Kitchen of the Week: North Meets South in a Transformed Normandy House

When Sophia Goigoux-Becker’s purchasers approached her to remodel their newly acquired Normandy property La Pie (The Magpie) into a big household residence, one of many major issues was the place to create their superb kitchen and front room. Gentle was a particular precedence, together with the need for area and conviviality, because the couple enjoys cooking and entertaining pals. Dividing their time between Paris and Normandy, the household of 4 had been dwelling in the identical village for over ten years, and one of many mother and father had been holidaying there since childhood. Studio Becker‘s ground-floor renovation wanted to respect the house owners’ attachment to the area and their love of the panorama and native supplies, all whereas brightening up a few of the northern grayness with a heat palette from the south.

Initially La Pie had been a house for senior residents, then partially transformed into a vacation cottage destined to accommodate two occupancies in separate wings. By becoming a member of these collectively, Becker was in a position to convert the property for single-family use. Step one was to demolish two concrete outbuildings in an effort to create a beneficiant reception space, full with new facade, opening onto a bigger backyard. This enabled a rejig of the bottom ground structure with the creation of a spacious kitchen, scullery, lounge, laundry room, toilet, and workplace.

Let’s have a more in-depth have a look at the newly accomplished kitchen and reception/lounge space:

Pictures courtesy of Studio Becker.

To heat up the environment, the prevailing sandstone ground was painted with Slaked Lime by Little Greene, and the custom-made cabinets have been painted with Argile’s Sienne Calcinee, recalling the Sienne river close by.

Becker opted for an extended line of worktops alongside the widest wall to depart extra room to flow into, and in addition to cover as many home equipment as attainable. Espresso machines, toasters, kettles, and the like are tucked away in kitchen cupboards underneath a bespoke area of interest; the fridge is hidden underneath the staircase, the entry to which is hid by a secret door; and the oven has been positioned within the least seen a part of the room.