Bespoke open-plan plywood kitchen for a period extension
An open-plan residential kitchen precedent showcasing custom blue and plywood cabinetry integrated with exposed brickwork and seamless garden connections by Uncommon Projects.
- What we like about this project
- An orange cat sitting outside the glass sliding door perfectly aligns with the playful color accents inside.
Materials
- plywood
- painted-mdf
- exposed-brick
- white-solid-surface
- concrete
- glass
- steel
Visual identifiers
- blue-and-plywood-cabinetry
- exposed-brick-splashback
- central-island
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
Style tags
- contemporary
- custom-joinery
- warm-minimal
- mid-century-modern
Visual tags
- open-plan
- residential
- custom-joinery
- modern-kitchen
- indoor-outdoor
- natural-light
- Geometry
- Linear open-plan layout dominated by a substantial central island, floor-to-ceiling perimeter storage units, and a continuous run of upper timber cabinets against an exposed brick wall.
- Structural guess
- Steel portal frame supporting a residential extension with masonry cavity walls and concrete slab floor.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story domestic open-plan kitchen and dining scale, generous ceiling height with long horizontal sightlines.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient daylight from floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors supplemented by concealed under-cabinet LED strip lighting and surface-mounted cylindrical ceiling fixtures.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, orderly, and domestic, animated by vibrant cabinetry color and abundant natural light.
- Environmental context
- Modern residential extension interior looking out toward a green garden with exposed exterior brickwork wrapping inside.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, interconnected living kitchen that balances warm natural textures with crisp color blocking, opening visually to the rear garden through expansive sliding glass.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong horizontal bands of timber and brick intersected by vertical cabinet joints and black mullions of the sliding glass doors.
- Style reading
- Contemporary custom residential joinery with warm mid-century modern material sensibilities
- Program
- Residential kitchen and living extension
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- plywood, painted-mdf, exposed-brick, white-solid-surface, concrete, glass, steel
- Visual identifiers
- blue-and-plywood-cabinetry, exposed-brick-splashback, central-island, floor-to-ceiling-glass
- Style tags
- contemporary, custom-joinery, warm-minimal, mid-century-modern
- Visual tags
- open-plan, residential, custom-joinery, modern-kitchen, indoor-outdoor, natural-light
- Geometry
- Linear open-plan layout dominated by a substantial central island, floor-to-ceiling perimeter storage units, and a continuous run of upper timber cabinets against an exposed brick wall.
- Structural guess
- Steel portal frame supporting a residential extension with masonry cavity walls and concrete slab floor.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story domestic open-plan kitchen and dining scale, generous ceiling height with long horizontal sightlines.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient daylight from floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors supplemented by concealed under-cabinet LED strip lighting and surface-mounted cylindrical ceiling fixtures.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, orderly, and domestic, animated by vibrant cabinetry color and abundant natural light.
- Environmental context
- Modern residential extension interior looking out toward a green garden with exposed exterior brickwork wrapping inside.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, interconnected living kitchen that balances warm natural textures with crisp color blocking, opening visually to the rear garden through expansive sliding glass.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong horizontal bands of timber and brick intersected by vertical cabinet joints and black mullions of the sliding glass doors.
- Style reading
- Contemporary custom residential joinery with warm mid-century modern material sensibilities
- Program
- Residential kitchen and living extension
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior