Kitchen Tour: A Considered Renovation by Australian Kitchen Maker
Photography by Mariko Reed, courtesy of Amy Kwok
Amy Kwok was once a Fulbright Fellow, and after working for several distinguished architecture firms, she decided to strike out on her own.
Among her first projects: the home she shares with her husband, I Wei, a 1,000 square-foot condo in San Francisco’s Noe Valley that had last been remodeled in the late ’90s, remodeled in "new old" style.
“There had been water damage to some of the space and the flooring, and the kitchen had seen better days,” says Amy of the kitchen pre-renovation.
The cabinets are made up of Ikea frames with fronts from the Basis line by Reform.
The white oak kitchen island was designed by Amy and constructed by a local woodworker.
The floors are engineered European oak planks.
The kitchen is open to the living and dining areas.
Hanging above the Luciano Bertocini dining table is the piece that inspired their remodel: the New Old Light by Taiwanese lighting company Kimu.
“The doors were inspired by Japanese shoji screens, a way to separate the primary bedroom from the more social areas of the house.