How do you make a kitchen not look like a kitchen? That was the question that confronted architect Ken Pursley when he was asked to design such a space in the former exterior sunporch of a 1925 neo-Georgian house (converted into condominiums) in Charlotte. Owner Brian Speas, a bachelor, rarely cooks (he eats out and has a cook come in weekly to prepare meals to be heated up), and he also works in the 1,700-square-foot condo, so space had to be used efficiently.
"He wanted the kitchen to be in keeping with the classical lines and period styling of the house," says Pursley. "The question became how to create a kitchen that is open to adjoining interiors but doesn't feel too utilitarian. The whole exercise was one of sleight of hand: Conceal everything that lets you know it's a kitchen as much as possible." Classically detailed cabinetry, appliances hidden behind cabinet fronts, and gracious antiques create a room that feels more like a handsome library than a quotidian kitchen.
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