St. George’s Avenue, Tufnell Park

Sophie and Mazen set a challenging brief: to create a stylish and uncluttered kitchen that nonetheless had a sense of homeliness, an aesthetic for which they jokingly coined the term ‘rustic minimalism’.

Mazen’s overriding aim was to create views from the entrance through to the garden and to be able to see as much sky as possible from the kitchen. So a new opening was designed in which the glass disappeared into the side walls and ceiling to mimimise the visual barrier between kitchen and garden.