NSI Awards Pinnacle Award of Excellence to Residential Kitchen Featuring Antolini Stone
VERONA, ITALY -- The design for the kitchen at Boyce Residence in Huntsville, AL, won the Pinnacle Award of Excellence, a prize awarded by the Natural Stone Institute. The luxurious kitchen features marble from Antolini. “The beauty, creativity, ingenuity and craftsmanship exemplify professional mastery in the use of natural stone in commercial and residential applications,” stated the jury. The firm Matheny Goldmon Architecture oversaw the design for the private residence, which spread over 8,000 square feet. The design objective -- especially in the kitchen – was to retrace the style and tradition of English Arts & Crafts.
The clients are a family of acclaimed local chefs and restaurateurs who, given their background, expressed the request that the heart of the project should be the kitchen itself, to be designed starting from the choice of the best materials -- both from a functional and a design point of view. Natural stone prevailed. “Offering unmatched durability, character and beauty, natural stone was the ideal material choice for the heart of this client’s home, the kitchen,” said Janna Collins, designer at Matheny Goldmon Architecture. “The featured slabs were handpicked by Ceramic Harmony International (CHI) from Antolini with owner/designer input. Various hues of natural gray accompanied by metallic hints of rust and dark iron perfectly anchor the kitchen palette and complement materials found in the adjacent dining and living areas.”