Finalist, 2024-2025 Kitchen Design Contest
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Marble as Architecture
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Marble as Architecture creates a kitchen that balances daily functionality with bold material expression. The homeowners wanted a space that is comfortable for quiet everyday use while expanding easily for multigenerational gatherings. By honoring the home’s French Provincial roots and introducing rich color, stone, and carefully scaled architectural moves, the design delivers a kitchen that feels calm, grounded, and ready for real life.
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Key Highlights
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Corrected Proportion Through Architecture
The design team reshaped the ceiling plane and focal wall to restore balance, draw the eye downward, and ground the scale of the range hood.
Marble Used as a Structural Element
Layered marble surfaces introduce rhythm and visual weight, allowing the focal wall to feel intentional rather than dominant.
Zoned Planning for Multiple Cooks
Separating the rangetop from ovens and baking zones distributes activity across the kitchen, keeping circulation clear during gatherings.
Calm Integration of High-Performance Appliances
Panel-ready refrigeration and integrated appliances maintain a cohesive architectural envelope while supporting serious cooking.
Designed for Real Life
Durable finishes, integrated pet stations, and generous storage ensure the kitchen performs comfortably for everyday use and entertaining.
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Primary entrant
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Dawn Reeves
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Dawn Reeves Design
Elmhurst, IL, USA
Elmhurst, IL, USA
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