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Darkandhandsome,thisis theultimateentertainer’s space.
THEBRIEF
Therearextensionofthis 1900 -eraAdelaidehome
is a thoroughlymodernaffair.DesignedbyProske
Architects,it’ssleek,loftyandopenplanwitha6.1x4.7m
kitcheninprideofplace.Theclientbrieftointerior
designerGeorgieShepherdwasfora robust,clean-lined
kitchenwithtimberelements,functionalstorageand
a closeconnectiontotheentertainingspaces.THEDESIGNAPPROACH
Inkeepingwiththearchitecturalstyleoftheextension,
Georgie’sdesignis basedonstronglines,natural
materialsandluxefinishes.“Thecolourpaletteis
intentionallylimited,placingthefocusonthestrength
oftheformsandthedetailing,”shesays.“Thebeautiful,
monolithicmarbleislandspeaksforitselfagainsta
backdropofblackjoinery.”There’sa1.8x3.2mbutler’s
pantrybehinda concealedpivotdoorinthewallof
blackjoinery.(Alaundryis tuckedbehinda second
pivotdoor.)Connectedtoa largedeck,thekitchen
makesoutdoorentertaininga breeze,themammoth
marbleislanddoublingasa glamorousservery.>
GeorgieShepherdInteriorDesign;
georgieshepherd.com.au.[
BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
]✚At3.6x1.1m,theislandbenchis
a magnetforguests.It’scladin
80mm-thickCalacattamarble
withmitrededgingandslab
ends.Thesamestoneisused
for the splashback.KeydetailsTotalcost:about$170,000
(excludingappliances).Darkjoinery:Polytec
TempestWoodgrain.Timberjoinery:
Americanwhiteoakveneer,BriggsVeneers.
Islandandsplashback:Calacattamarble,
CDKStone.Rubn‘LongJohn’pendantlight
withsevenspotlamps,from$2215,Aptos
Cruz.Majorstoolsinleatherandsteel,
650mm,$418,Agostino&Brown.Oliveri
STBL1563USantorinigraniteundermount
double-bowlsink,$971,andOliveri
‘Vilo’pull-outmixerinSantorinigranite,
$1167,WinningAppliances.Appliances:
ActiveSmartTM900mmintegrated
french-doorfridge,$6799,andpyrolitic
oven,bothFisher&Paykel.Induction
cooktopanddishwasher,Siemens.✚Thejoineryatleft,inAmerican
whiteoakveneer,is3mhigh
andhousesanintegratedfridge
andgeneralstorage.Thesame
veneer is used in the island.Photography by David Sievers.