The homeowners are clients for whom we designed and built a second home on a beautiful waterfront lot in Virginia's Northern Neck. They tasked us with complete redesign and remodeling of the kitchen in their principal residence with the goals of improving its functionality and its relationship to adjacent spaces.

We developed a number of alternative concepts from which the clients selected an L-shaped kitchen configuration. The kitchen features a large island with prep sink which includes seating on three sides. Guests are now able to socialize with the chef without getting in the way during meal preparation.

We also designed and implemented a number of structural changes to remove walls between the kitchen, family room, rear entry and hallway. These changes met the objective of enhancing flow when entertaining. Finally, we proposed a set of 15-light French doors from the main hall to the study to minimize the "bowling alley" effect of a long hallway.