Bespoke Kitchen Cabinetry as Spatial Argument in Three Renovations
Three recent residential projects demonstrate how bespoke kitchen cabinetry can define spatial relationships within open-plan interiors. Noue Studio's renovation of a modernist apartment uses a wall-height birch plywood joinery system with closed panels above and below and open shelving at mid-height, creating a visual aperture between kitchen and dining. bucci quentin's Arcipressi project in a historic villa wing employs natural oak cabinetry without upper cabinets, allowing Carrara marble to run unbroken from counter to ceiling and extend to the dining table, establishing material continuity. Atelier Zero's DUBI Apartment encloses the kitchen in a single terracotta tone, with a full-height reeded glass sliding door and a circular porthole that frames the interior as a composition. All three projects reject the notion of the kitchen as neutral background, instead assigning it a spatial role as connector, anchor, or destination.
Key facts
- Noue Studio renovated a modernist apartment with a birch plywood joinery system.
- The joinery has closed panels above and below, open shelving at mid-height.
- bucci quentin renovated a 150sqm historic villa wing called Arcipressi.
- Arcipressi uses natural oak cabinetry without upper cabinets.
- Carrara marble serves as countertop, splashback, and dining table surface at Arcipressi.
- Atelier Zero designed the DUBI Apartment with a fully enclosed terracotta kitchen.
- The DUBI kitchen has a reeded glass sliding door and a circular porthole.
- All three projects use bespoke cabinetry as a primary spatial instrument.
Entities
Institutions
- Noue Studio
- bucci quentin
- Atelier Zero