butler’s pantry. The space includes a benchtop plus Visually, the kitchen is a study in simplicity and dedicated storage for kettle, toaster, cereals and sophistication: the symmetrical lines of the cabinetry crockery. Rod used a floor-to-ceiling Häfele Hawa rendered in the finest detail. Concepta retractable door system, for full access to ‘The doors and panels are constructed from an the entire space when open. The door slides neatly acrylic melamine from Stylelite in Carbon Velvet,’ back into a niche in the joinery. Rod explains. ‘The flexibility to conceal breakfast and lunch The unique, gently tactile velvet finish adds depth preparations behind retractable doors appealed to and drama to the pared-back palette. The mirrored our client, so it could be closed off and the mess splashback behind the cooktop, glimmering with Rod and Kirsten Huizenga cleaned later,’ Rod says. concealed LEDs, transforms the space with light accept their award from and movement. Tim Olive, CEO HIA A flexible, hide-away breakfast zone The appliances are flawlessly integrated Insurance Services ... is cleverly incorporated between the within the joinery, and even the smallest details kitchen and the butler’s pantry have been addressed to maintain the clean, minimalist aesthetic, such as the inclusion of a 60mm cavity wall to the left of the cooktop to Adjacent to the breakfast nook is a glamorous accommodate electrical wiring, powerpoints and beverage station, fitted with feature display light switches. shelving, a mirror splashback with LED accent Rod says his favourite element of the kitchen lighting, and an in-bench Billi tap for instant hot is the imposing 3.4 metre island, which sweeps or chilled water. Overhead cupboards here (and across the width of the room in a swathe of matte throughout the entire kitchen) are fitted with Häfele black and timber. Construction of the island was Free-up flap doors; a neat, practical choice that intricate: the benchtop is a wafer-fine 12mm ensures thoroughfares remain clear even when the sheet of the super-hard-wearing Dekton, an ultra- cupboards are left open. compact composite surface. SEPTEMBER 2018 HOUSING 63 INTERIORS • KITCHEN PROFILE