Grand Designs Australia Sourcebook — November 2017

10: DESIGN HEMP HOUSE

LOCATION TARANAKI, NEW ZEALAND

Awash in country charm, this rural property in

Taranaki, New Zealand, represents the warm

and homey aesthetic desired by homeowners

Greg Whittam and Gayle Avery. “We both

wanted something that looked Mediterranean

and rustic and that wasn’t too polished and

new,” says Gayle. The open-plan living/dining/

kitchen area is scaled to fi t their large family of

six. The timber dining table with turned legs is

scaled just right for extended family gatherings,

with the long marble-topped timber island

providing additional seating when the crowd

grows. Traditional white cabinets enhance the

classic look of the space, even as the stainless-

steel appliances let you know they mean

business. In the end, this rather streamline

kitchen is both effi cient and warmly welcoming.

Architectural Design Stanley Gray

(stanleygray.co.nz)

11: DESIGN CATALINA HOUSE

LOCATION AVALON BEACH,

NEW SOUTH WALES

In a truly innovative design, this renovated

bungalow on the Northern Beaches of Sydney

incorporates a kitchen that can be fully opened

to the outdoors. Wanting to take advantage

of their bushland location, homeowners the

Quarrys chose to incorporate large sections

of the building that would open to the exterior

setting, resulting in a light-fi lled kitchen

with good ventilation. Set in the middle of

a long linear space that runs through all the

communal areas in the home, this simple

kitchen features Corian benchtops and light-

toned fl at-panel cabinetry running fl oor to

ceiling along one wall, cleverly concealing the

fridge. A mammoth kitchen island sits in the

centre of the space and houses the work area

— oven, stovetop and sink — with a plethora

of storage beneath and benchtop seating

for casual dining. Large sliding glass doors

retract into the kitchen walls to open up the

adjoining dining room to the elements, creating

a connection with nature that would make

slaving away over a hot stove a joy (almost!).

Architectural Design pH+ Architects

(phplusarchitects.com)

Builder JJ Building Company

(jjbuilding.net.au)

Photography Douglas Frost

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