| Design Principles |
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Trying to find home designs that strike a balance between innovation, functionality and affordability is not easy, particularly in the current climate of high-cost building.
To introduce you to the mondo living design principles, we've provided a range of articles outlining how we go about achieving efficient, affordable design, along with some ideas from experts in the field. As you can see, we take full advantage of site, climate, culture and style characteristics to produce not only enduring designs, but also the ideal Australian lifestyle environment.
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| The modern kitchen |
The kitchen is often the first place you arrive in a home. It needs to be attractive, functional, and a comfortable place to be in. The modern kitchen requires good design and clever detailing to provide space for appliances and areas for cooking and storage. A design that hides these elements away, leaving a series of clean lines and smooth surfaces, can be the most visually effective.
Aluminium can accentuate good design and when used as edging on veneered or lacquered doors can create a striking result. Aluminium also adds a contemporary look to opaque glass and acrylic doors.
Horizontal by design is another feature of the contemporary kitchen. The use of wide low wall cabinets with lift up doors can make storage easier to access, whilst wide drawers with integrated specialised dividers and steel runners are convenient to use and provide excellent organised storage spaces.
Colour can be used to create visual warmth, especially through the use of coloured back-painted glass splashbacks, which allow an individual touch. High textured wood grain finishes in rich strong grains, burnt oranges, reds and some greys can also bring kitchen designs to life and create a visual interest.
The Principles of Ergonomics should be considered and include the use of varying bench top heights to cater for different uses and functions, as well as installing raised dishwashers to allow ease of use.
Lighting has become an integral part of kitchen design, especially through illuminating preparation areas with feature lights and creating ambience with subtle shades of colour.
The use of solid surface bench tops including hygienic acrylic and quartz based materials allow modern streamline preparation areas in the kitchen. The kitchen space is the communal space, it is the hub of the living areas and should therefore be fluid with the rest of the house. |
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