炙手可热的户外厨房设计和专业技巧

Summer is in full swing, so it's time to make the most of every fair weather day we get. These outdoor kitchens do exactly that: They inspire summertime entertaining at its blue-ribbon best. 在一起, they showcase key elements to consider in designing your own exceptional outdoor kitchen experience.

有风景的茶点

Architecture and construction by Polhemus Savery DaSilva建筑事务所 Builders

虽然这并不总是可能的, placing your outdoor kitchen and dining adjacent to your indoor kitchen is ideal for ease of use and storage. “但如果你不得不放弃一种观点, 这是客户必须做的决定,约翰·达西尔瓦说, 设计负责人 Polhemus Savery DaSilva建筑事务所 Builders, who co-designed this house in Orleans with his wife Sharon DaSilva. 值得庆幸的是，这个项目不需要选择. The house's orientation provided an ideal outdoor kitchen location, adjacent to the interior kitchen and able to integrate functional outdoor kitchen design with casual bar seating and a dining area that showcased the panoramic pond views. "We designed the landscape along with the architecture; don't allow the outdoor kitchen to be an afterthought,DaSilva补充道. 作为一家综合性建筑公司, DaSilva pointed out one of the attention-to-design details that his firm is known for: "When closed, the TV cabinet doors form an image of an anchor that is repeated on the house's front shutters."

庭院完美

景观建筑 麦克道尔公司

“这位卫尔斯理的客户有一个小小的, 我们把阴凉的后院清理到林木线, 能走多远就走多远,布鲁斯·麦克道尔解释道, 的老板 麦克道尔公司. "They have small children and wanted the largest pool they could get—19 feet by 36 feet—and as much usable outdoor living space as possible." Other client must-haves for this project included a short walk from the kitchen to the grilling and dining area and an elevated fire pit to watch over the pool. "The grill area is relatively basic with a trash receptacle and small fridge flanking the grill,麦克道尔说, "but what you don't see is a power outlet tucked under the honed granite countertop, 泳池盖有开关." He notes that outdoor kitchen countertops often require a higher height to accommodate utilities and paving. 也, granite countertops at an inch and a quarter that look good indoors won't look right on an outdoor kitchen: "You need a minimum of two inches and three inches looks even better."

无缝的石头

一叶草的景观设计与施工

希瑟·拉什布鲁克·琼斯 一片草 thinks this tiered outdoor entertaining space that the landscape design and construction firm created for a Metro West client is a great example of how changes in level are aesthetically pleasing. "There was an existing outdoor kitchen that had the grill in the center, 阻断娱乐流,琼斯解释道. "It was moved closer to the house, with the dining area." 一片草 loves creating beautiful stone walls and used the same stone for a new retaining wall and for the outdoor kitchen. Jones recommends this integrated use of stone surfaces, selecting only two different stone elements to create a more seamless look.

烹饪树冠

景观建筑 萨德伯里设计集团; photo by Jim Westphalen Photography

如果你真的想在户外做饭的话, 这个厨房里有你需要的一切, 包括一个带可伸缩遮阳篷的凉棚. "Not shown in the picture is the outdoor dining area and bar seating for six with a water view,迈克·库图说, 的所有者和总裁 萨德伯里设计集团. "The Chatham homeowner wanted plenty of space for lots of outdoor entertaining." Coutu says that the pergola with a motorized retractable awning were carefully considered to ensure maximum use and comfort in the kitchen area. “遮阳篷提供阴凉, protection from debris falling into food and from light rain, but you're not worried about smoke getting contained from cooking (as you would be if there were a fixed roof overhang),库图补充道. “这是一个很好的功能，可以机动化也可以不机动化." Additional design elements are honed granite counters with a leathered finish and coated stainless steel cabinetry that won't show fingerprints and comes in a variety of color choices.

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