Kitchen Compendium | B.E. Architecture

Kitchen Compendium

Explore the design of nine Australian and international kitchen projects and the designers behind them.

Kooyongkoot Residence Melbourne, Australia

B.E. Architecture

WORDS | Sophie Lewis

Photography - Paul Babera

We wanted the kitchen to be relaxed and informal but most importantly, we wanted it to feel more a part of the living room than a traditional kitchen.

– Phoenix Wang

The famed 1930s Milanese House, Villa Necchi Campiglio, was a chief source of inspiration inside Kooyongkoot Road by B.E Architecture. Project architect Phoenix Wang says it’s one of the largest kitchens they’ve worked on, designed as a central gathering area for family and guests to share in meals being prepared. “Like the food production areas of Villa Necchi, this kitchen refers to older traditional references like the glazed wall tiles behind the timber shelves and painted timber Venetians of the kitchen‘s working pantry,” Phoenix says.