Brookside Residence Kitchen

FORWARD was asked to design a contemporary kitchen to be inserted into an existing 1930’s Brookside bungalow. The design opened up a kitchen and small butler's pantry into one space. We restored the original finish and detail of the new single room. The kitchen itself is conceived as an historical envelope within which modern furniture is placed. There are two cabinets. The first is a full-height, oak cooking storage cabinet. It houses oven, range, refrigerator and pantry. The other cabinet is conceived as a work bench and is white low and horizontal. It contains the sink, prep space and a breakfast nook, which can also serve as a home office. A small bookshelf and wall of shallow cabinets and drawers are inserted into the thickness of the wall to capture as much storage as possible.