b'SOUTH WEST LONDONTOWNHOUSECLIENT JOURNEYCLIENT The four metre long island with banquette BEN & CARLALOCATION seating in Carla and Bens kitchen is the SOUTH WEST LONDONCOLLECTIONBELGRAVIA core of this multifunctional room designed PAINT COLOURSLAMP ROOM GREY &to be enjoyed at Saturday night dinner DOWNPIPE, BOTH FARROW & BALL parties and quiet Sunday breakfasts alike. WORKTOPSORGANIC WHITE QUARTZKitchens are frequently multi-functionalwanted it. The open plan layout of the spaces, designed to be used for every partproperty meant it was important that the of our increasingly complex lives. Carlakitchen connected to the formal dining and Bens kitchen was no exception.room and relaxed seating areas that adjoin Their six bedroom home in South Westit, and above all else the room had to be London was chosen for its proportions multifunctional.a generously sized garden and large livingThe sheer size of the kitchen lent itself spaces were perfect for their growingto featuring a large islandat nearly four family. With three children, two dogs andmetres long this forms the core of the two cats this was a home that had to bedesign. A banquette seating arrangement robust and ready for family life, nowherewas designed for one end of the island, more so than the kitchen. Ben andproviding an informal dining area and Carla also enjoy hosting dinner parties;somewhere that the children could gather therefore it was crucial that their kitchento do their homework or catch up on had to function as not only a comfortablethe events of the day. The cooking zone and welcoming family space, but also theis positioned on the opposite side of the hub for their Saturday night entertaining.room to the table, ensuring that there Aware of the challenge that lay beforeis no potential danger of hot spillages them, Carla and Ben knew from thearound the seating area. The kitchen outset that only a bespoke kitchenfl ows into a relaxed family room with a company would be suitable for theirsofa and television. This means that Carla project. On fi nding Davonport Carlaand Ben can be stood in the kitchen felt a huge sense of relief; becausecooking whilst still involved in the goings everything is custom-made, we knewon in the next room.we could have the room exactly as we BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS CUSTOM-MADE, WE KNEW WE COULD HAVE THE ROOM EXACTLY AS WE WANTED ITCarla50'