Multidisciplinary practice Studiomama has completed a colourful overhaul of chef Yotam Ottolenghi's test kitchen in London, creating pops of saffron yellow and raspberry red.
Israeli-English chef Ottolenghi is revered for his take on Middle-Eastern cooking and has come to own six different eateries across London.
His test kitchen ? where he develops and trials out new recipes with staff ? is located in the north of the capital, occupying a disused railway arch.
Yellow paint has also been applied around the borders of shelves
The huge sloping window that fronts the test kitchen now features a gridded, sunny yellow frame.
This same shade of yellow has been applied as a trim to the plywood bookcase, desk and shelves that have been fitted in the test kitchen. One slightly larger shelving unit is specifically dedicated to storing different material offcuts, against which staff can artfully photograph plated dishes.
Red paint has also been applied to the kitchen's metal staircase
The pops of yellow and red are also meant to be evocative of the roster of colourful spices that Ottolenghi incorporates throughout his food.

Plywood lines a majority of surfaces in the office area of the test kitchen, but the cooking area has been finished with grey safety flooring and steel prep counters, made large enough so that staff can work at a distance if necessary.
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