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Toni Roberts CKDNZ BArch is an award winning independent kitchen designer who works directly with home owners to establish a design that performs and looks fantastic. With an in-depth know-how about materials and their properties and an architectural eye for detail, the design solution is made to last both durability and style wise. Toni’s 30+ years design management expertise means the logistics run to plan and disasters are avoided. She is said to have an intuitive and pragmatic understanding of how spaces work for the people who use them. This, combined with her architectural training, has imparted the skills to help many homeowners achieve their very own unique and satisfying new kitchen: experiencing the day to day enjoyment of living in and around their kitchen space.
Kitchen Architecture: for innovative simplicity, balanced form, practical detailing and award winning style.
Services Provided
Kitchen Design, Kitchen Installation, Kitchen Renovating, Project Management, Architectural Space Planning
Areas Served
Auckland, Northland, North Shore, Hamilt, New Zealand wide
Awards
Bachelor of Architecture from Auckland University, NZ Certified Kitchen Designer NZ NKBA, SBID & TIDA awards and others - see website Seminar Speaker, Lecturing
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21 Reviews for Kitchen Architecture Ltd
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Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars5.0|21 reviews
Work Quality5.0
Communication5.0
Value5.0
Beth Noakes
Average rating: 4 out of 5 stars
We were looking for a creative approach with some nostalgic touches for remodelling our kitchen. And we found Toni! She listened to what we wanted with understanding and humour and gave us what we wanted and a whole lot more.
Her friendly and optimistic manner is matched by her meticulous planning and broad knowledge of everything ‘kitchens’. She guided us on materials and appliances that would best suit us.
We’re grateful Toni also put us on to her amazing team of tradespeople who streamlined the work always keeping us in the loop. Jon is the nicest of guys and we were so happy to have him managing his team and communicating progress with Toni the whole way through.
There was a benchtop supplier slip-up (a stock issue) but the delay was quickly managed and a temporary top arranged so we could start moving back in and begin enjoying our new kitchen. All sorted well. The tiling calculations even worked out despite our window sill being quite unlevel. We followed Toni’s plans for where she’d intended various items to go and it works well.
Always available with factory progress visits and an expert attentive eye on the project, we enjoyed the overall renovation experience with Toni. We’re ready for her help with the bathroom now.
To us, our kitchen looks better than we ever imagined. And even though it doesn’t take up any more space we have a lot more accessible storage, its cleverly organised and perfect for us to work in (both at the same time even). We couldn’t be happier.
Beth and Peter, Point Chevalier Sept ‘24
September 17, 2024

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Thank you Beth and Peter for your lovely feedback and reflections. It sure was a joy working with you both in creating your new kitchen! Especially glad we nailed making it workable for two (well, even 5!) and to hear how happy you are – exactly the outcome I aim for.
I love it too how you happened to noticed the in-bench planter recess in one of my other designs and together we explored how that would best suit you. You certainly now have a very stylish and timeless kitchen I know will reward you with many long years of enjoyment. Looking forward to transforming your bathroom beautifully together soon too.
Toni x
I love it too how you happened to noticed the in-bench planter recess in one of my other designs and together we explored how that would best suit you. You certainly now have a very stylish and timeless kitchen I know will reward you with many long years of enjoyment. Looking forward to transforming your bathroom beautifully together soon too.
Toni x


Christine Major
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I Asked for Inspired and I Got Incredible
Yes. Top of my wish list was an “inspired” redesign of my inefficient, dreary and uninviting kitchen appropriate to the style of my Ponsonby cottage. And on Toni’s first consultation I was more than impressed by her imaginative ideas. Toni’s out-of-the-square solution was to switch the use of the room behind one kitchen wall from bedroom to lounge and remove most of the wall to create a combined open kitchen-living space. This proved to be remarkably straightforward to implement.
Gloom was replaced by sunlight and a view of the street. Isolation was banished by the adjoining lounge as well as seating around the kitchen island.
In fact, it is all so beautiful - the cabinetry with a tongue and grove finish, the lustrous benchtop and the play of light on the Spanish tile splashback Toni found, all so right for my 100 plus year old home. My re-polished kauri floor has a paler, natural sheen which softly reflects the sunshine in the lounge.
It is now such a pleasure to cook in my kitchen. The proportions of the new layout are such that the bench/island areas for working and dining are ample while the room maintains a sense of spaciousness. The surfaces and cabinetry are easy to keep clean and I have convenient and innovative storage space beyond my dreams - I no longer have to trek to the dining room for kitchen items. I also appreciate that we chose durable and long-lasting products to ensure that my kitchen continues to look terrific and serve me well into the future.
I owe my excellent outcome to not just Toni and Julie at Kitchen Architecture but also to builder Jon and his team who took such pride in their work. I enjoyed working with everyone and truly do not recall any moments of stress.
One visitor to my home remarked “It’s like a new house” and it is! But above that, my home now has a heart – a welcoming space we gravitate to and spend most of our time.
Christine Major, Ponsonby
PS. Let’s just say too I have since been congratulated that my cooking quality is somewhat enhanced.
July 24, 2024

