Notting Hill · W11 · Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Island Kitchens in Notting Hill, W11

Island kitchens for Notting Hill’s larger houses and garden-level rooms — designed with the floor area, structure and services an island really needs, built bespoke with everything under one team.

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One Studio. One Contract. One Team.
Architects, Engineers, Surveyors & Builders under one roof
Planning & conservationManaged
Structural engineeringIn-house
Party wall mattersHandled
Listed & periodSpecialist
Fully insured£10M
SW London consultations2 Eaton Gate, SW1

An island that has room to breathe

An island is the centrepiece of a generous kitchen, but it only works with the floor area to walk freely around it and the services to support it. In Notting Hill that usually means a larger stucco house, a garden-level kitchen opened to the rear, or a room knocked through — an island dropped into a room that is too small simply blocks the space.

If the island takes a sink or hob, drainage, power and extraction have to be routed through the floor to reach it, which is a structural and services question as much as a design one. Where a wall has to come out to create the room, that opening is engineered, party-walled and Building-Control signed off.

We design the island around real clearances and how the kitchen is used, build the cabinetry bespoke, and coordinate the structure, services and finishes in a single contract — so the island works as well as it looks, with honest budgets in pounds sterling.

What shapes a Notting Hill island kitchen

An island is a space and services decision before it is a styling one.

01

Room to circulate

An island needs generous clearance on every side; we plan it to real working dimensions, not wishful ones.

02

Services to the centre

A sink or hob in the island means drainage, power and extraction routed through the floor — designed in early.

03

Often opening up

Creating the room frequently means removing a wall, which is engineered, party-walled and signed off.

04

Bespoke build

The island and surrounding runs are made bespoke to the room and the way you use the kitchen.

What a Notting Hill island kitchen includes

From confirming the room can take an island to a finished, fully serviced kitchen.

Feasibility & layout

Checking clearances and services to confirm an island genuinely works.

Structural opening

Engineering, propping and party wall where a wall is removed to make the room.

Services routing

Drainage, power and extraction routed through the floor to the island.

Bespoke joinery

Island and perimeter cabinetry built bespoke to the room.

Worktops

Stone or composite worktops templated to the island and runs.

Appliances

Integrated appliances, hob, extraction and sink installed and tested.

Lighting & finishes

Layered lighting, splashbacks, flooring and decoration.

Snagging & handover

Two-stage snagging and a clean handover.

Streets & estates across W11

We design and build island kitchens in Notting Hill’s larger houses and opened-up garden-level rooms across W11.

Portobello RoadLadbroke GroveElgin CrescentStanley CrescentLansdowne RoadClarendon RoadPembridge VillasKensington Park RoadWestbourne GroveLadbroke Square

Notting Hill sits within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea — see our Notting Hill area page and South West London refurbishment overview.

Questions clients ask before they start

Is my kitchen big enough for an island?

Only if there is room to circulate freely around it. We check real clearances first — an island in too small a room blocks the space rather than improving it.

Can the island have a sink or hob?

Yes, but it means routing drainage, power and extraction through the floor to reach it. We design that in from the start.

Do I need to remove a wall?

Often, to create a room large enough for an island. That opening is engineered, party-walled where shared, and signed off by Building Control.

Is the island bespoke?

Yes — we build the island and surrounding runs bespoke to the room and how you use the kitchen, rather than fitting standard units.

What does an island kitchen cost?

It depends on the joinery, worktops, appliances and any structural work. We give an honest budget band in pounds sterling (GBP) after a visit.

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Start your Notting Hill island kitchen

Book a no-obligation consultation at 2 Eaton Gate in SW1, at our Hampstead studio, or at your property. We will give you an honest read on approvals, programme and budget band — in pounds sterling — before you commit.

Call the studio020 8054 8756
SW London consultations2 Eaton Gate, London SW1W 9BJ

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