The Kitchen as a Curated Space

Open storage and a rotating island

Academic project

Greenside Design Center

Design visualisations

Concept

Beauty maximised. Chaos minimised.

Storage is asked to behave as display. The kitchen becomes a curated exhibition of personal objects, and open shelving encourages the user to own only what is necessary and beautiful.

The design centres on a rotating island: the user stays in one place while everything they need swivels toward them. Chairs slide out of the counter and work with a pull-out surface, so seating is part of the counter. It resists the idea that each part of a home belongs to one task.

The kitchen

Sculpted counter — establishing view — design visualisation — Sculpted counter — establishing view

Counter and seating — design visualisation — Counter and seating

Storage and shelving — design visualisation — Storage and shelving

Counter and work surface — design visualisation — Counter and work surface

Counter — close view — design visualisation — Counter — close view

Academic drawings

Sketches working out the sculpted counter, the island and its rotation, followed by the construction plan at 1:50.