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For this project, Anne Claus and her team remodelled the residence by taking out walls to open up and create a flow throughout. They also extended the home with an 18-metre glass façade running through the living room, kitchen and dining area, inviting natural light into the space. “From anywhere you sit in the dining, kitchen and living area, you look through huge windows into the garden,” Anne says.

Being one large open space containing three separate areas – the kitchen, dining and living ro

During the renovation, GRT Architects relocated the kitchen to a more pleasant area of the apartment with more desirable windows. They also transformed it into a semi-open space and introduced functional features so the client could easily move between the kitchen, living and dining areas. One of these features involved placing the low cabinets on brass legs – a soft end to the entry hallway.

The elements of the kitchen all work together to evoke a gentle warmth. The white-oak cabinets, featuri

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