Sometimes, apartments are so small that the kitchen has to
fit in the hallway. Then good ideas are needed. These projects give suggestions
There is a solution to every small kitchen problem. And if there is no room
for a kitchen in the living rooms, then it has to be outsourced to the
corridor. That these solutions are not that demanding and can even be an
eye-catcher is illustrated by these examples. From pantry kitchens with color
accentuation to hidden kitchen units behind cupboard doors to kitchens in boxes
- we'll show you five clever installation concepts for a kitchen in the
hallway.
1. Micro-kitchen
The minimalist studio apartment in the Saint Germain de Près
district of Paris is divided into three sections by two load-bearing walls:
home office, living room and bedroom, and entrance hall with kitchen and
bathroom. Architect Bertina Minel restructured the corridor so that today it
reaches maximum daylight and room for a small kitchenette. On the wall opposite
the micro-kitchen there is even room for a small table and two chairs.
Visually, the functional area is highlighted by a turquoise
wall paint. The base of the pantry kitchen is exactly adapted to the niche and
houses a small fridge on the left; Supplies and supplies fit behind the right
door. A hob with two plates and a round stainless steel sink form the necessary
basic equipment for cooking. Instead of a massive wall unit, an inconspicuous
glass shelf carries additional accessories. Since there is hardly any space,
the most important cooking utensils hang from a hanging bar. Even a washing
machine could be stowed left in the white cupboard.
In another Parisian apartment with only 19 square meters on
the ground floor, interior designer Elodie Cussonnier from Elc Deco had
somewhere to accommodate a cooking area. The small room corner just to the left
of the entrance was ideal for setting up a galley kitchen. In the cover of the
two-door base cabinet a space-saving round sink and a small hob are used. The wall
cabinet holds ample storage space for food and accessories - even the microwave
was in one of the subjects place.
Anything that does not fit behind the closet doors will be
parked on the mobile bar cart. If in the small kitchen a bit more space is needed,
it can easily be pushed away. Behind the color design in black and white is a
clever idea of the interior designer: The black marks the size of the work
surface, while the white wall unit in front of the white wall almost disappear,
which discreetly emphasizes the ceiling height.
2. Kitchen in the one-room apartment
Often it is one-room apartments that do not have a separate
kitchen. The difficulty then lies in separating functional areas - as in this
miniature apartment. An installation wall separates the sleeping area from the
hallway and assigns the kitchen to the entrance area. The long, fully equipped
kitchenette thus fulfills a practical function. The cooker hood is an important
feature to keep vapors out of the room or even attract people from the
stairwell.
Even more sophisticated, Johannes Krohne and Bernhard Kurz
from Ifub have plannedthe kitchen as part of a room divider in the corridor
area of a one-room apartment in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Axel Sporn von
Holzgeschichten realized the multifunctional built-in furniture in avalanche
wood . The kitchenette, with its smooth white surface, retains its simplicity
when entering the hallway.
3. Kitchen cabinet wall
Installation along the corridor wall If a hallway is not too
narrow, it can be used to build a kitchen unit ideally over the room's length.
In a niche like this she barely stands out. If there is none, it is recommended
to draw the line over the entire wall length. This makes the corridor less oppressive.
Extensive handles were omitted, instead, tip-on fittings
(recessed grips are just as suitable) used. They reduce the risk of shock in
narrow corridors. The smooth white surface also seems to merge with the wall -
the kitchens do not look out of place.
Behind the simple cabinets in the hallway of a former London
stable house one would probably assume a wardrobe. Here, however, hides a color
explosion in the form of a kitchen behind them. So that the doors do not stand
in the way during use, they can be pushed into the cabinet sideways by a
turning mechanism.
A large hotplate, sink, microwave, multiple drawers and
cupboards, even a dishwasher are integrated into Mowlem & Co's custom made
kitchen wall cupboards . The contrast between hall and kitchen use underlined
the designers by bright red.
4. Kitchen under the stairs
What does not fit all under a staircase: desk, wardrobe ...
or even a kitchen. In this 28-square-meter small apartment, the architect Cyril
Rheims has thought through every furniture concept well and made the biggest
possible out of the mini-room. Under the stairs with adjoining sleeping area he
found enough space for a kitchen with all kinds of storage space and a large
fridge. The burgundy color highlights them and their function from the white
hallway.
5. Room in the room
If a separate space for the kitchen is missing, simply a new
one is created. In order to distinguish the kitchen from the entrance, the
optical demarcation is a useful tool. In the wide corridor of this apartment in
Rome it was possible to install a small "box". The black steel racks
are interspersed with windows and allow a wide field of vision. The corridor
does not seem so stout despite the installation in L-shape.
In a holiday home , the Italian architect Paolo Frello
implemented a similar concept. Curved walls with a wide passageway fit
organically into the entrance area and separate the kitchen. The space in the
room is unobtrusive due to the open design and the white, smooth fronts - and
thus fits the opposite living room, which was also kept open with a minimized
use of partitions.
At first glance, only closed fronts are visible. Only in the
corner on the right is a narrow, open shelf installed. However, since you only
see this when entering the niche, the kitchen looks tidy and quiet overall. A
successful integration in the corridor so.
Is your kitchen in the hall? How did you solve the space
problem in your small apartment?
