PROJECT
DETAILS

Location
Balfour Manor, Sidmouth, England
Project Planner
Tandem Studio

As part of the complete modernisation of the apartment by Gillespie Yunnie Architects tandem Studio designed and built a modern hand made kitchen. All elements were bespoke to the project including cabinet widths and drawer sizes. This meant that everything could be carefully considered with maximum use made of the available space.

The cabinets and drawers are made from durable white melamine faced birch plywood with bespoke drawer inserts.

By using the oak tri-ply material for the tall cabinets we were able to articulate the different elements of the kitchen and give it more of a tactile furniture feel. We also wanted to it to relate to the materials used in the other parts of the apartment such as the stairs that are visible from the kitchen. The high level cabinets have push to open doors to minimise the number of handles needed, keeping the front face as minimal as possible.

Bespoke stainless steel plinth covers at the base of the cabinets were made for the kitchen with minimal joints. This helped maintain the overall simplicity and durability of the design.

There are no standard cabinets or drawers to our kitchens so the layout and arrangement can exactly suit the space and your needs. All parts are carefully detailed so the overall design looks like it is made for the space with everything fitting together seamlessly.

The white fronts are from a tough moisture resistant MDF with a hard wearing and durable spray finish. The oak cabinets are hand finished in a durable hard wax oil - for more detail on this material see the process and materials section of the web site

Photography: Richard Downer