1 ARCHITECT/INTERIOR DESIGNER Madeleine Blanchfield Architects
COOL COAST
[ Bondi Beach ]
Produced by MATILDA RINGROSE
Styling JACK MILENKOVIC/ ATELIER LAB
has been hardened into stone, cut out and landed here,” says architect Madeleine Blanchfield describing the honed Spectra marble island bench that anchors this kitchen in Sydney’s east. “The client’s brief for a ‘beach house that isn’t a beach house’ informed the choice to have v-groove panelling sitting alongside more avant-garde choices such as the island that reads like a piece of furniture or sculpture.” The space captures the vibrant energy of its beachside locale, particularly in the art selection, from the unconventional use of a bespoke Ben Mazey ceramic installation as a splashback, to its playful neighbour, a painting by Brendan Huntley. The kitchen is sandwiched by points of connection to nature, with a wall of windows on one side and an internal court yard on the other. The result is“Commissioning the artist Ben Mazey to produce a one-of-a-kind custom art work for the rear wall, creating something joyful for something as utilitarian as a cooktop splashback helps to transform the kitchen into a space that is deeply personal to our client. The kitchen island itself is entirely bespoke.”
