Kitchens · Project story

The LOFT

A design concept, never built, for a high-rise loft kitchen with two diagonal islands, a brick wall of cabinetry reached by a library ladder, and an indoor garden.

Design Concept
Kitchen Design
Space Planning
Diagonal Islands
Indoor Garden

Chapter 1: The Concept

The design for this loft kitchen space was inspired by the pre-existing 20’ high brick walls and windows, as well as the concrete floor. Desiring to maintain the warehouse feeling and atmosphere; re-purposed, modular, eclectic pieces were brought in to furnish the space.

Hand drawn marker plan of the kitchen: two triangular islands set on the diagonal, one dark and one wood, inside a U of cabinets on a rust colored floor.

Colored plan of the kitchen: a black triangular island with a copper sink and a butcher block island with a cooktop, set on the diagonal on an orange stained concrete floor.

SketchUp render looking down into the loft kitchen: the two diagonal islands with stools, the red tall cabinet, the glass front cabinet wall and tall windows.

Chapter 2: The Plan

18 x 20 kitchen. Two diagonal islands providing 3 access points. Custom garden cabinets creating an indoor garden area.

Floor plan of the 18 by 20 foot kitchen: cabinets along two walls and two triangular islands set on the diagonal, one with a sink and one with a cooktop, with four stools along one side.

SketchUp render of the whole loft: the kitchen and its islands at the center, a dining table on a rug, and a seating area by a stucco fireplace under tall brick walls.

Chapter 3: The Details

A combination of white cabinetry was used, alongside some red French café-esque pieces and birch and black cabinets on stainless steel feet. Countertops are comprised of black marble, white marble, and butcher block with the backsplash done in an antique black and white damask tile.

Hand rendered elevation of the window wall: a farm sink set in a brick surround under tall steel windows, three pendants, and white cabinets on each side topped with potted herbs and tomato plants.

SketchUp render of the kitchen: a black marble island with a copper sink and houndstooth stools, a butcher block island with a range and red drawers, and the glass front cabinet wall with a library ladder.

The Library Wall

Brick wall with 12’ of cabinetry access via library ladder.

Glass front cabinets stack up the brick wall beside a tall red cabinet and the refrigerator, with a row of botanical prints along the top.

White marble countertop — Specifications

Black marble countertop — Specifications

Chapter 4: Above the City

This high-rise loft kitchen was designed with maintaining the character of the building in mind. It is perfect for multiple chefs, growing a garden, and all-around entertaining.

AI enhanced render of the two islands: a black marble island with a copper sink and houndstooth stools, a butcher block island with a range and red drawers, the red tall cabinet and the glass front cabinet wall with a library ladder.

AI enhanced render of the whole loft: the kitchen between brick columns, a dining table on a rug by the windows, and a seating area around a stucco fireplace on a glossy stained concrete floor.

AI enhanced render of the kitchen by the windows: pulley pendants, a black marble island with three stools, a farm sink under the windows with planters, and the brick wall of glass front cabinets.