Hidden Kitchen

by Minosa Design

For the Hidden Kitchen Minosa Design was introduced to an early 1900’s Victorian terrace in Sydney’s prestigious suburb of Woollahra. A full interior design overhaul had already commenced and neglect in maintaining this three level home was evident. Minosa endeavoured to create a stylish, modern kitchen to match the new interior design of this incredibly beautiful home belonging to a young professional couple and their teenage daughter.

It became evident early in the interior design process that the kitchen had to relocate from the rear of the terrace and move to a more central part of the home. Minosa chose to centralise the kitchen parallel with the base of the stairs, and adjacent to the formal lounge and front entry. This was achieved by closing off an opening within the Sydney home and adding a new entry point, a beautiful archway mirroring and complimenting the existing period features.  The kitchen was now on show, a stylish delight revealing itself to visitors as they entered the living area of the home.

The most defining interior design feature of the Hidden Kitchen by Minosa Design is the stylish concealment of kitchen appliances. The microwave and wall oven are hidden from view. To the right the two integrated fridges reside. Electronic door openers were applied to the fridge and freezer to eliminate the need for large pull handles on the doors. The big advantage of these electronic openers is they will automatically close the door if it is left ajar demonstrating mazing local Australian technology.

Drawers below the concealed cooktop section are all Blum Servo Drive push to open electronic controlled for easy access. It meant Minosa could eliminate the use of handles to give the illusion that the kitchen was only an island unit. With all this concealment of appliances, special consideration to the design of adequate ventilation had be paramount. Rear voids, bottom voids and shortened depth of cabinets allow for airflow through.  Snap vents for air intake are also positioned for refrigerators where required.

Photographed by Nicole England.

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