Seymour-Gaffney Kitchen, Los Gatos, Calif.
Grand, kitchen in a single-family detached remodeled home, 2,000 to 3,000 square feet Concrete is sometimes perceived as cold, but not in this warm-blooded culinary space, which combines sensual forms with edgy geometry to lovely effect. Carrying the texture of the home’s mission-style stucco cladding to the inside, the design by Fu-Tung Cheng blends colorful plaster walls and a custom plastered range hood with tailored bamboo cabinets, stainless steel countertops, and Brazilian cherry floors with Geocrete concrete accent tiles. A curvilinear concrete countertop wraps around the wall from dining area to kitchen, taking a functional turn with an integrated cook top and brass trivet inlays.
Asymmetrical yet balanced, this kitchen’s composition of forms brings delight in the unexpected. Its central prep island comprises a three-inch-thick mahogany table cantilevered over a conical concrete pedestal housing an integral sink, stainless steel compost container, garbage bin, and disposal. A parallel cast iron steel grate underneath the island top provides a low platform for additional storage.
Entrant/Designer: Cheng Design, Berkeley, Calif.; Builder: D. Carlson Construction, Los Gatos, Calif.
- Dishwasher: Fisher-Paykel
- Garbage disposal: InSinkErator
- Microwave: Spacemaker Pro by GE
- Range/oven: Gaggenau
- Range hood: Custom plaster by Thom Bruce
- Hood liner: Fantech
- Hood fan: Thermador
- Refrigerator: Sub-Zero
- Cabinetry: Plyboo
- Countertop: Custom (geocrete, stainless steel)
- Faucets/fittings: Grohe (main), Alira (stainless pull-out spray), Hansgrohe (prep island), Interaktiv (prep island spray pullout)
- Flooring: Custom (Brazilian cherry with Geocrete concrete accents)
- Sinks: Custom (stainless steel with integral Geocrete concrete)
- Backsplash: China gold slate
- Wood top: Mahogany
