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The Intelligent Kitchen: Jeffrey Beers
Architect, homeowner, and culinary guru Jeffery Beers shares his personal tenets on kitchen design, and why it’s important for the most social room in house to know its chef.
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The Intelligent Kitchen: Francine Besselaar
A Manhattan transplant, architect Francine Besselaar and her partner Canan Akyuz, built her Princeton, New Jersey, home to showcase open, airy spaces and a kitchen that fosters conversation.
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The Intelligent Kitchen: Connie Hughes
Connie Hughes’ dream kitchen started with a one-of-a-kind view, a wish list, and a daily ritual of watching the morning news with her husband. Connie and her builder walk us through the newly…
Articles
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Sound Advice
Successful restaurants offer the holy trinity of good food, good service, and good ambience. Design can influence all three, but botch the ambience, and you’ll be forever fighting a…
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Intelligent Design
The future of the office is about providing a balanced response to the environment and the person in the office—–or at home, in the park, on a plane, or wherever the “office” happens to be.
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Sound Design
Years ago, the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas won a design competition for an addition to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) by suggesting the entire museum be torn down and replaced. There…
Tips
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Stainless-Steel Kitchen Islands: Ideal for Small Kitchens
When the Stonorovs set out to design their 400-square-foot house in Oakland for themselves and their young toddler, the kitchen required particular attention. They found a kitchen…
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Inexpensive Art for Kitchen Splash
Paint (art of your choice) on the back of matte-finish plastic panels with Alkyd paint. Then roller the whole back to fill any clear background left (again with Alkyd paint). Take color samples…
Products
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Henrybuilt Kitchen
Simple lines, rich materials, and elegant craftsmanship are the hallmarks of Seattle’s premier custom kitchen shop, Henrybuilt. Made with FSC-certified wood by the 20 craftspeople in the…
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Kohler Stages Kitchen Sink
The Stages line of kitchen sinks, part of the Chef inspired Collection, was developed in collaboration with professional chefs in order to meet the needs of the serious home cook. The large, deep…
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Site of Sound: Of Architecture and the Ear Vol. 2
The anticipated follow-up to volume one from 1999, this anthology explores the space between sound and architecture, from "acoustical technologies" to public art and urban planning. Plus…
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sound. at the Schindler House
Seattle–based artists Climax Golden Twins and Los Angeles visual artist Steve Roden present a collaborative assemblage of sounds inspired by Schindler's architectural drawings and featuring…
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Henrybuilt Kitchen
Simple lines, rich materials, and elegant…
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Site of Sound: Of Architecture and the Ear Vol. 2
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great ideas. i am a caterer and can appreciate this. my only issue is with the sound. the vocals were choppy.
Well done video. Michael McDonough is great on camera. Sound was fine for me.
I really wouldn't mind living there...at all.
You have to be a marathon runner to work in this kitchen- work triangle is way to big. also any mess made is in full view of living room. Another criticism: what good is an outdoor garden in upstate NY, Why would you want to walk down/up stairs to a working garden when probability of having hands full is high. On a positive note: lighting looks excellent and materials used in cabinets and counters appear to be the type for easy clean up and good durability. Wish something was mentioned on type of flooring. Don't mean to be negative but I think if you are going to use the word "intelligent" in a caption, then use the word to convey the thought in a more pragmatic fashion rather than in some obtuse philosophy of what a kitchen should convey.
The kitchen is a little plain and stretched, but the fact that the home has a roof garden, even in upstate NY is great. I mean its one of the five points of architecture! and everything a home can do to A) cut down on cooling costs and B) enable its occupants to grow a fair amount of food locally is awesome. The stairs shouldnt be a problem either, they force one to maintain at least some amount of activity in their life / not that the architect is lazy!
I am curious as to the location of this house in Upsate NY. Does anyone know? I think the gardening idea is great but am wondering where you can do this Upstate.
I must agree with Rick Moreno. The kitchen ergonomics are not terribly "intelligent." A different design could allow cooking for one for many, for catering, without having to move things about. As for the location of the garden, my geographic location (Ontario, Canada) is similar and I would much rather just walk out the door, than have to negotiate stairs with my hands full, especially when the wind blows or when it rains. Come to think of it, I've just described my own kitchen design! The series itself provokes thought and best practices...keep it up! David Daniels
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