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Top tips to create a contemporary family kitchen全球八個廚房裝潢案例，助你打造別具個人特色的下廚空間
The kitchen is the busy hub of every contemporary home: it’s where everything happens from kids’ homework to family conferences to cooking for – and with – friends. Which is why it’s so important to get the design of this most vital of spaces right. Here are some inspiring and useful ideas對於一眾現代家庭而言，廚房在居家空間有著舉足輕重的地位，是日常生活的重要舞台。以下一系列廚房裝潢案例及小貼士，助你輕鬆提升廚房格局
EASY CHIC
With a scullery tucked away on one side and its sleek lines heightened by the use of an elegant grey wall colour that was mixed to the homeowner’s specifications – she is an interior designer by trade – this compact kitchen and dining area easily meets the needs of a young family. The white cabinet placed alongside the French doors onto the veranda houses everything needed for the kids’ outdoor activities, including sunscreen and swimming goggles.
屋主本身亦是一位室內設計師，希望把這個廚房連飯廳打造成適合年輕家庭使用的下廚空間。廚房一側設有洗碗區，灰色牆身沉穩優雅，線條明朗。外連陽台的法式大門旁邊放有一組白色櫥櫃，以收納孩子們的戶外用品，包括防曬霜和泳鏡等，完美滿足一個年輕家庭的不同需要。
ALL WHITE NOW
Designed to invite the outside in – and accommodate lots of small, sandy feet – this open-plan kitchen and dining space, plus an adjacent lounge area, forms the heart of a peaceful weekend coastal retreat. It was briefed to the architect to be “shed-like” by the owners, and the high windows between the exposed eye beams and roof make the sun and sky ever-present elements.
這個開放式廚房集煮食區、用餐區和休憩區於一身，戶內與戶外融為一體，成為這座寧靜海濱別墅的重心。屋主希望將廚房打造成海濱小屋的模樣，橫樑和屋頂之間的高窗引進充沛日光，讓下廚空間時刻保持開揚明亮。
WOOD WORKS
The enviable kitchen in this newly built home combines timber elements with black detailing, and practical terrazzo floors. The fitted cupboards are crafted from elm wood and the work surfaces are bus-hammered granite. The island has been designed to include a counter space that facilitates long chats to the cook and enables everyday breakfasting or kids’ homework sessions: being able to sit with one’s legs under the counter top can make a real difference to comfort levels.
這個新建住宅的廚房結合木材元素和黑色細節，配襯實用的水磨石地板，簡約整潔。櫥櫃以榆木製成，工作枱面以花崗岩建造，兩者碰撞出悅目對比。廚房中島設計為屋主提供一個方便煮食時交談的檯面空間，亦是孩子們日常做功課和享用早餐的理想地方。
LIGHTEN UP
A recently updated timber-framed beach bungalow includes this light-splashed kitchen, in which the entire family tends to linger. A long, fairly narrow preparation island, topped with polished stone and clad in natural wood, doubles as a place to socialise with the cook, and the extensive glazing at the rear of the house helps bathe the entire open-plan kitchen, dining and living space in natural light, all year round.
這個採光度十足的明亮廚房位於木製海灘平房之中，屋主一家人都喜歡在這裡消磨時間。長而窄的廚房中島工結合拋光石材和天然木材，是一家交流之地。廚房設有落地大窗為飯廳和客廳引入大量自然光，使兩者全年都沐浴在和暖日光之中。
COUNTRY COOL
This open-plan kitchen, dining and lounge area in a family’s country home is the pivot around which the rest of the house unfolds. It includes a large preparation island and a wooden dining table and chairs, as well as a tiled splashback that adds to the contemporary farmhouse feel of the space. The industrial-style trio of hanging lamps have bronzed interiors that pick up on the metallic finishes and glazes featured on the vessels on the table.
這個開放式廚房、飯廳和休息區是這所鄉村家居的核心，房子中的其他地方均由廚房伸廷開去。廚房設有偌大的工作枱，木製餐枱和餐椅，以及瓷磚防濺板，增加了空間的現代農舍感覺。呈工業風的黃銅吊燈和餐桌上的金屬器皿互相呼應，為充滿鄉村氣息的空間注入一抹輕奢感覺。
DINER STYLE
In a suburban home filled with children, it was their needs that inspired many of the interior design decisions. So, the kitchen’s recently updated breakfast nook is now the very centre of the house, featuring a bold blue pinstripe fabric for the seating upholstery that charmingly offsets the sophisticated navy colour used on the built-in cabinetry. Of course, this vibrant space is now where the family congregates multiple times a day for meals and homework.
對於這個孩子滿堂的郊區家庭，不少室內設計上的決定都取決於孩子們的不同需要。好像廚房最近增設的早餐⻆落，成為了房子的中心，飾以大膽的藍色條紋襯墊以映襯嵌入式櫥櫃的海軍藍色表面。這個充滿活力的下廚空間同時亦是一家人每天聚會用餐和孩子們做功課的地方。
HERITAGE TWIST
Forming part of a family home in a heritage property dating to the late 1800s, this large kitchen is designed to facilitate both cooking and socialising. It’s a resolutely informal space, with cheap and cheerful builder’s work benches from the hardware store used for storage and as preparation surfaces. A set of vintage Wishbone chairs surround the kitchen table, at which plenty of conversation-fuelled meals are taken with family and friends.
這個個性廚房位於一座19世紀的古蹟之中，設計目的主要是為了方便煮食和社交之用。從五金店購入的廉價工作台可見，這個空間是家中一處悠閒角落，工作台主要用作儲物和準備食材之用。餐枱被一套復古的Wishbone餐椅圍繞，為屋主和親友提供理想的聚會場所。
COLOUR POP
In a spacious family home owned by two contemporary jewellery designers – which they share with their two lively young sons – the kitchen combines practical considerations with their penchant for creative display. The space is open plan to the dining area so that the cook can be part of the conversation even when he’s at work behind the counter, and a range of artworks and collectables are combined with cooking essentials on the open shelves.
這個樸實的廚房空間是兩位珠寶設計師及其兩名兒子常用的生活角落，呈開放式設計的廚房和飯廳相連，即使屋主正在煮食，也能夠隨時和家人聊天，兼具實用性和美學於一身。工作枱後的牆架展示出屋主的藝術收藏和煮食用具，充份反映屋主個性。
ART WORKS
An open-plan kitchen and dining room that leads out onto a private courtyard space makes this contemporary urban home – owned by an art dealer and consultant – ideal for entertaining. Vintage and roughly hewn, obviously handmade fixtures and furniture pieces offset the use of raw concrete and the very contemporary lines of the space, while the dark blue kitchen joinery adds an element of classic elegance.
這個開放式廚房和飯廳是一位藝術經銷商和顧問經常招待好友的個性場所，簡約的線條及深藍色的廚櫃設計與一系列訂製手工傢具和裝飾形成悅目對比，洋溢復古粗曠美。這裡可以通向一個私人庭院，令空間感覺更加開揚，是屋主與好友歡聚的理想角落。