PORTFOLIO: RESIDENTIAL

A RECIPE FOR LIVING

WINNER: FIRST PLACE, Kitchen Design / ASID SAN DIEGO  /  “2008 Design Excellence Awards”

As seen in San Diego Home/Garden magazine

With a passion for the delicious moments family gatherings bring, our Client relishes her role as family matriarch. And so, with pleasure she, her adult sons, and their families, purchased a San Diego residence as a destination for family gatherings and celebrations. The oceanfront hi-rise condo, in a prestigious Coronado address, promised sweeping views and a luxurious coastal lifestyle. But it was limited by its disconnected floor plan and outdated finishes.
                                             
Fundamental to the Clients’ recipe for family harmony: a new Arclinea custom kitchen. Since the vacation residence was a catalyst for connecting family, we recommended an open, contemporary living plan connecting the kitchen, dinning and living areas with the condo’s exquisite views. “Breaking down walls,” a multi-functional peninsula now defines the kitchen perimeter — inviting participation in preparation and consumption —providing an axis from which all other activities radiate. Living, dining, cooking and socializing co-exist in a continual interlacing of relationships and activity.

Work surfaces are kept to one height, and work zones carefully placed to take advantage of sweeping ocean views and extensive natural day-lighting. To satisfy the culinary requirements of multiple cooks within a small kitchen footprint, every Arclinea cabinet incorporates unique solutions for maximizing storage and enhancing culinary work functions in ergonomically sensitive ways. Highlights include
		A corner tall pantry solution (sleekly enclosing storage equivalent to 12 wall units)
		Extensive use of drawer-systems, with accessories like pull-out cutlery trays and dish organizers
		A small appliances garage which houses a “breakfast bar”
		Aluminum lighting profiles featuring an integrated utensil rail and accessories
		“Hidden” drawers in the toe-kick for table linens and oversized cookware

Materials specified are ecologically sensitive and cutting-edge: Cabinets feature sustainably-sourced stained oak veneers in medium grey, paired with our water-based white matte lacquer, and recyclable acid-etched glass. The finishes complement the coastal setting and offer easy-care maintenance in a household with children. Cabinets feature recessed “Italia” handle-grips in stainless steel and stainless steel plinths. Learn more about Arclinea’s ecological commitment.

The resulting award-winning kitchen design is a true recipe for modern living — a sophisticated but accessible design that is integral to all the household activities.

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Photo Credit: Gail Owens Photography