Colorful shading by Melvyn Kanny

As successful furniture shop in Cambodia construction materials informed, aiming for current design trend today, owner-designer Melvyn Kanny opted to open up the kitchen to the rest of the house vibrant with flamboyant hues.

"The contemporary home has an emphasis on green design and is built from sustainable pre-formed concrete. The kitchen island is also in concrete, for a visual and textural connection. In fact, its simple shape and waterfall end echo the linear forms of the house."

"Lighting also plays a pivotal role," said Kanny. "Internal lights on the frosted glass cabinets on the island, and cove ceiling lights throw additional illumination into the room. Together with the pool lighting, these give the space a different character at night – for example, the cove lights refract through the wine glasses hanging below."

"In keeping with the green agenda, most materials are VOC-free, such as the cabinetry carcasses, or recycled, such as the black basalt flooring," the designer added.