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Ahh Christine! Absolutely an 'incredible' transformation of your home to be privileged to help you achieve. I so enjoyed working with you. You're the real hero here with all your thoughtful teasing out of my questions and then evaluating suitable kitchen solutions together, entrusting the ideas I proposed, to give you such a uniquely-yours inspired result! I especially love how your kitchen reflects your fun and cheerful personality - of living life to it's fullest in connecting to the outdoor sunshine and light you love. We sure nailed it with the amount of accessible storage configured for future living-in-place too. And I agree, it feels naturally spacious - the balance of form I love achieving.
THANK YOU Christine for sharing here how happy you are living in your "new house" (kitchen+) and glad to hear others are benefitting from your tasty cooking too!!
[The poetic way you write is so delightfully 'you' too] Toni x
THANK YOU Christine for sharing here how happy you are living in your "new house" (kitchen+) and glad to hear others are benefitting from your tasty cooking too!!
[The poetic way you write is so delightfully 'you' too] Toni x
stuart shepherd
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
This is the second kitchen Toni Roberts has now designed and managed the fabrication of for us over the last 10 years. It is located in an second-story, eastern-suburb apartment that was very dated and needed to be totally gutted. There were some difficult challenges of working within fixed building structures and the kitchen space was small and constrained.
Having Toni’s expertise on board provided us with confidence and options when designing our kitchen. We got the functionality of a working kitchen, technical knowledge of products and their purpose, what is good quality and enduring, an eye for detail and execution, and a creativity we love. She also draws on her architectural background to enhance the flow and connection with adjoining rooms.
What worked well yet again was the communication process at each stage with Toni and her colleague Julie. They listened to our needs and lifestyle, identified what we needed, complemented those needs with new ideas, proposed beautiful products to choose from and provided a quality check of the final kitchen and bar in the factory and on site. Toni helped steer us stress-free through the whole project.
The final result is stunning. Every day we are wowed by what we have achieved and how wonderful it looks and truly functions. How good is that!
Stuart and Maree Shepherd
12 February 2021
February 12, 2021

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Oh thank you Stuart and Maree! You both are such a joy to work with again - transforming two homes now together with Kitchen Architecture's "awe & order"! A genuine privilege to help you make your kitchen-bar-living spaces feel connected, be practical and look stunning. "Wow" indeed. It makes such a difference too, involving me right from the start (when you'd just purchased the apartment even) and shaping the interior architecture for the optimum, value-adding layout. Exciting!
And it was especially generous of you to have all the teams over for celebratory drinks to enjoy the result of everyone's hard work and dedication to excellence. "Soooo good" alright to hear how happy you are. Thanks again Maree and Stuart for a delightful collaboration together! Toni x
And it was especially generous of you to have all the teams over for celebratory drinks to enjoy the result of everyone's hard work and dedication to excellence. "Soooo good" alright to hear how happy you are. Thanks again Maree and Stuart for a delightful collaboration together! Toni x
Debbie Smith
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
We engaged KAL to design for us a new kitchen and Toni came back with two designs. We settled on a design which was close to the existing layout as it has always worked well. Although the new kitchen follows almost the same footprint, clever design elements has given us more space and much better organisation. Several meetings over the following months ensured there was a home for everything that belongs in a kitchen. We added a bar area which cleverly increased the size of the kitchen area and now guests congregate around the bar , instead of the kitchen work area. The overall look of the kitchen has a 'wow' factor due to materials used and our friends are suitably impressed. The communication always flowed between us, with Toni always on hand to discuss any little thing along the journey. Thank you Toni and Julie, we love our new kitchen!
December 17, 2019

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
You're most welcome Debbie! We love your 'wow' stone feature with it's subtle lighting the most. [...the drinks bar is certainly a close second!] Thank you for entrusting us with your lovely home with its idyllic garden outlook. Your new kitchen sure does complete the joy of living in such a private paradise.
Chris & Fiona Mackenzie Todd
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
We are very happy with our new kitchen. Kitchen Architecture are very much into detail which gave us a lot of comfort in such an important and intricate process, given we hadn’t renovated before. We worked together with them to come up with an end result that works well for us and our home. Also, their choice of cabinetry, Corian and timber suppliers were excellent with their work being of fantastic quality. The finished product is a great layout with a place for everything. The look is more modern yet still feels like ours and it’s so nice that the little irritations of our old kitchen, are no more. Christmas entertaining was a breeze.
December 9, 2019

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
So glad to hear how much your new kitchen means to you Chris and Fiona. Thank you! We loved helping bring it all into order (especially fixing the busy small bench space you both were crowded around) and tying it in with your personal preferences as well. Chris' coffee-making zone is perfect with the little sink too. Happiness for your second Christmas of effortless/ enjoyable cooking and entertaining in your home!

