At the juncture where a sleek and austere 1969 kitchen-and-family-room addition met the original 1920s colonial revival house, two 30-inch wide pinch points clogged circulation and made an emphatic separation between new and old spaces.  

 

At that juncture this project intervenes to open-up that clog. The redesigned kitchen is now the heart and hub of the home. Floating soffits reach out and stitch new spaces to old.

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The renovated kitchen is open and integral with the 1969 family room, framed now by the mahogany soffit and clapboard half-wall which conceals the island's counter-top. We worked closely with the craftspeople at Olive Square Kitchens to develop the integrated door and drawer pulls.

 

Builder: Gilman Guidelli Bellows

Cabinetmaker: Olive Square  Kitchen 

Design  team: Tim Hess, Tricia Upton, Michelle Oullette for DSA Architects