New England Regional KDC Best in Category – CONTEMPORARY

David Hacin, Hacin + Associates and Michele Kelly, Venegas and Company

“Beacon Courtyard” is the result of an artful vision and stellar collaboration. One of Boston’s most accomplished architects teamed up with the detailed kitchen expertise of one of Boston’s most notable kitchen designers. David Hacin, founder, president and creative director of Hacin + Associates wore many hats in this gut renovation, which was on an accelerated schedule. David’s clients had chosen a primary city residence when they left the suburbs in the Midwest and his allencompassing theme for their new home was “contemporary global glamour.” The stunning and extensive kitchen lived up to their design goals and earned them top honors in New England for Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove’s KDC for Contemporary Kitchen.

Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove appliances were chosen for the brands’ stellar reputation for quality and state-of-the-art innovation, and to ensure that the appliances could be customized to reflect the overall design aesthetic for the project. Kitchen designer Michelle Kelly was able to overlay blackened steel panels on the refrigerator and hood to integrate these appliances with the striking custom cabinetry. This offered the homeowners completely unique appliances to bring Hacin’s vision of contemporary global glamour right into the kitchen. Stunning natural stone continues the theme, and a concealed television is encased in the hood, perfect for morning news or evening entertaining.

Julie Lyons, The Design Studio

Kitchen designer Julie Lyons of The Design Studio was recognized as New England’s KDC Best in Category for Transitional Kitchen, with her “Great River Rock” project. Lyons’ design transformed a standard traditional kitchen into a more contemporary space while maintaining a warm and welcoming “hub of the home” feeling.

Her beautiful design includes a simplified cabinetry style finished in a dramatic blue/black color tone, along with rift white oak accents. A dramatic range hood is a true centerpiece with its chevron shiplap crowning the Wolf range below. Going beyond Wolf’s expected red or black knobs, Julie chose brass bezzles on stainless steel knobs to connect it with the brass accents throughout the room. The range is the only visible appliance, as Julie employed integrated Sub-Zero models to create visual drama throughout the space. Her coffered ceiling is a delightful way to continue the chevron theme and give the center of the room additional height.

Glenn Meader, Good Life New England

In this stunning kitchen, designer Glenn Meader, principal at Good Life New England, threads the needle by creating a timeless, modern space that visually fits perfectly into a home built in 1895. Clean lines, soothing colors, and wood accents were combined to give this family of five a state-ofthe-art kitchen that feels like it totally belongs in this antique home. Aptly named, “Timeless Elegance” encompasses a kitchen space, bar, and pantry, all beautifully orchestrated to work together.

According to Meader, his client wanted “largecapacity commercial-grade appliances,” and SubZero and Wolf’s ability to seamlessly integrate into the space allowed the traditional cabinetry and charming millwork to create the desired aesthetic in this antique home, while providing the latest kitchen technology available. A 24” Sub-Zero Column Refrigerator and 24” Sub-Zero Column Freezer look more like a matching armoire and pantry closet than food and beverage storage. Subtle wood tones, like the floating shelves adjacent to the refrigerator-freezer, are found throughout the space, bringing warmth and oldworld charm to this gem of a home.