Kitchens can usually be tough to maintain tidy, however this lookbook demonstrates how floor-to-ceiling cupboards are an efficient approach to streamline and create clutter-free backdrops for meals prep.
Historically, kitchens are designed with ground and wall cupboards dropped beneath the ceiling to make sure they’re reachable. Nevertheless, at present many architects and inside designers are choosing full-height options as an alternative to maximise space for storing.
The examples on this lookbook present that floor-to-ceiling storage options are suited to kitchens of any measurement and elegance, and can be utilized to hide litter, home equipment and even doorways.
A bonus is that these cabinets additionally minimise areas for mud to assemble, requiring much less time spent on cleansing and leaving extra for cooking.
That is the most recent in our lookbooks collection, which supplies visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes properties with web flooring, mid-century trendy furnishings and perforated brick partitions.
TS-H_01, Switzerland, by Tom Strala
This minimalist kitchen, belonging to a house close to Bern, options floor-to-ceiling storage concealing not solely litter but additionally a doorway to a storage.
The white wall of cupboards is dotted by round handles lined with easy timber and types a slick backdrop to the chunky prep counter, uncooked plaster partitions and pale wood floorboards.
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Churchtown, Eire, by Scullion Architects
Oak-panelled cabinetry runs by way of the light-filled kitchen of Churchtown, a residential extension in Dublin knowledgeable by Victorian conservatories.
Whereas maximising storage, the cabinets are designed to hide home equipment and a pantry. The heat of the oak is complemented by cool-toned white terrazzo on the ground and worktops.
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Sacha, France, by SABO Mission
Full-height birch plywood joinery is used to retailer the contents of this kitchen, designed by SABO Mission inside a Parisian house.
The cabinets are nearly disguised as a stable block, with small arched cut-outs subtly demarcating every door. One of many panels encompasses a bigger arched opening, which opens into a comfortable nook for the proprietor’s cat.
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The Amagansett Seaside Home, USA, by Starling Structure and Emily Lindberg Design
The ground-to-ceiling models on this kitchen assist draw consideration to extra playful design particulars within the room, together with a sculptural customized island animated by exaggerated types.
Completed with wooden and a scarcity of handles, the cupboards additionally mix into the flooring and ceilings, disguising them as partitions and making a pared-back aesthetic for the room.
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Barbican House, UK, by John Pawson
Designer John Pawson used full-height storage within the compact kitchen of this London house to assist obtain his signature minimalist aesthetic.
The abundance of storage ensures the house is uncluttered, whereas a scarcity of handles on the cabinetry permits them to mix into the background. The remainder of the house, which is positioned within the brutalist Barbican Property in London, is designed with the identical pared-back aesthetic.
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The Parchment Works, UK, by Will Gamble Architects
Matte-black cupboards with brass handles outline the kitchen of The Parchment Works, which Will Gamble Architects created from the shell of an outdated cattle shed in Northamptonshire.
Stretching from ground to ceiling, the kitchen models slot in beneath rows of timber joists belonging to the unique construction. Their darkish color ensures focus retains on the tactile wood surfaces above, in addition to the adjoining whitewashed masonry partitions.
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Botaniczna House, Poland, by Agnieszka Owsiany Studio
Polish studio Agnieszka Owsiany Studio married wooden and marble all through the inside of this house in Poznań.
Within the kitchen, full-height oak cabinetry strains one wall, punctured by a marble-lined recess containing a range. The cupboards are completed with lengthy handles in matching oak.
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Portage Bay Float House, USA, by Studio DIAA
These storage models observe the gabled roofscape of The Portage Bay Float House, which Studio DIAA co-founder Suzanne Stefan created for herself in Seattle.
The wood cabinetry sits flush with a cooker hood above the range, which is completed with juxtaposing chrome steel that has a brushed look.
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That is the most recent in our lookbooks collection, which supplies visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes properties with web flooring, mid-century trendy furnishings and perforated brick partitions.
