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The Hansen Instant Kitchen
I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to what changes I want to make to my tiny kitchen. In the process of researching options for small-space kitchens, I came across the Hansen Instant Kitchen.
This all-in-one design provides a full kitchen in a compact space. It includes an oven, refrigerator, sink, and storage drawers (even under the sink). All you need to do is connect the electricity and water and you’re ready to go.
The cabinets are made of FSC Certified oak with a natural or soap finish and it comes with a steel top.
Hansen Living is founded by Knud Kapper, a Danish architect. They won the prestigious award at ICFF for Best Kitchen and Bath in 2004 and their kitchens have only recently become distributed in the U.S. (They are carried by KitchenDesigner.org.)
Per an article at ApartmentTherapy, “Knud explained that when he embarked on designing Hansen’s product line, he asked some of the best chefs in Copenhagen what made them ‘laugh at the typical consumer kitchen.’ Then he did the opposite. The result is a collection of free-standing units with no overhead cabinets, but rather drawers below counters. Each drawer is lined with a metal perforated bottom to allow air circulation. The base pieces are raised on legs to allow access for cleaning the entire kitchen floor.”
You can see additional photos of Hansen designs over at the Hansen Flickr site.
I really like the use of space in this design, but I also like the idea of having overhead cabinets, as well. If you have other small kitchen cabinet options to suggest, I’d love to hear them!
I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to what changes I want to make to my tiny kitchen. In the process of researching options for small-space kitchens, I came across the Hansen Instant Kitchen.
This all-in-one design provides a full kitchen in a compact space. It includes an oven, refrigerator, sink, and storage drawers (even under the sink). All you need to do is connect the electricity and water and you’re ready to go.
The cabinets are made of FSC Certified oak with a natural or soap finish and it comes with a steel top.
Hansen Living is founded by Knud Kapper, a Danish architect. They won the prestigious award at ICFF for Best Kitchen and Bath in 2004 and their kitchens have only recently become distributed in the U.S. (They are carried by KitchenDesigner.org.)
Per an article at ApartmentTherapy, “Knud explained that when he embarked on designing Hansen’s product line, he asked some of the best chefs in Copenhagen what made them ‘laugh at the typical consumer kitchen.’ Then he did the opposite. The result is a collection of free-standing units with no overhead cabinets, but rather drawers below counters. Each drawer is lined with a metal perforated bottom to allow air circulation. The base pieces are raised on legs to allow access for cleaning the entire kitchen floor.”
You can see additional photos of Hansen designs over at the Hansen Flickr site.
I really like the use of space in this design, but I also like the idea of having overhead cabinets, as well. If you have other small kitchen cabinet options to suggest, I’d love to hear them!
This is what a kitchen should be, modular and self-contained. I like this better than the enamel all-in-one kitchens from the 1950′s because it’s also a beautiful piece of furniture. I could also see someone building an all-in-one themselves at a low cost. Great find Steph!
I found this while looking for ideas – i rent my third floor & would like to cobble a kitchen. It’s wonderful – form, function : art for the art of food….
While it seems fair to assume i cannot afford this truly lovely unit, it is really frustrating not to be able to find ANY indication of price range at ANY of the many sites, articles & businesses that show, discuss, love or link to this unit.