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Vanessa Horiuchi

Vanessa Horiuchi

New York, NY, US

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Main entrance view sketch
Main entrance view sketch
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The Kitchen House

The kitchen is no longer only a place to cook, but it is also a place to eat, to entertain and to receive friends and family. In this project I have designed it as the core of the house and as the main social space for a contemporary family.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: 12248, Palms Blvd. Santa Monica, CA
My Role: My thesis project at Parsons The New School for Design, NYC, Architectural Design major
Additional Credits: Oriented by Mitchell Owen.

 
Main entrance view
Main entrance view
First floor plan
First floor plan
In order to estimulate people's interaction, the kitchen is two steps down in relation to the dining/living room. This way people's eye sight remain the same when one is sit down and other one is standing up at the kitchen.
In order to estimulate people's interaction, the kitchen is two steps down in relation to the dining/living room. This way people's eye sight remain the same when one is sit down and other one is standing up at the kitchen.
Kitchen study
Kitchen study
Some studies
Some studies
3D section of the house. From right to left: main entrance, book shelves and bar , dining/tv space, two steps down: kitchen, external kitchen.
3D section of the house. From right to left: main entrance, book shelves and bar , dining/tv space, two steps down: kitchen, external kitchen.
The outdoor kitchen is connected with the inside kitchen by a horizontal window.
The outdoor kitchen is connected with the inside kitchen by a horizontal window.