Rocks Road by Living Design

ArchiPro Project Summary - Contemporary home renovation on Rocks Road featuring a reconfigured kitchen layout that maximizes panoramic views of Fifeshire Rock and Tasman Bay, designed by Klaus Todt and completed in 2023.

Title:: Rocks Road
Manufacturers and Supplier:: Living Design
Category:: Residential/; Interiors
Completed:: 2023
Building style:: Contemporary
Photographers:: Virginia Woolf Photography

Location: Rocks Road

Designer: Klaus Todt

Photos by: Virginia Woolf

The Approach

The brief for this home renovation project called for a new kitchen with re-configured layout, connecting kitchen and dining and making the most of the panoramic views out over Fifeshire Rock and Tasman Bay. The choice of material finishes was chosen specifically to reflect this beautiful coastal location.

A large island defines the spaces; it has a naturally honed Atlantic granite top with a solid, dark oak lean for casual dining and conversation. The oak veneer used on most of the cupboard joinery and the linoleum on the drawers matches this dark tone. A lighter colour linoleum on the cupboards above the cooktop provides a nice contrast.

Linoleum provides a beautiful finish; it’s a natural product with finger-print resistant properties, ideal in a kitchen. We use a special laminating process to achieve the sleek look and to create a very robust finish.

Project Gallery

5mm locally fabricated stainless steel was selected for the benchtops, integrated double sink and the splash back behind the cooktop. The choice of a contemporary, monochrome colour palette is offset by the many windows and doors which provide so much natural light, and it’s also a neutral backdrop for the client’s artwork.

Plenty of storage options have been cleverly thought out and constructed to accommodate all the client’s kitchen items, appliances and treasures, mostly hidden behind a façade of handle-less cupboards – a nice clean, minimalist look for a busy part of the home. Even the heat pump is stylishly hidden beneath a uniquely crafted solid oak cover.

LAUNDRY

INTERIOR

Adjacent to the kitchen is an enticing window seat, a perfect nook for enjoying the morning sun. Strategically positioned for that morning coffee sits one of the side tables, specifically designed and crafted for this project. More storage is available beneath the window seat. It’s always satisfying to salvage existing materials if we can, and on this project, we were able to re-purpose some Rimu timber for window and door frames, giving them a nice, light whitewash finish.