incredible downtown views they couldn't see from the
original kitchen, a section of the home they spent much
of their time in. Rossington puts it simply: "To cut of
those views from where they spend a lot of their time —
in the kitchen — just didn't make sense."
Rossington uses 3-D software when designing, which
helped the idea of an open kitchen click in the clients'
minds. "Tey were a bit more old-school in their mentality
in that they really wanted it closed of from the rest of the
house. We came up with many schemes showing them
options of keeping it on the original side and fipping it
[to the opposite side of the foor]," he says. "Tey fnal-
ly decided having an open kitchen to the living/dining
space was advantageous for a number of reasons. Once
they realized how benefcial and wonderful the proposed
design solution would be, they were totally onboard."
In answer to wanting an open kitchen with views, but
still having the option to close the space, Rossington
moved the kitchen from the north to the south side of the
2,500-sq.-ft. house. Te entire foor was ripped down to the
studs, and new electrical and plumbing installed. Existing
windows had single-pane glass, and those were updated to
meet today's energy standards and improve functionality.
An existing freplace in the living room was removed and
replaced with a gas-burning freplace on the other side of
the living room. Only the exterior walls and ceiling roof
plane remained the same. "Te whole thing was fipped to
a mirror image of what was there," Rossington explains.
Te kitchen now opens up to the dining room and the
hallway, which visually expands the space and creates
bar-height seating for larger gatherings. Removing a large
closet at the end of the stair also contributes to giving the
entire top foor full access to the expansive views.
Although fipping the foor plan solved the increasing
views requirements, the idea of being able to close of
the kitchen during more formal gatherings still loomed.
The Digby Street kitchen remodel
by Rossington Architecture
won a Gold award in
Kitchen $75,000-$150,000 in
the 2014 Master Design Awards,
as well as taking home
the honor of Best in Show
less than $250,000.
GARAGE
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KITCHEN
GUEST ROOM
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BATH #1
BENCH
ENTRY
LIVING ROOM
BENCH
CL
DECK
R
DINING ROOM
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KITCHEN DINING ROOM
LIVING ROOM
BATH 1
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STUDY
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GARAGE
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DECK
Before
After
The hallway visually expands the upstairs space, helps unite the
public areas of the house and provides an area for bar-height seating,
particularly useful during larger gatherings.
PROJECTS: Design Solutions
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