Country Kitchen (continued)
This high-performance kitchen is designed to accommodate a crowd
Photo: J. Savage Gibso
Because of the professional as well as familial demands on her cooking skills, Jan wanted her kitchen to accommodate commercial appliances. This presented a challenge, for, as Ferguson points out, “True commercial appliances don’t have adequate insulation to meet the noncombustible requirements of residences.” To accommodate her and also comply with local codes, Ferguson placed stainless steel cabinets alongside the appliances and installed an exhaust hood with tremendous pulling power.
With a 47-cubic-foot refrigerator, an eight-burner commercial range with 35,000-Btu capacity, plus wide counters, a work island with its own sink and, of course, the antique butcher-block she brought from Connecticut, the kitchen fulfilled Jan’s own heart’s desire. But what about Roger? The siting of the house was what captivated him. “From the street,” says Ferguson, “you can see through the glass front door all the way to the center line of the boat dock.” That was Roger’s dream.
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