Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 13 New Zealand | Page 111

When the house has one appeal and the
owners want another for their new central
kitchen, it can be tricky to merge the two
and achieve overall harmony. Sometimes,
broad design strokes are required.
This sleek entertainer’s kitchen forms
the social hub of a large, open-plan living
space. Morgan Cronin of Cronin Kitchens
says the clients had asked for a unique,
modern, minimal, clean-cut kitchen.
“As this was quite a departure from
the home’s generally traditional feel, the
challenge was to meet the brief but also

enhance rather than contrast that aesthetic.”
The owners’ pre-purchased stainless
steel appliances – two glass-door beverage
fridges, a French-door refrigerator and
76cm oven – were also to be incorporated.
“To start with we made a modest
alteration to the building envelope,” says
Cronin. “By moving one wall out over an
existing deck area, the shape of the room
was significantly improved and additional
space was freed up for the large scullery.
“A bulkhead was introduced to create
a continuous line around the room from

Above: This clean-lined kitchen merges with the
wider environment through the introduction of a
bulkhead around the room. Black was chosen as
the predominant colour because as well as adding
a dramatic feel it also complements the timber
surfaces in the adjacent open-plan living spaces.
The uniform use of black draws together the
stained American oak ¼-cut veneer cabinetry, the
powder-coated 5mm-thick steel on the island and
the black powder-coated aluminium frame doors
with Indo Dark Grey glass inserts in the drinks
area. Countertops in Absolute Black granite and
matt black tapware complete the tonal picture

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