A Work of art on beachfront paradise

The Cantilevered Kitchen
450kgs of galvanized steel ‘I’ beams and box section made up the heart of this kitchen. The client for this kitchen being an Engineer could’ve tested the designers and cabinetmakers patience, however this project was an absolute dream. The brief was simply to be proportioned to room size and seat the large number of guests that often descend on this beachfront paradise. We knew the kitchen had to sit well in the home but also needed to appease his engineering mind.

We cantilevered the island as much as we could creating a dramatic scale without the usual big block syndrome. The cantilever required special footings for the load points, which required detailed specifications at an early stage of the build.

For a majority of the time there were only two people living in the home and the kitchen space was massive for acceptable ergonomics. The scullery needed to be almost a complete kitchen to simplify normal meal prep.

The kitchen was always going to be masculine, the clients were hardened hunters and gatherers. There was never going to be any nonsense around colours or gimmicks.