The Cooking Pleasure
A space to explore the cooking pleasures, with the excellence of the Gaggenau appliances in this JMQ kitchen, in Albufeira, Algarve.
There was four goals in this renovation project: offer an excellent cooking experience, modernize the design, maximize the storage and add comfort and functionality.
The result is a JMQ kitchen with soft cream matt lacquer fronts, with built-in handles, worktop and splashback in Dekton Nilium and the excellence of Gaggenau appliances, in this kitchen in Albufeira, Algarve.
This project includes refined details, versatility and comfort, like the Blum Aventos lifting system with servo-drive to electric opening, a pull-out table from a drawer and LED light over worktop with remote control.
The oven, microwaves, gas cooktop, extractor and dishwasher are from Gaggenau, built-in fridge is from Liebherr and sink and tap from Blanco.
Gaggenau Excellence
Gaggenau represents the excellence for the private chef, with the most sophisticated and luxurious house appliances, projected with the highest quality standards to deliver an outstanding performance.
Gaggenau appliances are largely produced by skilled craftspeople and their precision led to the creation of their own clean room, where a very few build each TFT touch display, complete with trademark stainless steel rotary knobs. You can find the result in the 400 series oven of this kitchen, with 13 heating methods, pyrolytic cleaning, handleless door with automatic opening and temperature control from 30-300 °C.
This project also present Gaggenau microwaves, gas cooktop, extractor and dishwasher.
Electric Lifting System
For more comfort and sophistication, we selected wall cabinets with electric lifting opening system everywhere it was possible.
The lift systems allow a harmonious design, once you can have in the wall units large fronts, just like in your drawers, reducing the vertical interruptions in the kitchen. And with electric opening, we only need a light touch to lift and close the doors, always with a soft and controlled movement. (video)
With the lift systems, you have full freedom of movement and can leave the wall units open without the doors being an obstacle.
Versatile Space
To the existing kitchen in 3 walls, with the renovation we added a new working area, a multifaceted space for cooking preparation, a meal or extra storage thanks to the wall cabinets or the drawers for cutlery and pans. There is also where the microwaves is placed with a creative design.
Pull-out Table from Drawer
To create an extra work area without reducing the space on the kitchen, we planned a pull-out table from drawer, easy and fast to extend to use as working top, and easy to retract back to increase the kitchen space.
It can also be used for a meal of two people, or even to add one in the top of the table. (video)
Warm Lighting
LED light over worktop is included in this kitchen to help on the daily tasks with a direct illumination but also to makes the space aesthetically warmer.
The LED spot lights are built-in in the wall cabinets and are managed by the remote control, where we can select the intensity of the bright.
Planning Details
This kitchen has a Liebherr built-in fridge, a single appliance with 178 cm height. However, the two lacquered doors allows us to plan the handle in a ergonomic height, easy to use. Inside the fridge there is a small freezer compartment, to keep an ice cream box always easy to catch, specially on Summer.
The tap selected has mixer on the left, in order to be controlled even when the tap is being used on the main bowl, on the right side of the sink. And with 3,20 meters between the two walls of this U-shape kitchen, the space is enough for two people work simultaneously. Or simply to enjoy this kitchen.
