Architectural photography: The art of omission

Interiors architectural photographer Thomas De Bruyne is invited into amazing architectural masterpieces and tasked with revealing their sheer, uncompromised brilliance. He sees quite a lot of Gaggenau across various kitchen styles, here he shares three examples with us.

The industrial, graphic look

Part of Thomas’s process is to define a space. In this home, a sense of the industrial is fostered thanks, initially, to the outer concrete shell.

Within, the theme continues with brickwork, angular green travertine islands and stainless steel of the Gaggenau EB333 oven, fridge-freezer and wine climate cabinets.

In use, these appliances add a more luxurious aspect to the room: the wine cabinet’s specially lit presentation drawer brings wine to the preferred serving temperature and is complimented by the fridges stainless steel interior, tastefully illuminated by glare free soft white LEDs.

Devices featured in this kitchen:

Oven EB 333

Flex induction cooktop 400 series

Table ventilation 400 series

Vario Refrigerator 400 series

Wine climate cabinets 400 series

Natural materiality

Here, the richness of the textures, use of wood panelling and strips, marble counters and inlays with highlights of Gaggenau stainless steel ovens and coffee maker make this home a story of materiality.

For Thomas, there was one shot that needed to be perfected before anything else was shot: “capturing the combination of tap and the Gaggenau appliances.”

Devices featured in this kitchen:

Combi-steam oven 400 series

Oven 400 series

Refrigerators 400 Series

Flex induction cooktop 400 series

Table ventilation 400 series

The art lover

The warm, soft interior tones, grand marble island and wall of wood give this home a luxurious, ‘gallery’ ambiance. The careful alignment of 200 ovens, fridge and wine climate cabinet ensures the function and aesthetic are perfectly synchronised. Each shares the same handle design, a key detail that unifies the kitchen.