Fourteen place-effective galley kitchens

For our newest lookbook, we have rounded up 14 galley layouts by architects and designers that produce room-conserving and effective kitchens.


A galley kitchen area features two parallel rows of units separated by a passage. It is named immediately after the foodstuff preparing area on ships, which are historically slender, cramped spaces known as galleys.

Galley layouts are usually when room is constrained considering that they offer a significant proportion of storage and preparation surfaces as opposed to circulation place, or when the kitchen region is extensive and slim.

They are also productive considering that the cook can promptly and conveniently transfer between jobs.

They are 1 of the most well-liked kitchen area layouts. The primary galley format can be expanded by the addition of an island in between the two runs of units.

This is the most up-to-date roundup in our Dezeen Lookbooks sequence providing visual inspiration for the home. Former kitchen-linked posts contain compact kitchens, breakfast bars, terrazzo kitchens and kitchens with islands.


Wood covers the cabinetry at Sacha apartment by SABO project

Sacha, France, by SABO Job

The kitchen area in this Parisian apartment is a hybrid of two common layouts, staying section galley and part a person-wall.

A counter operates the size of the kitchen area diner and attributes a galley spot at one particular stop, in which a wall-mounted oven and a fridge are housed in comprehensive-top units. The whole kitchen options birch plywood cabinetry.

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House in Red Concrete by Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter

Household in Purple Concrete, Norway, Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter

Rough concrete flooring were being combined with pine panelling and cabinetry in this classic galley kitchen area in Norway.

Galley kitchens generally location the sink in front of a window with the hob on the windowless facet but in this article the layout has been flipped, with stunning mountain views proving a distraction for any person functioning at the stove.

Partitions are clad in pine panelling or rendered in cement to match the ground.

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308 S apartment by Bloco Arquitetos

308 S Condominium, Brazil, by Bloco Arquitetos

This condominium in Brasília was crafted in the 1960s by architect Lucio Costa and landscape architect Burle Marx. It was remodelled with an open-prepare design and style that exposes its concrete construction.

Its kitchen is organised at the front of the home and combines white cabinetry with granite get the job done surfaces. The run of cupboards that faces the eating spot doubles as a breakfast bar.

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Barbican apartment by John Pawson

Barbican condominium, Uk, by John Pawson

The minimalist overhaul of this one-bed room apartment in the brutalist Barbican estate in London noticed designer John Pawson substitute the initial warren-like approach with a geometric, broken-plan arrangement.

This includes a galley kitchen slotted into a passageway that qualified prospects to a tiny eating region.

Comprehensive-height, handless cabinets conceal appliances and possessions along 1 wall. The other homes a little countertop with a sink and hob, with much more complete-height storage to just one facet.

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Mas-aqui inserted a kitchen below levels

Yurikago Home, Spain, by Mas-aqui

A recessed kitchen area on the ground ground of the multi-levelled Yurikago Household sees flecked grey terrazzo countertops paired with terracotta flooring tiles.

The finish wall presents shelving on both facet of a total-height device that conceals a fridge-freezer.

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Interiors by Katsutoshi Sasaki have a wood finish

Kasa Property, Japan, by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates

This unconventional cross-formed household in Kariya, Japan by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates characteristics an similarly unconventional kitchen area.

The galley occupies a single arm of the cross and consists of a stainless-metal countertop with a generous integrated sink on one particular side and timber cabinets on the other.

The wall at the rear of the sink is open up, providing a serving hatch for the little dining location location further than.

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La Carmina galley kitchen by RAS Studio

La Carmina, Spain, by RÄS studio

The unusual room-conserving layout of this Barcelona condominium conversion by RÄS studio features a sq. construction inserted into the living place that properties a rest room and storage.

The hole concerning the dice and an inside wall has been used to property a compact galley kitchen that is separated from the dining area by the toilet.

The asymmetrical kitchen area has one particular polished granite counter, which is split in height to permit a small window to open up inwards. The splashback is clad in mosaic tiles, as is the floor.

The other counter has a pine area and splashback.

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Galley kitchen in a Valencian townhouse by DG Arquitecto

Valencian townhouse, Spain, DG Arquitecto Valencia

A slim passageway in this Valencian townhouse is not rather huge sufficient even for a full galley kitchen area. Instead, a person run of models is shallower than usual and doubles as a breakfast bar.

Countertops are of marble even though the flooring is concluded in mosaic tiles.

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Pale green galley kitchen by Design Eight Five Two

Flat 27A, Hong Kong, by Style Eight 5 Two

Wise storage answers, hid cabinetry and custom made-developed home furnishings fill this kitchen area in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Bay space.

A muted inexperienced colour handles the cabinetry beneath worksurfaces, with white cabinets on the partitions and overhead areas furnishing a lot more storage.

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Interior view by A Little Design

17.6-square-metre flat, Taiwan, by A Minor Style and design

This former piano studio in Taipei measures just 17.6 square metres and 3.4 metres in peak.

Its kitchen area is tucked along with the entrance hall, among two load-bearing walls. It packs a large amount into its very small footprint with storage reaching to the ceiling on both of those sides, open shelving and even a washing device. A counter down 1 facet juts out to accommodate a little electric powered hob.

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Barbican flat by Takero Shimazaki Architects

Shakespeare Tower condominium, British isles, by Takero Shimazaki Architects

Also positioned within just London’s Barbican Estate, this apartment merges brutalism with exquisite Japanese specifics.

It functions a largely wooden interior, with gridded timber panels made use of as screens to partially conceal the kitchen.

The concrete on the ceiling was left uncovered and contrasts in opposition to the wood cabinetry, when stainless metal was utilised throughout all work surfaces. Black glazed subway tiles decorate the flooring.

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Galla House by Cavaa

Galla Dwelling, Spain, by Cavaa

Pops of color were incorporated from other places of the house in this kitchen built by architecture studio Cavaa.

The studio fitted the kitchen driving a fifty percent wall with a glazed partition that stretches to the ceiling and visually connects the kitchen area with the residing space.

The cabinetry was finished with a light grey that hyperlinks the storage options to its bluish-gray terrazzo ground that zones the region.

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SuperLimão used bold colours throughout

RF Apartment, Brazil, by SuperLimão

Located inside of the modernist Saint Honoré Building in Sao Paulo, built by Brazilian architect Artacho Jurado, this kitchen area will take an industrial look and brings together it with bold colours.

Significant blue glazed tiles cover the floor, reflecting light-weight across the space. Terracotta paint was utilized throughout the ceiling and strip lighting, while the electrical wiring that wraps all over concrete partitions was painted a pale blue.

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Clay tiles cover the floor of Portico House by Bloco Arquitetos

Portico Dwelling, Brazil, by Bloco Arquitetos

The open up-plan kitchen of this property in Brasília by Bloco Arquitetos has a blended palette that involves timber, terracotta and concrete.

The crucial design and style assertion is the solid-concrete counter that divides the kitchen from the residing and eating area and turning a supporting column into a element.

The counter doubles as a breakfast bar and presents a minimal amount of storage in small-increase cabinets.

The other aspect of the kitchen is additional regular, showcasing a just one-wall operate of timber-fronted models as well as a counter and splashback of speckled grey surfacing material.

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This is the most recent in our collection of lookbooks supplying curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s graphic archive. For far more inspiration see earlier lookbooks showcasing peaceful bedrooms, wallpapered interiors and colourful kitchens.