6 Open-Concept Kitchens for Your Apartment Inspiration
Take notes from these apartment kitchens, and you can have your own show-kitchen at home too
An open-concept kitchen is any foodie’s dream: you get to demonstrate your cooking chops while feeding your friends. Whether in a sprawling house or a tiny apartment, who doesn’t enjoy showcasing their hard-earned kitchen (or kitchen skills)?
Of course open-concept kitchens work well in small spaces – cities around the world boast studio apartments with hideaway or eat-in kitchens. For many, however, the main concern about open-concept kitchens is the food.
Of course open-concept kitchens work well in small spaces – cities around the world boast studio apartments with hideaway or eat-in kitchens. For many, however, the main concern about open-concept kitchens is the food.
1. The dual kitchen
A wet kitchen is where the messy food preparation and heavy cooking, like high-heat stir-fries, are done in Asian households. A dry kitchen is for light cooking, like oven-roasting or steaming, and plating.
In this penthouse apartment, designed by Terrence Quah of Architology, the dry kitchen faces the living room, so the homeowner can chat with her guests while she puts a casserole in the oven, or boils a pot of water for tea.
A wet kitchen is where the messy food preparation and heavy cooking, like high-heat stir-fries, are done in Asian households. A dry kitchen is for light cooking, like oven-roasting or steaming, and plating.
In this penthouse apartment, designed by Terrence Quah of Architology, the dry kitchen faces the living room, so the homeowner can chat with her guests while she puts a casserole in the oven, or boils a pot of water for tea.
The wet kitchen, located behind it, is where the cooking of Asian comfort food happens.
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2. The glass box
When Proj. B Studio was commissioned for this project, the penthouse apartment had an open-concept kitchen cutting into the narrow living area. They enclosed the kitchen in a glass box to keep the visual openness, and contain the cooking smells from the living area.
When Proj. B Studio was commissioned for this project, the penthouse apartment had an open-concept kitchen cutting into the narrow living area. They enclosed the kitchen in a glass box to keep the visual openness, and contain the cooking smells from the living area.
The tiny penthouse has alfresco dining on the rooftop, but for eat-in occasions, the panels of the kitchen counter are designed to be opened.
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3. The hideaway units
The Association set the built-in kitchen appliances within a wall of kitchen cabinets. The cabinets contain not only pantry supplies but the washing machine and broom closet, too, keeping the sleek cooking space looking neat at all times.
The Association set the built-in kitchen appliances within a wall of kitchen cabinets. The cabinets contain not only pantry supplies but the washing machine and broom closet, too, keeping the sleek cooking space looking neat at all times.
The bar-height counter conceals the kitchen countertop from view of the dining area and the rest of the house.
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4. The hideaway chairs
In this three-room HDB flat Ace Space Design designed an island unit connected to the dining table. The made-to-measure dining benches tuck neatly under the table for easier movement through the narrow apartment.
In this three-room HDB flat Ace Space Design designed an island unit connected to the dining table. The made-to-measure dining benches tuck neatly under the table for easier movement through the narrow apartment.
Extra chairs were also designed to be pulled out from the kitchen countertop!
On the work side of the kitchen countertop, open shelving makes for easy access of pantry supplies.
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5. The partial island
In this SIT flat, the kitchen would have been originally designed as a room on its own. The Design Abode opened it up to the rest of the apartment, but only partially.
In this SIT flat, the kitchen would have been originally designed as a room on its own. The Design Abode opened it up to the rest of the apartment, but only partially.
They kept the heavy prep-and-cook zones in the rear of the kitchen, where there’s another bank of windows for ample ventilation – that is, no cooking smells wafting into the living area.
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6. The compact and colourful
Rather than use smaller-scale furniture in this small apartment for the living and dining areas, and the kitchen, Versaform designer Vincent Neo eschewed the traditional dining table and chairs. Instead he provided luxurious seating for the living area, and a brightly-hued eat-in kitchen.
Rather than use smaller-scale furniture in this small apartment for the living and dining areas, and the kitchen, Versaform designer Vincent Neo eschewed the traditional dining table and chairs. Instead he provided luxurious seating for the living area, and a brightly-hued eat-in kitchen.
Bar-height dining conceals the kitchen worktop, too, but the use of bright laminate on the kitchen’s vertical surfaces makes this space a welcome sight anyway.
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Don’t forget! If you really enjoy cooking, a heavy-duty range hood will help keep the cooking fumes at bay in your open-concept space.
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So, how to get that dream open-concept kitchen and have your kueh (local cake), too? Let these kitchens show you.