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The Kitchen Wears The Trousers!


Everyone dreams of creating an architectural statement that resonates with individual style and has the cultural presence of a cathedral, a timeless monument of who we are and an outward expression of how we react to the World around us. 
It is therefore fitting that this building, which has been deliberated and planed for years, a dream which has become a physical reality, and is subjectively believed to be the “eighth wonder of the world” should be given a heart that pulsates to the rhythm of your needs.
But has this architectural marvel been created to frame the centre piece of your home?  Is the architecture just an afterthought, built upon and embedded within the bigger picture, the one thing you have really wanted to become a reality....your dream kitchen?! 
Here we see the kitchen becoming an island and the lines between kitchen and architecture becoming blurred.  Each element needs the other and the relationship is designed to be mutually complementary!  
There is also an interesting contradiction here whereby the architecture is conceived from wood, a naturally sympathetic material! The kitchen on the other hand is constructed from the more industrially dominant materials of steel and concrete!  Usually this relationship would be the other way around!  Is this a visual and physical euphemism for the kitchen now wearing the trousers in this particular relationship?!
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  1. Anonymous8 August 2011 at 07:23

    Now THAT is amazing! But is that pine..? oh how it burns in my scandinavian eyes..

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  2. The Kitchen Mogul9 August 2011 at 10:11

    The Mogul is also unsure about the pine...but I guess it could be ataste thing! Great architecture and great kitchen! Thanks for dropping by Veaplan and hope you're well!

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  3. Anonymous12 September 2011 at 10:44

    Hi...Your post really got me thinking man..... an intelligent piece ,I must say. Get more information about Fitted kitchen design .

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  4. The Kitchen Mogul15 September 2011 at 09:48

    Thanks David...The Mogul really appreciates your comment and looks forward to hearing more.

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