Gestaltung von Küchen, Ess- und Wohnbereichen

The space is an apartment home. The primary areas to design include foyer, kitchen, living room, dining room, and flex spaces that are open to inspiration. The home common area is being remodled and construction is flexible in terms of addition of features, design elements and the like. Positions of beams and pillars is infexible and must be worked around. We need design for the kitchen, possibly include island, dining area and the foyer. Walkout door from living area into balcony needs to be there.

We would like to maximize space in the kitchen and living areas. Ideally we would like to see some creative features, be it of any style (modern, mediteranean, contempory, etc) that help bring some focal points and a polished touch to the areas in question. There are portions of the area that are not assigned any designation (flex space) that can be incorportated into the kitchen/dining/living space or can be assigned a new role.

Again pillars and beams cannot be adjusted and must be worked around. We have no preference for having both formal/informal living areas or combining the two into one. It is possible that the windows near the sunken portion can be adjusted. We would like to maximize the kitchen. We are open to all color schemes, provided that they consider how it affects the space (opening up the space instead of minimizing it). We like the idea of exploiting beams or pillars (or the sunken ceiling portion) to create design elemens (for example: faux fireplaces). We would like some incorporation of open archways. There is a sunken portion in the cieling that needs a creative touch (examples being creating a symmetrical sunken portion, adding a design feature like a coffered ceiling or creative light features).