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Brick barrel vault shelters community kitchen in Iran by Song Architects

December 7, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A barrel vault of steel and brick fronted by glossy turquoise tiles shelters this community kitchen in Iran, designed by local studio Song Architects. Named Aghajoon Kitchen, the 539-square-metre structure replaces an unsanitary, roofless cooking enclosure that had long stood at the centre of life in Khalilabad Village, Yazd province. “The aim was to transform

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Auckland apartment block by Monk Mackenzie integrates Fisher & Paykel appliances

November 11, 2025 Siufan Adey 0

Ergonomic kitchens fitted with Fisher & Paykel appliances feature in this eight-apartment building in Auckland, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the luxury kitchen brand. Designed by local architecture studio Monk Mackenzie in collaboration with developer Artifact, Jervois Apartments sits on a ridgeline in the central Auckland suburb of Herne Bay. 

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Eight colourful kitchens designed for cheery living

November 2, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Stained green plywood and a wiggly salmon-pink room divider embellish our latest lookbook, which features a rainbow of colourful residential kitchens. From Athens to Manhattan, these kitchens demonstrate the myriad ways that architects and designers have swapped more traditional, neutral hues for brighter shades when creating modern kitchen interiors. This is the latest in our

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Eight characterful kitchens with sleek metal details

September 22, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Our latest lookbook focuses on eight homes fitted with metal kitchens, from a flat in London informed by fish-and-chip shops to a 19th-century apartment with period details in Paris. While stainless steel has long been a material associated with restaurant kitchens due to its durability and functionality, it can bring a sleek, modern feel to residential

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Eight home kitchens finished with tactile brick floors

September 21, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Our latest lookbook collects eight houses from around the world that feature kitchens with tactile brick floors, including a mid-century home in the USA and a coastal dwelling in Denmark. Widely used for their durability and low maintenance, bricks are a long-time favourite material across the fields of architecture, interiors and design. They are most

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Eight wooden kitchens that make the most of the material

August 4, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Swirly cabinets and oak-lined ceilings feature in our latest lookbook, which collects eight residential kitchens from around the world where wood takes centre stage. Strong, versatile and often sustainable, timber is a favourite material among architects and designers. From an east London dwelling that is almost entirely underground to a rural Tasmanian farmhouse, here are

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Eight contemporary kitchens brightened by skylights

July 20, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Residential kitchens illuminated by skylights are the focus of this lookbook, which includes homes everywhere from Australia to Mexico and Japan. A popular feature in many contemporary kitchens, skylights are typically used to maximise natural light in rooms that sit below ground or in the depths of a plan. However, they are also helpful for

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Hayatsu Architects references Japanese architecture for cold food store in Cumbria

June 8, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

A wooden frame covered with decorative Japanese Shikkui-style plaster defines The Farmer’s Arms Cold Food Store in the Lake District, designed by London studio Hayatsu Architects. The pavilion contains a cooking area and cold food store for fermented goods made by the Grizedale Arts institution, which runs a pub as part of its headquarters in

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Eight minimalist kitchens where materials provide the decoration

May 12, 2024 Alice Laycock 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve compiled eight functional kitchens that prove that conventional construction materials have their place in domestic interiors. The kitchens featured in this roundup utilise common construction materials, including wood, metal and concrete, to create an atmosphere of durability and serenity. Combining these materials creates a balanced interior scheme, with wood providing a

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