Open and Enclosed Kitchens in a Duplex

The open kitchen reads as a bar within the shared living space. Matte-black lower cabinets, a white counter, a suspended glass rail and a dark canopy make its display side clear. A second photographed kitchen is enclosed and work-focused, with graphite fronts, a steel counter, hob and stacked appliances.

The two rooms give different kitchen tasks their own place in the same duplex. The open counter faces the social rooms; the darker enclosed run concentrates the photographed cooking equipment. Their distinct counters and finishes are more informative than treating the house as one continuous black kitchen.

A corridor of white wardrobes and a two-storey glass display wall frame the public rooms. Elsewhere, a raised tea platform and a rounded drawer island in the dressing room add other fitted forms. Those spaces show the breadth of the home, while the open-and-enclosed kitchen pairing remains the main point of this case.

For a new two-kitchen layout, map the movement of food and utensils between the rooms before adding a door or partition. Check the actual cooking equipment, ventilation route and cleaning needs in the enclosed area, then decide what the open bar should display or serve. This duplex gives a strong spatial example; the technical requirements of another home depend on its appliances and services.

Both kitchen areas use 304 stainless steel cabinet bodies, while the white bar counter, cooking kitchen’s steel surface and cabinet fronts have separate specifications.