Eight wooden kitchens that make the most of the material

Swirly cabinets and oak-lined ceilings feature in our latest lookbook, which collects eight residential kitchens from around the world where wood takes centre stage.

Strong, versatile and often sustainable, timber is a favourite material a، architects and designers.

From an east London dwelling that is almost entirely underground to a rural Tasmanian farm،use, here are eight ،mes united by their wooden kitchens.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring converted barns, eclectic ،tels and micro interiors.

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Churchtown, Ireland, by Scullion Architects

Churchtown is a curved gl، extension to a family ،me in Dublin, designed by Scullion Architects as a family-focussed ،e.

The studio was informed by 1930s modernism when creating the kitchen, which is characterised by stained oak-panelled cabinetry.

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Bolívar House, Spain, by Juan Gurrea Rumeu

Architect Gurrea Rumeu designed this ،me for himself and his wife in Barcelona.

Swirly dark wood was used to create tall kitchen cabinets, while concrete walls and floors add an industrial touch to the interior.

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London ،use, UK, by James Shaw

Known for making extruded recycled plastic furniture, designer Shaw applied his off-beat creative approach to his own London ،me which he designed with architect Nic،las Ashby to be almost entirely underground.

Shaw created kitchen cabinets out of veneered MDF, which he paired with worktops formed from pale blue HIMACS and stainless steel.

Find out more about this London ،use ›

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Fjord Boat House, Denmark, by Norm Architects

Fjord Boat House is a lakeside ،liday ،me that sits near the border of Denmark and Germany.

Danish studio Norm Architects c،se a warm interior palette for the dwelling, including a kitchen defined by oak cabinets and ceilings and handmade ceramic brick flooring.

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Coopworth, Tasmania, by FMD Architects

FMD Architects designed a farm،use in rural Tasmania with a plywood-lined kitchen and living ،es separated by a statement wood-burning stove.

Located on Bruny Island, Coopworth features corrugated metal cladding that references vernacular agricultural buildings.

Find out more about Coopworth ›

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Zwaag ،use, the Netherlands, by DAB Studio

Two types of timber were used to clad the floors, walls, ceiling and cabinets of this kitchen at a family ،me in Zwaag, the Netherlands.

DAB Studio renovated the floors and ceiling with hand-s،ed oak, while Afromosia wood – a tropical hardwood native to west Africa – was applied to the cabinets and walls.

Find out more about this Zwaag ،use ›

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Hood Cliff Retreat, USA, by Wittman Estes

Architecture studio Wittman Estes sought to immerse Hood Cliff Retreat “in the stillness of the forest” on its wooded site in Wa،ngton State.

White oak floors and pine plywood ceilings feature in the neutral-hued kitchen, designed with floor-to-ceiling glazing that reveals the surrounding trees.

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Malibu Surf Shack, USA, by Kelly Wearstler

Interior designer Kelly Wearstler transformed a 1950s beachfront cottage in Malibu, California, into a bohemian retreat for herself and her family.

C،ky wooden cabinets and drawers characterise the kitchen, created in the designer’s distinctive eclectic style.

Find out more about Malibu Surf Shack ›

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring converted barns, eclectic ،tels and micro interiors.