Elevating the Ordinary

A test kitchen and studio for a pastry chef and content creator.

Render of the test kitchen with round shelving niches, an oversized hood and a round window

The brief

One building for developing recipes, filming, and writing.

The design

The plan splits the studio in two. Play is the test kitchen, built to spark creativity: an 11 ft ceiling, a 20 ft island, round shelving niches from 1 to 5 ft across, and 7 ft canisters for bulk ingredients. Work is a set of quieter rooms made for focus.

Filming gets its own kitchen, which closes off from the test kitchen to keep noise out of the recording.

Render of the film kitchen showing the filming setup out of frame — Film kitchen, out of frame

North elevation of the test kitchen with round niches — Test kitchen, north elevation

First-floor plan of the studio — First-floor plan