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Dowen Farmer designs cubic ten-storey tower for ghost kitchens

August 10, 2023 James Parkes 0

British architecture studio Dowen Farmer Architects has released plans for Portal Road, a multistorey ghost-kitchen tower block in west London that would shuttle food to a public food hall like the “Ministry of Magic”. The studio has filed plans for the building, which would be built in North Acton, London, and replace an unrealised scheme

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Eight kitchens with tiled worktops that are pretty but practical

August 6, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

A kitchen with a statement oxblood-colour island and another with curved child-friendly counters feature in our latest lookbook, which spotlights eight worktops that are covered in tiles. Tiled worktops can be a functional yet attractive addition to a kitchen, able to withstand hot pots and food stains while also creating an opportunity for decoration. The examples

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Eight pared-back kitchens with minimalist storage solutions

July 1, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Sometimes the simple solutions are the best, as seen in this lookbook featuring tidy kitchen interiors where minimalist closed cabinets are combined with decorative materials. In these kitchens, found in homes from Sweden to Mexico, architects and designers largely chose simple storage solutions but added material interest in the form of marble, steel and brick

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2m26 references traditional food carts for mobile all-in-one ramen restaurant

June 8, 2023 Alice Laycock 0

Kyoto-based architecture and design studio 2m26 has created a compact, movable restaurant from locally-sourced Hinoki cypress timber. 2m26 designed the cart to accommodate both chef and cooking equipment as well as up to four diners, with the aim of using it in rural areas in Japan as a unique dining experience. The design was based on

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Co.arch Studio creates show kitchen for candied fruit specialist Cesarin

May 30, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

An Italian company that makes candied fruit now has a dedicated space for cookery demonstrations, designed by Milan-based architecture office Co.arch Studio. Cesarin has produced its fruity bakery products at a factory between Verona and Vicenza in Italy for over 100 years. Co.arch Studio founders Andrea Pezzoli and Giulia Urciuoli worked with the company to

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Eight concrete kitchens with raw and tactile surfaces

May 27, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Kitchens with exposed concrete surfaces take centre stage in this lookbook, which includes homes in Mexico, Japan and Ireland. Concrete is a ubiquitous material in architecture, but it is less commonly used in interiors – particularly in residential spaces such as kitchens. However, its durability and impermeability make it an ideal surface material for cooking

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Eight pared-back and elegant Scandinavian kitchen designs

April 29, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected eight peaceful kitchens with Scandinavian design details, in homes including a chalet in Belgium and a forest retreat in Sweden. Plenty of wood and stone, minimalist details and practical solutions make these eight interiors from across the world good examples of Scandinavian kitchen design. As well as being stylish,

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Eight earthy kitchens where terracotta tiles add warmth and tactility

April 9, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

For this lookbook, we’ve collated eight kitchens from Dezeen’s archive that use terracotta tiling to bring a sense of warmth into the functional space. Terracotta – meaning baked earth in Italian – technically refers to any object made from fired clay. But most commonly, the term is used to describe pottery made from a porous

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Eight open-plan living areas with mix-and-match flooring

February 25, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

This lookbook collects eight homes with spacious open-plan interiors, where different floor designs have been used to subtly define areas for cooking, dining and lounging. Open-plan interiors are an enduring trend in residential design, used most commonly to blend kitchen and living spaces and create a social heart for the home. However, this is now

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Eight tidy kitchens with slick storage solutions

February 11, 2023 Alice Finney 0

As people’s interest in ultra-organised homes shows no signs of abating, we’ve collected eight clutter-free kitchens with smart storage solutions in our latest lookbook. Spearheaded by Japanese organisational guru Marie Kondo, well-organised interiors have become a global trend. In no room is this more evident than in the kitchen, where pantries are stocked up with

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