"Kitchen beyond function"

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     We designed a kitchen for "House M". The plan before the renovation was to place a kitchen between the living room and dining room on the 2nd floor and divide the space. In this renovation, we considered the layout of the kitchen with the aim of creating an integrated LDK space.

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     If you move it to the position of the water supply / drain pipe, the ceiling of the lower floor will go down or the floor of the kitchen will go up, which will cause great damage to the space. Then, the position of the sink is inevitably needed in the center of the LDK. Taking advantage of this constraint, we designed an island kitchen that plays a leading role in the space.

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     If the stove is installed in the island kitchen, the flow line to the back surrounded by the bearing wall will be detoured, and the ceiling will be lowered by the range hood and exhaust duct, which will not work. Therefore, the plan was to install the stove in the back so that it could be exhausted to the outside in the shortest distance. By doing this, the down ceiling is not needed, and the LDK keeps the outline of the space beautiful, and at the same time, a large and elegant kitchen is realized.

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     Considering only the function of the kitchen, it does not require such a large space. Rather, some may want a more compact kitchen. However, the large kitchen is a lively place to enjoy cooking with family or friends, sometimes you can invite a cook, open a cooking class, or even bring a chair to study or work on the cupboard. , It becomes a place that goes beyond the function of cooking. In this way, we positively grasped the restrictions to renovation, and realized a kitchen that goes beyond the functions, not only in terms of functionality, but also in terms of appearance, which can be used as a place to stay other than cooking.