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66 | Kitchen & Bath Design News January 2015 Designer's Notebook often contain a simple coffee station or a complete kitchen for guests, aging parents, returning children or other individuals liv- ing with the family occupying the main house. » » Clients are interested in separate entertaining areas, a place to escape (the "man cave"), even a mini-kitchen or cofee station in the owner's bedroom. » » Lastly, consumers are request- ing separate cooking areas ( just of the main kitchen) that provide an extra level of management of noise, aromas, equipment storage or storage areas for aromatic spe- cialty cooking. Whether this second cooking area is large or small, successful kitchen designers take the time to question the consumer, survey all construc- tion and mechanical limitations…and make sure to discuss the budget for these additional work areas during the initial planning phase. This article has been excerpted from a Webinar I presented on November 18, 2014 that was sponsored by Jenn-Air and hosted by Kitchen & Bath Design News magazine. You can attend the full one-hour Webinar (NKBA, AIA and NARI CEU-approved) by visiting w w w.jennairCEUcourses.com – or – w w w. ForRe sident i a l P r o s .c om / jenn-air webinars. I would also like to thank the fol- lowing talented designers who shared their work in this article: • Jon a s C a r n em a rk , CR , CK D, CA R N E M A R K , Bet he sda , M D, w w w.CA R N E M A R K .com . Pho - tography by Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography, Washington, DC, www.hdphoto.com • Jonas Carnemark, CR, CKD, KONST Kitchen Interior Design, Bethesda, MD, http://www.carnemark.com/ w w w.kon st siemat ic.com. Pho - tography by Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography, Washington, DC, www.hdphoto.com • Eddie DeRhodes, DeRhodes Con- struction LLC, Charlotte, NC, www. derhodesconstruction.com • Br yan Reiss, CMK BD, Dist inc- tive Design, Mount Pleasant, SC, www.distinctivedesignllc.com Ellen Cheever, CMKBD, ASID, CAPS, is a well-known author, designer, speaker and marketing specialist. A member of the NKBA Hall of Fame, Cheever gained prominence in the industry early on as the author of two design education textbooks. She man- ages an award-winning design frm, Ellen Cheever & Associates, and has been part of the management team of several major cabinet companies. CASE STUDY 4 Whenever including a large second sink in a separate clean-up area, estimate the additional costs to include a second dishwasher. Dishes moving from the table to the clean-up center need the disposal, recycling, composting, dishwasher and storage shelves nearby. This plan tucks the pantry in one section of the back area, with storage directly opposite it. Pay close attention to the back wall of the kitchen – you will notice how nicely balanced the cabinets are as they 'foat' on the surface. Two tall cabinets are installed at each end of the wall, facing specialty appliances: a cofeemaker and a speed oven. They are accessible to the cook, but concealed from the primary view into the kitchen. This is a good way to minimize the overall visual impact of a variety of appliances requested by the consumer. When clients are interested in these large kitchens, they are typically also interested in specialty appliances: a speed oven that combines microwave energy, convection air movement and a browning element, an elegant cofee system, or a healthy living focused steam oven. Finding a convenient and attractive place for them is the challenge. Source: Jonas Carnemark, CR, CKD, CARNEMARK, Bethesda, MD, www. CARNEMARK.com. Photography by Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography, Washington, DC, www.hdphoto.com KITCHEN 6 This plan transformed a very large L-shaped kitchen with a comfortable island into a compact corridor kitchen with an adjacent dining area that directs the cook's attention and view to the enclosed porch and gardens beyond. A very well organized 'back-of-the-house' pantry houses the full-sized freezer. While it takes a few more steps to get to the freezer, it allowed the kitchen space to be devoted to primary cooking. A generously sized laundry room also serves as a family hobby center and household management control station. Note how the pantry has no doors, while the laundry area includes a pocket door system. The 'no-door pantry' means no door interference into the busy walkways on each side of the kitchen. Using doors for the laundry room means that area can be closed of if it's not 'guest-ready.' A cooking wall is organized with a cofeemaker, warming drawer and a second oven turned at right angles to the working kitchen. Its location makes it convenient, yet it is out of primary eyesight. Source: Ellen Cheever, CMKBD, ASID, CAPS, Ellen Cheever & Associates, Wilmington, DE, www.ellencheever.com.