The Outdoor Kitchen as a Place to Gather
This K7 project marks the beginning of REKKER’s outdoor kitchen collection, guided by a clear intention: to bring the essence of an indoor kitchen into the landscape, the garden or the terrace, reinterpreted through an architectural and contemporary sensibility. It is an open, versatile and deeply liveable proposal, designed to adapt to different settings and ways of experiencing outdoor life.
Beyond its operational function, this project understands the outdoor kitchen as a living space. A place where cooking becomes a shared experience, where time slows down and relationships are built around fire, food and conversation. Here, the kitchen ceases to be an isolated element and becomes a natural extension of the architectural and landscape project. At the heart of the proposal is a large central island, conceived as both a gathering point and a functional core. It integrates the cooking area with a generous work surface, allowing for comfortable, fluid and shared use. Its configuration encourages interaction between those who inhabit it, reinforcing the social dimension of the kitchen without compromising ergonomics or the precision expected from a well-resolved space.
This island not only organises activity, but also structures the outdoor space itself. Without the need for enclosures or partitions, it subtly defines the kitchen area in relation to its surroundings, maintaining visual and spatial continuity. It is a piece that gives order without imposing, accompanying the landscape and engaging in dialogue with it.
An Architectural Piece with its Own Identity
As a complement, K7 incorporates the 180º module, a solution designed to expand functional capacity and storage. This volume allows for the integration of elements typical of an indoor kitchen—refrigeration, storage areas and auxiliary functions—adapted to the demands of outdoor use. The combination of both modules results in a complete, balanced and highly versatile kitchen, capable of responding both to everyday use and to more social occasions.
Both volumes share the same height and formal criteria, reinforcing a unified and coherent reading of the whole. This volumetric continuity facilitates a natural integration with the existing architecture, preventing the kitchen from being perceived as an added or foreign element within the space.
The materiality has been carefully selected to establish a direct dialogue with the surroundings. Natural and timeless materials ensure a harmonious visual integration with the landscape, while offering resistance and durability against outdoor conditions. Each surface and each texture reinforces a sense of balance, permanence and calm.
As a whole, K7 is conceived as an architectural piece with its own identity. A kitchen that respects the context in which it is placed, while at the same time gaining presence as an independent space. A proposal that brings outdoors what, for REKKER, defines the kitchen: a place for togetherness, connection and shared experiences, where time is enjoyed without haste and the space invites you to stay.
This K7 project marks the beginning of REKKER’s outdoor kitchen collection, guided by a clear intention: to bring the essence of an indoor kitchen into the landscape, the garden or the terrace, reinterpreted through an architectural and contemporary sensibility. It is an open, versatile and deeply liveable proposal, designed to adapt to different settings and ways of experiencing outdoor life.
Beyond its operational function, this project understands the outdoor kitchen as a living space. A place where cooking becomes a shared experience, where time slows down and relationships are built around fire, food and conversation. Here, the kitchen ceases to be an isolated element and becomes a natural extension of the architectural and landscape project. At the heart of the proposal is a large central island, conceived as both a gathering point and a functional core. It integrates the cooking area with a generous work surface, allowing for comfortable, fluid and shared use. Its configuration encourages interaction between those who inhabit it, reinforcing the social dimension of the kitchen without compromising ergonomics or the precision expected from a well-resolved space.
This island not only organises activity, but also structures the outdoor space itself. Without the need for enclosures or partitions, it subtly defines the kitchen area in relation to its surroundings, maintaining visual and spatial continuity. It is a piece that gives order without imposing, accompanying the landscape and engaging in dialogue with it.
As a complement, K7 incorporates the 180º module, a solution designed to expand functional capacity and storage. This volume allows for the integration of elements typical of an indoor kitchen—refrigeration, storage areas and auxiliary functions—adapted to the demands of outdoor use. The combination of both modules results in a complete, balanced and highly versatile kitchen, capable of responding both to everyday use and to more social occasions.
Both volumes share the same height and formal criteria, reinforcing a unified and coherent reading of the whole. This volumetric continuity facilitates a natural integration with the existing architecture, preventing the kitchen from being perceived as an added or foreign element within the space.
The materiality has been carefully selected to establish a direct dialogue with the surroundings. Natural and timeless materials ensure a harmonious visual integration with the landscape, while offering resistance and durability against outdoor conditions. Each surface and each texture reinforces a sense of balance, permanence and calm.
As a whole, K7 is conceived as an architectural piece with its own identity. A kitchen that respects the context in which it is placed, while at the same time gaining presence as an independent space. A proposal that brings outdoors what, for REKKER, defines the kitchen: a place for togetherness, connection and shared experiences, where time is enjoyed without haste and the space invites you to stay.