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“The brief was to create a kitchen that ref lected the size
and quality of the house,” says architect Angus Mand quality of the house,” says architect Angus Munro of unro of
MMarc & Co. Harc & Co. However, there was mowever, there was more to consider when it ore to consider when it
camcame to his design resolution. The previous kitchen was e to his design resolution. The previous kitchen was
smsmall and enclosed, and the laundry was accessed via all and enclosed, and the laundry was accessed via
an external staircase. “I was asked to incorporate a new an external staircase. “I was asked to incorporate a new
laundry adjacent to the kitchen as well as open the laundry adjacent to the kitchen as well as open the
kitchen out onto an existing deck,” he says.kitchen out onto an existing deck,” he says.
Finishes and fittings were chosen accordingly for the new Finishes and fittings were chosen accordingly for the new
space, which now flows onto both the indoor and outdoor space, which now flows onto both the indoor and outdoor
living spaces. A numliving spaces. A number of the appliances are built-in, and ber of the appliances are built-in, and
the rangehood is the samthe rangehood is the same bright white of the walls, painted e bright white of the walls, painted
Dulux Lexicon HDulux Lexicon Half. “Walf. “We thought there was already a lot e thought there was already a lot
of white in the roomof white in the room, and we wanted the benches to feel , and we wanted the benches to feel
different to the walls, almdifferent to the walls, almost like furniture in the roomost like furniture in the room,” ,”
explains Angus of his choice of black granite with navy. explains Angus of his choice of black granite with navy.
Angus has brought a mAngus has brought a modern spin to the traditional odern spin to the traditional
house while retaining its character. The ‘Big O’ handles house while retaining its character. The ‘Big O’ handles
on the cabinetry mon the cabinetry make a statemake a statement yet tie in seament yet tie in seamlessly lessly
with the hardwood f loors. The ceiling height feels mwith the hardwood f loors. The ceiling height feels more ore
generous thanks to the customgenerous thanks to the custom-m-made decorative curved ade decorative curved
cornices, another nod to the style of the house. cornices, another nod to the style of the house.BL ACKBL ACK BE AU BE AUT YT Y
Dark hues and statemDark hues and statement handles star in ent handles star in
this mthis modern update of a traditional kitchen.odern update of a traditional kitchen.NOVEMBER 2017 COU NTRY ST Y LE 77