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Residential ArchitectureKitchen and Bath

Layers of White

Textural elements modify stark simplicity.

By Linda C. Lentz
Swift Lee Office

Swift Lee Office

Photo © Elon Schoenholz

Swift Lee Office

Swift Lee Office

Photo © Elon Schoenholz

Swift Lee Office

Swift Lee Office

Photo © Elon Schoenholz

Swift Lee Office
Swift Lee Office
Swift Lee Office
July 19, 2008

Los Angeles, California

Swift Lee Office

This basic white kitchen, part of the rehab of a 1960s Beverly Hills residence, pushes all the right buttons with it’s monochromatic palette, floating work stations, wall of tall cabinets for storage and appliances, lots of natural light, terrazzo flooring, and a dimensionally textural wall made of a custom masonry veneer that mimics an existing pattern along the home’s west exterior wall—once again proving that over used axiom, “God is in the details”.

Architect:
Swift Lee Office

Interior Designer:
Carole Katleman

General Contractor:
Hans J. Kostrzewski

Structural Engineer:
Rios Clementi Hale Studios

Counter:
Eurostone

Cooktop:
Viking

Concealed vent hood:
Broan

Wall oven and dishwasher:
Miele

Refrigerator:
Sub-Zero

Mircorwave oven:
Sharp

 

KEYWORDS: Los Angeles

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