VKGroup
/
Culinary Atelier

Downtown penthouse · 2025 · Kitchen & entertaining

Culinary Atelier

A working kitchen composed as architecture — marble, oak, and a city horizon treated as one plane.

Area

1,160 sq ft

Duration

7 months

Sector

Kitchen & entertaining

Completed

2025

Transformation

Culinary Atelier — Before
Culinary Atelier — After

After

Before

Brief

The brief was a chef’s kitchen that could disappear into a penthouse. We planned the island as a stone monolith, concealed ventilation in a plaster bulkhead, and ran the oak grain continuously into the adjacent dining volume so the room never reads as a renovation.

Materials

  • Honed Calacatta viola

    Island and splash, bookmatched across a 4.2m run.

  • Rift white oak

    Full-height millwork with integrated appliance housing.

  • Brushed bronze

    Tapware, lighting, and the island’s recessed pull.

  • Porcelain slab floor

    Large format, rectified, with a 2mm joint.

Structure & systems

  • Structural steel under the island to carry 1,800 kg of stone
  • Makeup-air strategy for a 1,200 CFM hood in a sealed penthouse
  • Dedicated 400A subpanel for induction and climate
  • Sound attenuation between kitchen and primary suite

Timeline

  1. 01–02

    Design & shop drawings

    Appliance package, stone holds, millwork set-out.

  2. 03–04

    Services

    Plumbing, electrical, and ventilation rough-in.

  3. 05–07

    Installation

    Cabinetry, stone, commissioning, and styling.

Next work

Maison Summit

Next

Let us discuss the work.

A complimentary 45-minute consultation across Greater Montreal. Bring a plan, a photograph, or simply an ambition.

Request a consultation