Having one equipment-intensive counter means that the other, island counter remains unencumbered, ready to use for activities such as preparing pastries, packaging food for freezing, casual eating and hanging out. With adjustable-height wheeled legs and wired with a corded outlet, the table can be moved about, even bridging the 1-foot level change between the kitchen and living area to serve meals like teppanyaki (table cooking on a griddle).
Other useful features of the kitchen include a floor-to ceiling pantry and a Miele speed oven that combines microwave and oven technology to significantly reduce cooking times and energy use. Finally, with the space opening out to the courtyard through slide-away glass doors, the courtyard itself becomes a work and hang-out space that serves the kitchen.