Sarah Jackson
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
When it came to renovating our large dated kitchen and family area in our French Provincial country home, I did a lot of research into kitchen designers. This wasn't my first rodeo so to speak - I knew exactly what I wanted and I needed someone with the vision and style to help me achieve it! I found that in Toni. She quickly cottoned onto my aesthetic (classic but contemporary) and her perfectionist and detail-oriented design was amazing. I really enjoyed planning and designing my dream kitchen with Toni and her team, and I really appreciated her expertise and knowledge. It also helped that she only uses the best - products and people. Toni shows enthusiasm and passion for her job and gets excited about finding a beautiful product or item to make a design just perfect. My project went off without a hitch, she was a great communicator and problem-solver, and I couldn't be happier with the end result - a beautiful French styled kitchen and family room that definitely has the WOW factor. My one regret is that I don't have any more kitchens to work on with Toni!
November 24, 2019

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Thank you Sarah for letting me know how delighted you are with everything. It was a privilege to be entrusted with your grand home and achieve the aesthetic you had hoped for – especially configuring your long-awaited scullery with just a sneaky steal from the pool room! Julie and I loved shaping and crafting your fabulous ideas; even hand-scouring your special buttoned copper trim to perfectly match the Mexico-imported copper sink. Pretty authentic and arty! And after all our risk-aversions and ‘trials’ behind the scenes, we too are over-the-moon with the finished result. Professional photo shoot for the New Year underway!
[P.S. Love your “one regret” especially!]
[P.S. Love your “one regret” especially!]

Maxine Pfannkuch
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Toni Roberts designed me a richly textured, beautiful kitchen in keeping with my living and dining areas, resulting in a unified whole. She accomplished this feat by carefully considering my living and dining room furniture, colour palette and furnishings, alongside several oil paintings and objects that had special memories. Toni also investigated how I operated in the kitchen and what I liked. At all times, we worked collaboratively on the kitchen project with different options discussed.
Taking cues from my wooden sideboard, chest and dining chairs, Toni reflected their design in the kitchen cabinetry by using wooden cabinetry at the end of the galley kitchen and a classic herringbone floor as transition features from kitchen to living area. Effective lighting was used to highlight a special picture and a carving. From a 30-year-old basic, washed-out kitchen, the result is transformational, giving me a kitchen that is a pleasure to work in. It is highly functional with many features such as a lazy Susan, a spice drawer, and microwave placed at a suitable height–a reflection of Toni’s attention to detail.
Toni also designed my powder room, laundry and bathroom, each of which reflect her creative flair and unique approach to producing high quality designs that are sympathetic to the character of the home and client.
It was a pleasure to work with Toni and her team.
November 21, 2019Last modified:November 25, 2019

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Thank you Maxine for your lovely descriptive review of our journey together and your resulting beautiful spaces. We so enjoyed working with you - - and loved how your brief was so out-of-the-ordinary, demanding such a focussed creativity right down to the custom door-style. A little like a Rembrandt oil painting rich in its detail and dark shadows, your home furnishings’ rich textures, pattern and stories of travels and family history were a great inspiration.
It sure is one unique, considered and harmonious transformation I am proud of too. To MANY years of enjoyment ahead Maxine!
It sure is one unique, considered and harmonious transformation I am proud of too. To MANY years of enjoyment ahead Maxine!

Odette Wilson
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
After spending hours pouring over beautiful kitchens on Houzz I realised that a few that I liked in NZ were designed by the same person . . . Toni! I gave her a call and so enjoyed the enthusiasm Toni showed for my ideas that I looked no further. I gave Toni access to my ‘kitchens’ folder on Houzz and she was able to very quickly get a sense of my style.
Toni was brilliant to work with and I loved the real sense of collaboration there was between us. Toni picked up on my individuality and the importance of this to me and was able to suggest great design touches to reflect this.
There are too many magical touches in Toni’s design to list them all but a couple of standouts were the special little cubby hole for my dog’s food and water bowls - no tripping over pet bowls in this kitchen - and the special ‘laundry drawer’ which works brilliantly in conjunction with my laundry cupboard (housing my washing machine and dryer). I also love the big circular door handles that really give the kitchen it’s identity.
My kitchen is the envy of all my friends who not only love the way it looks but are extremely jealous of the huge amount of storage Toni was able to wring out of the space.
I am loving cooking up a storm in my beautiful new kitchen and it brings a smile to my face every day. Thank you again Toni!
November 7, 2019Last modified:December 4, 2019

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Its "Thank YOU" to you Odette - I'm so glad you found me! And for entrusting us with your ideas for your super-compact townhouse with oodles of potential for great living. We sure enjoyed solving the problems along the way and hearing how much you love its practical and visual beauty is the ultimate reward. Summer will be so much better too with the easy flow to your garden huh. See you at the photo shoot!

