 Gardner Mohr Architects LLC |
Product Description:
Perfectly sized ‘Rooms for Living' were created when a new dining/library, porch/lanai, master bedroom with bath and an enormous kitchen were added during the renovation of this exquisite Chevy Chase, Maryland home. The new addition that doubled the original size of the home blends in so well that it is difficult to determine what is old or new. During the design process, architect Cherie Mohr, AIA of Gardner Mohr Architects LLC, discovered that the original Arts and Crafts details were just too wonderful to ignore, so she incorporated them into the new work as she embellished it with other features of the captivating style.
The owners knew that the kitchen was the ‘heart' of their home. Even before the renovation, people would always hang out in the kitchen during social events. Their family life centered there too, as it often did in those older kitchens whose focal point was a cooking fireplace. So to capture the warming and nurturing appeal of a traditional fireplace (without actually building one) Mohr centered the production area of the new kitchen on a new stone surround for the cooktop. The stones provide the warm ‘foundation' for the rest of the room to build upon. The room also features a center island/custom designed prep table that accommodates six chairs for informal family meals. A table centered on the picture window focuses to the view of the backyard that features the new lap pool and the open porch/lanai. Great for entertaining, ten people can sit in the kitchen without invading the prep space of the cook.
YesterTec's Kitchen Workstations were selected by the architect to ‘furnish' the kitchen. Separating the cabinetry into individual workstations that could conceal most of the high-tech appliances guaranteed a more ‘relaxed but formal look' for the kitchen and allowed for larger windows to
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