Above all , the owners of the warm and vibrant San Francisco kitchen wanted a space that would work well with their vibrant and social lifestyle. The homeowners are diverse empty nesters who like to entertain and also have discussions, dinners, poetry readings, and charity events in their beautiful house. Naturally, they desired a stunning kitchen that could deal with their busy calendar. The group hired architect Andre Rothblatt to redesign their little, galley-style kitchen.
Rothblatt completely opened up the kitchen by knocking down several walls and including windows. Warm woods, granite, and stainless steel have been combined to make an artistic but finely styled kitchen. “The couple does not have traditional home décor by any means,” says Rothblatt. “I did not need to have the kitchen to become formulaic or cookie-cutter.”
Andre Rothblatt Architecture
The couple wanted to continually host a lot of people, so they had a lot of appliance and storage requirements. Rothblatt included in square footage to match two sinks, a stove, a toaster, two dishwashers, a large fridge, a wine fridge and a warming drawer. Even though the area is rather big, it was still a challenge to choose how to put in all of that in the kitchen design.
Cabinets: Custom Alder, made by City Cabinetmakers
Countertops: Stainless steel and granite, Integrated Resources
Barstools: Cherner Counter Stool
Andre Rothblatt Architecture
The clients spotted and picked the granite used for the island countertop and backsplashes, but it was Rothblatt’s idea to use squares of this granite since the backsplash in the stove and the sink. Rothblatt added a few upper display cabinets coated in smoky red glass. The glass breaks up the good wood cabinetry, so the kitchen still feels light and open.
Backsplash: Heath Tile
Andre Rothblatt Architecture
The timber and stainless steel exhaust hood is a custom piece designed to blend in with all the top cabinetry. Rothblatt decided to depart the wall area empty on both sides of the hood, making the backsplash and hood the visual attraction of that far wall.
Floors: Ipe
Range: Wolf 36-inch
Oven: Dacor
Andre Rothblatt Architecture
Together with installing the luxury appliances, Rothblatt also designed a drink center to meet the couple’s entertaining needs. A bar sink, wine fridge, espresso machine and display shelving create the ideal place for guests to stop and have a glass of wine or a after-dinner coffee. Rothblatt designed the design of this drink center to function with the rest of the kitchen, sopeople may hang out at the kitchen but still maintain traffic flow on this main floor.
Refrigerator: GE Monogram
Dishwasher: Fisher Paykel
Andre Rothblatt Architecture
The dishwasher drawer is your kitchen’s ultimate touch of luxury. Although there’s a dishwasher close to the primary sink, this drawer in the beverage centre is dedicated solely to glassware and cups.
Dishwasher drawer: Fisher Paykel
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