KeydetailsPolytecVenettecabinetryinSupaBlack,FreedomKitchensDesignerRange.IslandbenchtopinCaesarstoneRuggedConcrete,from
$900/m²(installed).RearbenchtopinCaesarstoneJetBlack,from$450/m²(installed).Customblacksteelandsolidbrasspendantlight.Viccarbe
‘LastMinute’barstools,$870,HubFurniture.Sink,Oliveri.ActivePluspull-outtapinMattBlack,Franke.ZiphydrotapinMattBlack.Appliances:
Gas cooktop with teppanyaki plate and ovens, Gaggenau. French-door fridge, Sub-Zero.Freedom Kitchens;freedomkitchens.com.au.THEDESIGNAPPROACH
Tobringtheirvisiontolife,GuyandJulesturnedtoFreedomKitchens,
a longtimesupporterofthecouple’sphilanthropicwork(renovating
sheltersandrefugeswithTheSebastianFoundation).Inkeepingwiththe
surroundingpaletteofblacksteel,greyconcreteandwhite,thekitchen
joineryis ina mattfinish,PolytecVenetteinBlackSupa,fromFreedom
Kitchens’DesignerRange.TheSebastians’vastfloorspaceallowedforthe
creationofa fabulous5.6m-longislandbench.Toppedwitha 100mm-thick
slabofCaesarstoneinRuggedConcretewithanoverhangonthreesides,
theislandcomfortablyseatsupto 12 people,creatingtheall-important
communalhubthecouplewasseeking.AGaggenaugascooktopwith
inductionteppanyakiplatessitsontheislandbenchtopsoGuyandJules
cancookupa stormwhilechattingtoguests.(Theislandalsohasample
built-instoragewithdrawersalongitslengthunderneath.)Tohidemess
whenentertaining,thereis a generous3.8x1.5mbutler’spantrylocated
behindtherearwallofjoinery,witha concealedentrylocatedbetween
theovenandfridge.Amongthetalkingpointsis a stunningcustomblack
steel and solid brass pendant light that spans the length of island.>Photography by Dave Wheeler (portrait) & Freedom Kitchens.