French architect Sabine Bell and British designer Lauren Jennings take on an update of the 1927 sculpted concrete house originally designed by Jacques Couëlle. While preserving the original building’s identity, the team built a kitchen extension, extended the living room’s basement, built Shaker-style hand-painted cabinetry, and decorated with traditional fixtures and appliances, including a Lacanche range. Here we list the important features of the kitchen:
Above: Cabinets from the Jennings family’s kitchen company, Neptune by Closa, of Tetbury, England, painted in a pale shade of Mylands grey. Photo by Sarah Button, courtesy of Lauren Olivia Design from Organic Architecture on the Côte d’Azur: Jacques Couëlle Villa with New Kitchen Extension.
Above: A view of the floor tiles and flatweave pattern anchors the kitchen, which is equipped with a traditional farmhouse sink and faucet. Photo by Sarah Button, courtesy of Lauren Olivia Design from Organic Architecture on the Côte d’Azur: Jacques Couëlle Villa with New Kitchen Extension.
Above: Provencal essentials: the Lacanche kitchen range. The built-in sculptural hood was inspired by Couëlle’s curved concrete walls. Photo by Sarah Button, courtesy of Lauren Olivia Design from Organic Architecture on the Côte d’Azur: Jacques Couëlle Villa with New Kitchen Extension.
Above: The countertops and backsplash are constructed of local limestone. Photo by Sarah Button, courtesy of Lauren Olivia Design from Organic Architecture on the Côte d’Azur: Jacques Couëlle Villa with New Kitchen Extension.
Paint
Above: The kitchen features Closa’s Suffolk cabinets, designed and built in the Cotswolds. They are hand painted in a shade called Cornice from Mylands.
Appliances and appliances
Above: Barber Wilsons & Co. faucet. Regent China Lever 1030 in brass.
Above: The Reinhard Double Bowl Fireclay Farmhouse Sink is $749 at Signature Hardware. For more see our post 10 Simple Sinks: White Kitchen Farmhouse Sinks.
Above: Lacanche Cluny Classic 100 Induction in green is £7,240.
Lighting
Above: The Jim Lawrence Club Wall Light in Antiqued Brass is £103.80.
Above: The Arhaus Farrow Table Lamp in charcoal is no longer available, but the Thornton Table Lamp looks great; $320.
Hardware and decoration
Above: The Armac Martin Latchford Cabinet Knob is $70 for the 25mm size.
Above: The Armac Martin Cotswold Drawer Pull is $77.30.
Above: The Honeybloom Round Weave Water Hyacinth Storage Basket is $34.99 from Home.
Above: And the Finn Flatweave Rug is currently on sale for $239 from Revival.
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