PODCAST EP 023 - KITCHEN - W Binh from A&B Cabinets

Kitchen

Just like a human body has a heart, the kitchen is often the heart of a house design. It is an element that makes a building not just a mere structure but a home. 

In this episode, you'll have the privilege to meet Binh from A + B Cabinets, a family-owned business. 

Here are things to listen out for

1. The importance of a kitchen in a building

2. How to have a successfully connected kitchen

3. Pitfalls and other things to avoid in building a kitchen

Key highlights

[00:0027] Introduction to today's topic and the guest Binh Nguyen

[00:02:58] A brief introduction to A + B Cabinets

[00:03:45] Benefits of building a new kitchen versus having pre-made cabinets in the kitchen

[00:05:45] Definition of the acronym RDM – Relationships - Design - Make

[00:10:18] How to have a successfully connected kitchen

[00:15:02] Different types of islands in the kitchen

[00:17:21] What are the pitfalls and things to avoid in building a kitchen 

[00:17:39] What to explore during the kitchen design

[00:21:16] Parting shoutouts.

Notable quotes

● A kitchen is what makes a house and not just a building.

● When does design come in? The design comes early, reducing production time, scheduling, and management.

● Relationships are meaningful because not only do we want our relationship with our clients to be a good one, we want their relationship with their architecture to be good, too.

● When you look at a material in context, it should be elevated and communicate intentional feeling and space.

● If you're working with an architect and you are going to bid the house out, you want to make sure that the design of the kitchen and built-ins have input early on.

● Assembling a team early in the design helps mitigate many potential issues.

● It's okay to make a decision. It could be wrong, but you can adjust that decision as you go.

● A kitchen design is not only a person-to-person relationship but also a relationship to the design, the space.

● A successful kitchen is one you put your heart and soul into, and it's the heart of the home. 

● If you're creating a stage or backdrop to your life, then the kitchen is the core element.

Resources

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