New House
Kitchen Countertops
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“You don’t see too many materials: wood for warmth, plaster for light and stone for a sense of permanence and stability,” architect Lee F. Mindel says of an Upper East Side duplex he and partner Peter L. Shelton designed for a couple and their two sons. Above: White-marble countertops add a serene touch to the modern kitchen. Pendant lamps by Poul Henningsen hang over the kitchen table. (December 2008)
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Seeking to preserve and update the house they commissioned from Richard Barancik in 1953, Chicagoans Howard and Doris Conant hired Margaret McCurry, of Tigerman McCurry Architects. Above: Formerly a narrow galley arrangement, the kitchen was expanded and given terrazzo floors, stainless-steel countertops, walnut cabinetry from Poliform, and a substantial granite-topped island for casual dining and entertaining. (February 2009)
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Atlanta-based designer Suzanne Kasler was commissioned to design the interiors of Toad Hall, the rustic Tennessee home of Kreis and Sandy Beall. Above: At one end of the great room, the open kitchen “is very much a master chef’s kitchen. Kreis Beall has a passion for cooking, which was the inspiration for the culinary excellence at Blackberry Farm,” says of the uniquely paired wood and stainless-steel galley kitchen. (June 2009)
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Architect Richard Meier and interior designer Rose Tarlow collaborated on the renovation of a couple’s 2,500-square-foot Central Park apartment. Above: Meier strove to emphasize the brilliance of lacquered surfaces and stainless steel in the Bulthaup kitchen. Tarlow introduced casual seating at the oak-topped bar. (March 2009)
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Juan Miro and Miguel Rivera, of Miro Rivera Architects, worked with Mike Kaeske and Lynn Bradshaw to give their Austin, Texas, home a modern look without disrupting the traditional feel of the neighborhood. Above: The duo used wood and soapstone countertops and stainless-steel appliances to modernize the kitchen, though the original flooring remains. (February 2009)
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“Everybody’s dream for their beach house is to have a huge kitchen,” says Elissa Cullman of Cullman & Kravis, who designed a couple’s Long Island house. Above: The kitchen. “Andrew was able to carve out a very successful space.” The countertop is pietra serena , an Italian basalt. (May 2009)
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With the help of architect Peter Cohen, chef Giada De Laurentiis and her husband, Todd Thompson, transformed their 1,600-square-foot residence in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles into a California contemporary home with twice the space. Above: “The kitchen is the whole reason we tore our old house down and rebuilt,” Thompson says. Dark brown wenge-wood Varenna cabinetry by Poliform were paired with white-concrete floors and white-marble countertops. (December 2008)
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In the Beverly Hills residence of actress Diane Keaton, designer Stephen Shadley came up with the idea of the kitchen’s inverted-lampshade fixture on his first project with Keaton. “It works well, directing light down and also giving off great indirect light,” he says. Vintage pottery is displayed atop white-marble countertops. (November 2008)
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