Kitchen Design
New This Week: 3 Industrial-Inspired Loft Kitchens
From hardcore industrial to farmhouse-meets-factory, these kitchens show possibilities within former commercial spaces
Industrial style is a good fit for kitchens. Durable materials like concrete, steel and wood can easily handle the hustle and bustle of cooking and entertaining. If you’re looking for a not-too-precious style, consider the following hardworking kitchens.
Concrete cabinet panels: Concreate; metal panel and shelving: Union Studio; table: Piet Hein Eek via The Future Perfect; vintage cabinet: Lee Stanton Antiques
2. Italian Intrigue
Designers: Simone Pradal of casapercasa and Giansilvio Girardi (architect)
Location: Manhattan, New York
Homeowners’ request. “Our client’s desire was to combine American industrial style with Italian taste and creativity,” designer Simone Pradal says.
Special features. Black larch wood cabinets. Brushed-steel countertops. Exposed rafters and brick wall. Oak range hood in gray stain. Wide-plank oak flooring.
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Designers: Simone Pradal of casapercasa and Giansilvio Girardi (architect)
Location: Manhattan, New York
Homeowners’ request. “Our client’s desire was to combine American industrial style with Italian taste and creativity,” designer Simone Pradal says.
Special features. Black larch wood cabinets. Brushed-steel countertops. Exposed rafters and brick wall. Oak range hood in gray stain. Wide-plank oak flooring.
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Designer tip. “The key was to treat the floor with the same language as the wooden ceiling beams belonging to the building,” Pradal says.
Project photos: Donna Dota; cabinets: Diesel, Scavolini
Project photos: Donna Dota; cabinets: Diesel, Scavolini
3. Eclectic Farmhouse-Meets-Factory
Designers: John C. Williams, Bridget Hrdlicka and Jill Berris of Process Creative Studios
Location: Cleveland
Homeowners’ request. An open kitchen in “softly contemporary” style, architect John Williams says, with a hint of the old warehouse history of the building. “Although the building is very industrial, if we had to, we would describe the style of the kitchen as more eclectic farmhouse,” Williams says.
Special features. Exposed ceiling rafters and ducting. Exposed 130-year-old original brick wall. Blue appliances. Subway tile backsplash and column accent. Maple countertops reclaimed from another old industrial facility. Stained plywood flooring.
Designers: John C. Williams, Bridget Hrdlicka and Jill Berris of Process Creative Studios
Location: Cleveland
Homeowners’ request. An open kitchen in “softly contemporary” style, architect John Williams says, with a hint of the old warehouse history of the building. “Although the building is very industrial, if we had to, we would describe the style of the kitchen as more eclectic farmhouse,” Williams says.
Special features. Exposed ceiling rafters and ducting. Exposed 130-year-old original brick wall. Blue appliances. Subway tile backsplash and column accent. Maple countertops reclaimed from another old industrial facility. Stained plywood flooring.
Designer tip. “What is not shown in these images are the numerous windows that fully populate the exterior, bringing in massive amounts of natural light, which helped light this building before the days of electric lamps,” Williams says. “The windows do not have window treatments, which would have cluttered the original perimeter walls. Keep it simple. Don’t add stuff just to add things. Simple is better.”
“Uh-oh” moment. “Converting the top floor of 10,000 square feet of a 30,000-square-foot historic warehouse building is a challenge in itself,” Williams says. “Adding a significant roof deck and outdoor kitchen area that had to comply with the local historic district’s regulations and be functional and attractive added to the challenge.”
Appliances: Viking; cabinet paint: Butter Up, Sherwin-Williams
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“Uh-oh” moment. “Converting the top floor of 10,000 square feet of a 30,000-square-foot historic warehouse building is a challenge in itself,” Williams says. “Adding a significant roof deck and outdoor kitchen area that had to comply with the local historic district’s regulations and be functional and attractive added to the challenge.”
Appliances: Viking; cabinet paint: Butter Up, Sherwin-Williams
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Designer: Andrea Michaelson Design
Location: Arts District, downtown Los Angeles
Homeowners’ request. A comfortable, user-friendly kitchen that would fit the aesthetic of the arty loft vibe of the home, which is inside a former toy factory.
Special features. Concrete-paneled cabinets. Custom steel backsplash panel with integrated shelves. Exposed ducting and conduit. Honed black Petit Granit (limestone) countertops. Steel strip for hanging pots, cutting boards and utensils. Vintage Rag table made by Piet Hein Eek with reclaimed pipes. Vintage steel cabinet. Lime plaster wall finish. Concrete dome pendant light shades. Original concrete floors refinished in a matte clear coat. Vintage Costes chairs by Philippe Starck.
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