DAY KITCHENLABORATORIO

MATERIALS : red oak . hot-rolled steel . steel pipe . stainless steel . rubber flooring

RED OAK To match the original 1940’s wood flooring throughout the house, Red Oak was the wood selected for this kitchen. A combination of two different cuts (grain patterns) of Red Oak were used, plain-sliced and rift-sawn. Custom wood grilles made from Red Oak slats were used at the return air plenum and the base of the refrigerator.

HOT-ROLLED STEEL The backsplash and light shroud over the cooktop were cut and formed from heavy gauge hot-rolled steel. The ‘cleaning cart’ front is made of hot-rolled steel plate with an integrated steel rod towel hook.

STEEL PIPE An 8” diameter cold-rolled steel tube was used for the exposed return air duct in the corner of the room. A similar tube of a 6” diameter was used for the cooktop vent, and 3” diameter common steel pipe was used to conceal the plumbing beneath the sink cabinet.

STAINLESS STEEL Heavy gauge stainless steel was used for the countertops, and custom pulls for the drawers, refrigerator, and freezer were cut from the same sheets. The custom dishwasher pull was cut from 1/2” structural grade stainless steel flat bar.

RUBBER FLOOR Seven layers of vinyl and linoleum had been added to the kitchen floor throughout the previous 61 years. All of these were removed and a new 1/8” rubber floor was set flush with the adjacent wood floor of the living room. (Rubber drawer pulls were cut from the same rubber sheet and used temporarily during the years babies and toddlers frequented the kitchen.)

JDS : architecture . cabinetry . fabrication administration . installation