the apartment. We refaced some of the lounge cabinetry in the new colour and installed a bespoke TV cabinet to match the kitchen joinery, completely transforming an exciting yet tired space into a refreshed, light filled apartment.

The new joinery was now more than just a functional item, it was a colourful thread through the ground floor that complimented the existing architecture.