Industrial style kitchen Landhaus Jan Cray

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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN A LISTED FARMHOUSE Built in 1755, the listed farmhouse was faithfully restored with a thatched roof, timber frames and clay plastered walls. It has recently been fitted with a modern minimalistic kitchen from designer Jan Cray, boasting an impressive industrial charm. But does it fit in? Yes, very well in fact. After all, both the house and now the kitchen are timeless and built to last. The year 1755 saw an earthquake and subsequent tsunami destroy the city of Lisbon, the imprisonment of Giacomo Casanova in the Leads of the Doge’s palace and the construction of this farmhouse in Brandenburg. Now, 265 years later, there’s no trace of the earthquake’s destruction in Lisbon, Casanova has become a legend and the house in Brandenburg is still standing. Not least, in part, because people have saved it from becoming derelict. When the current owners, a five-person family from southern Germany, bought the Low German house (“Hallenhaus”) three years ago, their predecessors had already spent years renovating the place in line with environmental and heritage protection standards. They used clay plastered walls, linked casement windows true to the original style and a whole host of other historical building materials. They also fitted state-of-the-art green technology from photovoltaics to organic wastewater treatment facilities. INFO: Kitchen design: Jan Cray Möbel & Küchen, www.jancray.com BORA Professional 2.0 with air circulation Photos: Benno Cray