With combined living areas on the rise, hallways are becoming an endangered species. The few that remain usually link private spaces, and/or serve as a display area for mementos. In a new design, JT Loomis, architect with Maine–based Elliott and Elliott Architecture, pulled kitchen cabinets away from the wall to generate a useful nook, creating a circular hallway around the kitchen and windows on every wall. Using both sides of the cabinetry is efficient and “strengthens the presence of these freestanding objects sitting in a larger space—the cabinet bank and the fireplace,” Loomis notes. The back of the cabinet bank holds audio equipment, file cabinets, and a desk.
Read the entire article here: A Hard-Working Hallway