Marian Blake
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Having decided to renovate the kitchen, dining room, lounge, laundry and one of our bathrooms we realised that we would need someone special to advise and assist us.
Looking back, we could not have chosen a better person than Toni. From day one Toni was fully committed investing time and energy into ensuring a successful result. Her attention to detail, creative ideas and patience made this an a very enjoyable project delivering an outcome we are exceedingly proud off. Extremely functional with a real Wow factor. Toni organised a team to support her and they were always cooperative, sympathetic and very professional.
Thanks Toni it was a joy working with you.
Marian & Brian Blake
1 November 2018
June 16, 2019

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Thank you Marian & Brian for your lovely reflections! Likewise, you were delightful to work with and I'm so pleased also with how exquisitely your new kitchen looks and works. We resolved some pretty complex demands for functionality along the way huh. And I LOVE your organisational mind-set ... To many enjoyable years in your beautiful new kitchen!!

Michelle Robinson
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
We were recommended by a friend & I'm so pleased we chose Kitchen Architecture. Our kitchen fits so well with our semi-industrial design and textures within our new home, it is gorgeous, functional and so in tune with how our family utilises the space.
We had a vision for our kitchen to have a raw steel frame and also to maximize the block wall in the kitchen, Toni took this all on board & worked with this in the design. Communication & professionalism was fantastic every step of the way, the entire process was seamless.
We get so many comments from people who come to visit, they comment on how beautiful the kitchen is and how integrated it feels in our home. Plus it is award winning - Supreme Kitchen Design Runner-up in NKBA Awards 2018. We absolutely love it!!!
November 29, 2018

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Thanks for your kind words Michelle! It’s my greatest joy to hear how much you love your kitchen … and how others appreciate its beauty and architectural fit too. We nailed some pretty challenging design details together huh!!
So glad to have helped you both complete such a stylish new home.
Toni
So glad to have helped you both complete such a stylish new home.
Toni

Andrew Bull
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
We met Toni at one of her seminars and so loved her enthusiasm for kitchen design, she was the only designer we talked to about our project. Toni designed our kitchen-dining area and also spaces for our home organisation, drinks/bar, laundry and bathroom all of which have totally changed our family living and entertaining.
We knew the overall style and function that we wanted from our spaces and Toni interpreted our general concepts perfectly, presenting us with options for surfaces, hardware and appliances that we love, taking the hassle out of what could be endless choices. We couldn't be happier with how everything turned out.
Toni’s attention to detail was impressive! We really appreciate that all of our appliances, pots, plates, trays etc have their dedicated spaces so that every last centimeter of storage is used effectively, and it is now very easy to keep our spaces clean! Toni was also able to recommend a draughtsman and builder-team who she has worked with for many years which made the entire renovation go really smoothly.
Rachael and Andrew Bull, St Heliers
Feb 2018
February 14, 2018
We met Toni (by pure chance) at the Auckland Home Show in September 2015. At the time, she was already booked out till the following year 2016. We’re weren’t in a hurry so we waited and then promptly forgot all about it until she contacted us in February to start the consultation process.
I have never met such an efficient well organised person! Toni has thought about everything and her attention to detail is impressive. We are both busy people and I am not the type of person to hunt around for tiles and door handles, that’s what I get someone else to do. Toni has worked out what suits us and presented us with options that have worked, it has been a smooth and painless process to get the kitchen designed and built.
It is now just over year since the kitchen was finished and I still stand in my kitchen and feel like I’m in a new show home. A year later, there is actually nothing in the kitchen that I feel needs to change or should have been done differently. My favourite little things are the 5 pullout rubbish bins (yes 5) – a big bin for blue-bin bulk recycling, and 4 small bins (2 up, 2 down) for plastic bags storage, soft plastics recycling, general rubbish and then last bin I use for the onions and potatoes. Recycling is a real priority to us so having the specific space in the kitchen has made it so easy to do now. I also love the specially measured space for my cake mixers and food processor (a breeze to use) and having lots of plugs and USB sockets in accessible places.
I have referred some friends to Toni and they are also very happy with their new kitchen.
January 23, 2018

Comment from Kitchen Architecture Ltd:
Thank you Min for your lovely review! We sure had a blast coming up with such custom solutions for your waste minimising and even your beloved feline's feeding stations didn't we! Love how you've organised all your drawer storage as suggested, to create the easy activity zoning efficiency as well - well done. Looking forward to keeping in touch :-) Toni.

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