Rutland Road

We were drawn to this project by the reclaimed nature of the build as a whole. The brief was to use as much reclaimed material for the build as possible.

Working with Arboreal Architecture we were commissioned to undertake the detailed design and build of the kitchen. The reclaimed oak for the cabinet fronts and the worktops came from the sawn beams of a Romanian agricultural building. The huge 200 year old butler sink still had its original lead waste fitted.

Our role

Detail design, build

Architect

Arboreal

Photography

Agnese Sanvito

Reclaimed oak kitchen with island hob, butler sink, rolling trolley and sunlit timber floor.

Reclaimed Oak timber kitchen fronts and worktops.

We have developed an in-house technique for keeping solid timber panels flat. Here, we routed solid oak splines deep into the backs of the oak panels and used a flexible adhesive to allow for movement across the grain as the timber naturally moves.

We made custom steel frame to support the cantilevered oak worktops and a simple custom stainless steel rolling carriage for the sliding bookcase.

All the edges of the solid oak fronts were stained dark blue to highlight the cut through finger pull detail and to match the spacing detail on the oak wall cladding.

Reclaimed oak worktop beneath a deep window reveal lined with pale timber boards.

Oak trolley on castors beside the island, with wall-mounted steel racks above the butler sink.

There were many hidden custom details in the finished kitchen including a 10mm aluminium upstand running around the back edge of worktops and a curved bi-folding corner cabinet door. The end result is a truly unique kitchen space which forms part of an even more unique build.

Butler sink set into reclaimed oak worktop below a boarded splashback with steel racks and wall tap.

Side view of the oak trolley on castors pulled from the island, dishwasher and sink behind.

Curved timber-boarded corner and slatted oak cabinet doors beside an integrated dishwasher.

Sliding bookcase with dark steel frame between reclaimed oak tall cabinets and fridge.

Front view of the reclaimed oak island with hob, open trolley ends and two bar stools.

Exposed steel conduit lighting across the ceiling above the L-shaped reclaimed oak kitchen.

Person at the reclaimed oak worktop, island and stools in front, garden doors to the right.

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