This Martin Moore kitchen has an extremely individual layout; built very specifically around the way in which its owners like to cook and live. The couple had plenty of time to visualise and plan their ideal kitchen. It was the final element of a conversion process which had taken several years, restoring their North London Victorian house floor by floor.
Martin Moore’s designer Toni Silver was brought in at the beginning of the ground floor works, to ensure a good interface between all the many elements. Her brief from the clients was to create a kitchen which spanned both the main cooking area and a sophisticated new conservatory dining room being added as an extension to the back of the house. With the kitchen design agreed, the services could be installed in the correct place and dimensions firmly established before building began.
The main kitchen area offered plenty of space for a high-spec kitchen of generous proportions. This enabled Toni Silver to very clearly define zones and create a work flow through the room, making the island its central focus point.
The cooking zone, which utilises a former chimney breast, has a multi-function Wolf gas hob, flanked by three Wolf ovens; a steam oven, a conventional oven and a warming drawer. Opposite the gas hob, a Wolf induction hob is set in the working island. A meticulously planned and fitted-out Pantry Cupboard sits adjacent to the cooking zone, keeping ingredients to hand. The compact sink, situated next to the gas hob, is another ergonomically efficient addition, leaving the wet zone clear for larger washing-up and prepping tasks.
Creating an imposing expanse of steel, a Sub-Zero fridge/freezer and wine fridge is situated opposite the cooking zone, with the island as a convenient ‘bridge’ and prepping area between zones. The island also provides additional storage for small appliances and other kitchen necessities as well as pull-out recycling bins.
Carefully chosen colours and textures make this kitchen as luxurious visually as it is functionally. Lustre glaze tiles on the wall and floors introduce a subtle iridescent sheen, the cabinetry combines hand-painted elements with the warmth of Walnut and the zones are united by natural quartz worktops. Mirror glass behind the hob creates additional light and sparkle.
As part of the building works, an old conservatory was removed, and the back wall of the house opened up. The new conservatory provides an airy space with a sophisticated system of sliding glass rooflights making it a delight to use all year round. This is where the family spends much of its leisure time and where they always eat together, whether alone or with friends.
The importance they place on this area is underlined by the extremely large ‘Breakfast Cupboard’ which carries the functional and aesthetic elements of the main kitchen through into this garden room and acts as a separate mini-kitchen.
Based on a classic dresser, it is specifically designed to serve the dining area, holding all the family’s daily-use china, glass, cutlery, tea, coffee and condiments. Fitted with a compact sink and Quooker Fusion tap, it also includes a built-under fridge and a second dishwasher, creating an entirely self-contained serving and cleaning up area.
Because Martin Moore kitchens are entirely built to order in their Yorkshire workshops, there are no prescribed designs or sizes to limit either the client’s brief or the designer’s creativity. This allows a completely bespoke response which respects and enhances the architecture of the room whilst putting every inch of space to its most effective use. As this kitchen shows, this level of thoughtful organisation and zoning is just as crucial to large kitchens as to small ones.
Paint Colours: Dark Amethyst and English Lavender
Tiles: Volcanic tiles from Sicily
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