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Sagamore Island
comments (0) November 18th, 2009 in Project Gallery
AxiosArchitect, member
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A top down view shows the elegant curve carving through the practical rectangular island.
Photo: Steve Robinson
This narrow island is not large, but it works hard at the center of the kitchen. A practical rectangular shape is really part of a larger circular composition that includes the adjacent eat-in booth and table.
The glass worktop, set at counter height, “disappears” to fully reveal the circular plane carving through the island. The wood sub-top, set at table top height, provides a great cookbook station protected from the messiness of food preparation. The curving blue surface brings out the curve visually. Had this been cherry, it would have been visually lost. The sub-top extends beyond the glass to provide a display shelf…a wonderful place for flowers when entertaining.
A combination of open shelves and closed cabinets provides functional storage and serving dish display. An angled door on the working side of the island reveals a narrow cabinet for cookie sheet storage. It is a whimsical detail that always garners attention from guests.
Design or Plan used: My own design - Steve Robinson/Axios Architecture
posted in: Project Gallery, architecture, kitchen, contemporary, cabinets
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Contest Details
Update: Congratulations to our winner msinger who took home the prize with Curvy Kitchen Island.
*Contest is now closed.
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