The kitchen of this Hahei holiday home was built for socialising

Efficiency was the name of the game for this Hahei holiday home’s kitchen. Discover how this space was built for socialising

kitchen1

This beach retreat required an efficient space to cater for its owners and their guests

Architect: Paul Clarke, Studio2 Architects
Location: Hahei, Coromandel
Brief: A kitchen in a new beach house for an extended family who like to cook together and for friends.

Tell us about the timber used here. How did you bring it all together?
There’s a lot of timber in the house and lot of alignment of timbers so there needed to be a contrast between cabinetry and wall and ceiling surfaces. The contrast was created through the solid timber surface of the kitchen cabinetry and the board detailing of walls and ceiling surfaces.

kitchen1-2

How have you handled storage?
It has been integrated into the kitchen with the use of creative fixtures, such as folding, sliding doors opening spaces up as required, then closing them off as desired.

This house is used as a retreat for the owners, friends and family – how did this influence the kitchen design?
The layout needed to be logical and efficient and a space that everyone could be part of. For instance, there’s an expansive, cantilevered bench so people can pull up a stool and sit anywhere around it. Meanwhile, others helping in the kitchen can easily work around them without getting trapped.

How important was it to you to use natural materials, given the beach setting?
We enjoy using natural products in all of our projects. With the setting, we definitely wanted the project to blend in with the environment for many years to come.

[related_articles post1=”73175″ post2=”73269″]

Latest video features

In the Coromandel, a home with a humble profile and a thoughtful design makes the most of a stunning location.

Built with awe-inspiring attention to detail, this Arrowtown home is a fresh interpretation of a familiar Otago rural vernacular.

This sculptural Northland bach is a perfect north arrow on a remote farm high above the sea.

With the sun on its bow and the community at its stern, this is a house in which the elements are always front of mind.

Trending articles

Homes

Villa in disguise

A game of attractive opposites: Georgian and modernist, feminine and masculine, barn and villa — this elegant home by Ponting Fitzgerald Architects finds a sweet

Homes

Gabled sunsets

A measured expansion and renovation by Studio John Irving Architects has lent theatricality, elegance, and soul to a tired villa on Auckland’s North Shore.

Design News

Maximalism, refined

Maximalism is not a single look but a language of abundance — a layering of colour, pattern, and texture that favours bold expression. In New

Kitchens

Pure porcelain

NZ Panels Group has released the next evolution in benchtop surfaces, a porcelain range designed specifically for New Zealand homes.