The client grew up in the area riding ponies in the fields that surround his Georgian house near Belfast, Ireland. He returned after many years in London and purchased a farmstead in disrepair. Wanting to turn his place into “a tribute to craftsmanship,” he worked with Artichoke, a UK design-build firm specializing in bespoke, top-drawer historic renovations.
In addition to an all-around upgrade, swooping oak staircase and pine-paneled library included, the structure received a new wing “built,” notes Artichoke, “in an entirely traditional way, using wooden formers, lime foundations, and brick rather than concrete.”
What caught our eye is the minimalist kitchen, a modernist tribute to 19th century Flemish designs of unfinished oak with carved details. Artichoke describes the project as “highly ambitious but understated.” Join us for a look.
Photography by Emma Lewis, courtesy of Artichoke (@artichoke_ltd).
Above: The kitchen is situated in the new addition and features an island of solid oak. The Bellingdon Bar Stools are an Ercol design for John Lewis.
The brass electrical outlets and light switch plates are by Forbes & Lomax.
Note the slim vertical window, a modernist element that lights an otherwise dark corner. The brick wall is part of the back kitchen.
Here are three more new kitchens that pay tribute to history:
- A Century-Old Looking Kitchen in a Grand Elizabethan Manor
- Minimalist Cabinetry Meets Medieval Stonework in Somerset, England
- A Kitchen Designed to Harmonized with a Vintage Pantry
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