Kitchen Retrofit & Renovation Design

This entry shares something that I really enjoy doing...

Renovating, Recycling, and Design....

The following pictures are a kitchen remodel project that I designed and installed.  The thing to remember about this project is, it is a retro-fit kitchen.  This means, I took the kitchen out of one home and put it in another home.  The home the kitchen came from was getting a new kitchen (one that I participated in the re-design).  The home that the kitchen is going into...has a kitchen, and it's in a completely different room.

In the home that is getting a new kitchen, there is a kitchen already.  It's a small simple galley style kitchen.  The new kitchen - the re-purposed & recycled kitchen, is going to go into what was formerly the family room.

Here are some pictures of the existing family room - as it were, a family/office/school room.

The existing fireplace wall

The existing rear/exterior wall.

The cabinets, after transporting them from their old home in VA to their new home in PA.

The Design Proposal

Using all the existing cabinets (except for one wall cabinet).  I design a layout that is functional and appealing, while reusing as many of the existing pieces as we can. We removed 3 windows and 1 door, and  installed one new window and one new door.

Re-purposed materials as a utensil rack.

Using some left-over 3/4" copper pipe and 12 gauge copper wire bent around the pipe, we have an effective and somewhat industrial looking utensil rack.

We could not reuse the counter from the other kitchen, since the cabinet layout is not the same.  But we were able to have one manufactured for us to fit our new layout.

A view of the "finished" kitchen 

Another view of the 'new' kitchen.

The refinished fireplace wall

This was a fun project.  One of my favorite types of remodeling is when I get to help people save money while improving their home and living.  For the cost of a U-haul rental trailer, and a few new materials - this kitchen was designed and installed for under $6,000...and added a whole lot more than that to the value of the home.  The old kitchen from this home was donated to Habitat for Humanity, and the space is currently being re-purposed to make a 1st floor laundry room and a new bathroom.

Kitchen Remodel

I am working with a client on a kitchen remodeling project in Virginia. The deign phase is moving along quite quickly.

The following are some images created to show the client what we are proposing for their new design.


The existing "fridge wall":










The proposed new "fridge wall"
Proposed: 2 utility cabinets, and (2) 30" built-in refrigerators.










The existing pantry wall and butler's pantry (opening into the dining room), with existing wine-refrigerators to the left.










The new area - proposed relocating the Butler's Pantry and installing a new walk-in wine cooler.










A rendering showing a close-up cut-away view of the proposed wine-cooler.












Demolition to start soon!

Kitchen Design

I am working on a new kitchen layout for a client in Virginia.

Below are some computer generated images of the new design.

























The design process to this point is as follows:

I gather data and measurements of the existing kitchen, cabinets, openings, and adjoining rooms; along with photos in order to generate a plan of the existing conditions.

Then, we determine a rough idea of the new space.

Then, we propose some design ideas for the new layout and function.

These images show the client what their new kitchen will look like before we order the first cabinet. Before we begin to remove the existing.

Interior Design Projects

Following is a selection of interior living space renderings.
These are all interior remodeling projects that I have worked on.




A custom basement bar. Note the Chicago Bar Rail.








A Family Room & Rec Area.
An open floor plan with ceiling treatments to define the spaces.





A view of the same family room from the other side.






A Game Room.
Wainscot, coffer ceilings, and crown molding define this space.
(Note the floor tile change into the family room)






A fully furnished Basement Family Room.








Another fully furnished Basement Family Room. Note the use of ceiling treatments and columns to hide the structural steel.

Living Large: New Home Plan Design

Here is a new house design I just worked on.

This house is 3856 square feet of living space. Included in that space are 4 bedrooms (or one guest suite), 3 1/2 baths, a study, formal dining room, living room, family room, kitchen with butlers & walk in pantries and a breakfast area, 2 fireplaces, a large covered lanai, and lots of storage space.





The Floor plan. (click on the thumbnail to view a larger image).







Exterior View.







View in the dining room. Notice the ceiling treatments.






View from the breakfast area into the kitchen and family room.




This plan of course would be fully customizable.

Commercial - Interior Spaces

The following post is a sampling of renderings for interior commercial and office spaces that I have worked on.



Break room at AES Logistics Offices, Beaver Falls, PA








Locker room at AES Logistics Warehouse, Beaver Falls, PA








Storefront proposal forGravity M.B.A
Exeter, PA







Health Specialties Clinic within Queen's Natural Market
Lebanon, PA





Narthex view of Church of Christian Compassion
Philadelphia, PA







Same view - high quality rendering
Narthex view of Church of Christian Compassion
Philadelphia, PA







Sanctuary view of Church of Christian Compassion
Philadelphia, PA

Custom Kitchen and Bath Designs

Following are four kitchen and bath design projects



A custom vanity for a master suite bathroom.









Bath vanity.







Kitchen remodel project.








Powder Room remodel project

Computer Generated Video From a 3D Model

The following is a video that was created from a Chief Architect model. I made the model entirely in Chief V10. The individual that made the video took my model into X1 and exported the model as a 3dS file into Artlantis.

I think this all turned out quite nice.

I however, do not do videos myself. I am able to do low quality videos using Chief Architect X1 but don't do them very often.

Church of Christian Compassion; Philadelphia, PA