designs for the heart of the house

Decades ago, the kitchen was a “minor” place in the house. You could say that it was even considered a service area where only food was prepared. It was not a displayable space. Rather, quite the opposite.

“The boundaries are blurred and an area that previously lived hidden was subtly gaining its place until it became a protagonist,” describes the architect. Yanina Zacarías. “It is the epicenter of home“, a vital meeting space to interact with family or friends,” adds the interior designer. Diana Gradel.

“The general trend is to inhabit the kitchen space in a more social and warm. Today it is the center of any projection of the home,” he defines Maximiliano Salarpartner of the studio Scatola Nera joined to Cristela Caviglia.

Salar says that the main request from clients is that it be functional, comfortable and, above all, safe. “Our goal is to give them all the comforts in that space, understanding that it is the heart of the house and that The rest of the project emerges from the kitchen.”.

“Increasingly tailored to us, cooking does not have to follow a single trend. It adapts to our taste and routine to let our flow flow. personality and create a different dish every day, recreate an ancestral family recipe or invent a totally new one,” says Zacarías.

However, he points out that, if we have to talk about trends, one of them is the multifunctional island. “It allows us to create a meeting point where the entire dynamic of the kitchen develops around this central element that dialogues with the social area.” Gradel agrees: “The allowances of the islands are very prominent“They are large and imposing, they strongly mark the space.”

“Las support surfaces With different heights they not only add dynamism to the design, but also encourage interaction between people. In addition, the countertop also gains prominence with its veins that make it unique, where beauty and quality come together to create surfaces for intensive use and great visual appeal,” Zacarías returns.

Given the importance that the kitchen has today, it is required “an honest and rational aesthetic in the use of materials and in the fundamental inclusion of technology. Mainly, to make the experience of cooking an activity to do in communion,” says Salar.

From Scatola Nera, he and his partner try to integrate the kitchen into the house with opening systems novel that hide appliances or transform countertops into complete cooking systems. “When it is required, it is exposed. When not, it goes unnoticed in the context,” he clarifies.

“Hoy The functional goes hand in hand with the aesthetic”, adds Gradel. For her, technology is no longer discussed and it is present from the hardware, the lighting (both outside and inside the furniture), the synthesized marble countertops with a variety of designs that perfectly imitate this material or the different extractors and purifiers.

The designer assures that white kitchens took a break. “There are them in dark tones with details in touch melamine in light tones, oak type. The fronts of the furniture are containers with glass doors and aluminum carpentry, with interior light, which can work both for wine cellars and for storing dishes.

Zechariah highlights the use of textured surfaces“like the listellos, which provide a linear rhythm and accentuate the design” while the black details, for her, evolved from an industrial style to an aesthetic resource. “This color is used as an accent that adds contrast, without stealing the spotlight,” she defines.

Para Gradel, the digs They are the kitchen stars. And he continues describing trends: “There are also light kitchens, with both melamine and natural oak, accompanied by containers with lacquered fronts or smooth matte melamine in burgundy tones.”

The latest novelty, which was launched on the market a few days ago, is K5-Cheff Icon. It is part of FV’s Novum line and is a premium faucet manufactured in Argentina. “It is designed especially for those looking for distinction and functionality in their home. This model stands out for its modern design, and comes in two versions of different sizes, both with removable sprayers,” the company describes.

The taps can be found in a wide variety of finishespara todo tipo de gustos: Chrome, Brushed Gold, Polished Gold, Brushed Nickel, Polished Nickel, Brushed Bass, Polished Bass, Black, Satin Grey Stone y Rose Gold. Estará disponible a partir de octubre.

Talampaya and Huemul They are also FV faucets that were launched recently. Both are single-lever with removable sprinkler.

“The trend in colors brings Curry Dorado as the protagonist, a warm yellow, full of life, optimistic, which brings positivity and pushes us to try new sensations,” says the architect. Virginia Domínguezcolor specialist at Alba Pinturas, which has just launched the 2025 palette and presented the new color of the year this month.

Domínguez adds: “in kitchens, we recommend Albalatex Ultralavable for its practicality when removing stains from the walls. Has greater resistance to frequent cleaning and removes dirt “only with soap and water, without leaving a halo.”

Emilse Samolukstrategic Product advisor at Häfele Argentina, shares some trends, such as the return of stainless steel covering complete equipment, hanging structures/dividers and the land gained from the type spaces showcase.

“A very curious resource that is beginning to be repeated is the depth difference on countertops, with respect to the rest of the utilitarian, storage or cooking modules,” he adds.

Samoluk also highlights the integration of the table to the islandlos saved attachments and the concealable doors. Regarding colors, choose pink in combination and gradient with terracottas, mauve-type green with its ranges and saturations; and blue for central points.

Light wood tones or very dark woods, in matte black tones, combined with light marbles and gold details remain standard. Although, for the specialist, black, white and gray continue to be the most chosen neutrals.