One Contact. Zero Friction.
Your Dream Kitchen, Handled.
Kitchen System Design Studio in NYC | Atelier bauherr
PRIVATE KITCHEN DESIGN & PROJECT LEADERSHIP
A Kitchen You're
Proud Of and Love
Walking Into Every Day.
The Expertise to Match. A Journey Worthy of the Result.
You seek out specialists for what matters.
Your kitchen should be no exception.
Kitchens are our specialty, not just part of our portfolio. With over 20 years of expertise, I personally design and lead yours from concept through installation.
Your standards shouldn't begin with the finished kitchen.
They should shape the experience of creating it.
Single Point of Contact.
(Personal leadership. Less for you to manage.)
Full Kitchen System Roadmap.
(Every detail and specialist coordinated.)
Early Investment Clarity.
(Informed decisions before you commit.)
Enduring Design.
(Personal, considered, made for your life.)
Featured in Forbes
For kitchen system design in a converted sneaker factory loft.
Expertly defined.
Carefully realized.
A Kitchen Is a Discipline of Its Own.
Behind a beautiful kitchen is a complex relationship between cabinetry, appliances, functionality, technical planning and construction.
Understanding how it all comes together is what dedicated kitchen expertise brings to the project.
A Kitchen Renovation
Involves Many Specialists.
But who takes responsibility for the kitchen as a whole?
Architects address broader spatial and building requirements.
Interior designers shape the wider home's aesthetic direction.
Showrooms focus on cabinetry systems and the products they represent.
Contractors execute the construction based on the plans and specifications provided.
The kitchen itself requires dedicated expertise
to bring its design, functionality, cabinetry, appliances and technical requirements together.
That's Where We Lead.
We define and coordinate the complete kitchen system before critical commitments are made and carry that vision through installation.
We replace assumptions with informed decisions,
before they become costly commitments.
Resolved on paper. Protected on site.
Clarity Before Commitment
Resolve key decisions early.
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Clarity before major commitments.
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Enable early value-engineering.
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Hire and order with confidence.
Alignment while it’s still feasible.
The Power of Early Alignment
The Scenario: One client’s vision was quoted at $290k,
exceeding her $250k target.
The Intervention: Without prior commitments, she retained the full flexibility to value-engineer and align her vision and budget.
The Save: Prevented a $40k "locked-in" budget gap by resolving alignment before construction began.
Personally Led & Coordinated.
One contact. Connected decisions.
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Clear direction for trades.
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Fewer decisions falling back on you.
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Proactive coordination.
Complexity managed, not passed along.
Executive Advocacy
The Scenario: A plumber claimed an appliance "wouldn't fit".
Triggering trade finger-pointing and the threat of rework.
The Intervention: We identified a cabinet installation oversight and resolved it in minutes.
The Save: Prevented a project stall and change orders, protecting the client’s time and peace of mind.
Protect the Investment
Design intent, maintained.
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Identify deviations early.
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Site reviews at key milestones.
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Protect the approved design.
Keep execution aligned with the plan.
The Oversight Advantage
The Scenario: A plumbing wall was installed incorrectly,
which would have made the cabinetry installation impossible.
The Intervention:
We caught the error mid-construction,
ensuring the build matched the resolved plan.
The Save: Protected a $200k+ investment from
compromises, construction delays, and late-stage rework.
“Her drawings are flawless.
Every detail is accounted for, from electrical to plumbing layouts.”
Selected Works
A Way of Thinking
About Kitchen Design
Design as a System
Kitchen design is not a list of choices.
It is a system.
The room, your priorities, and the appliances all influence one another. Every decision creates a chain reaction somewhere else in the plan. When these relationships are understood early, planning becomes clearer and more intentional. Adjustments happen with awareness, not guesswork.
Good kitchens come from coordination,
not isolated decisions.
Clarity over Assumption
“I prefer clarity early, rather than addressing uncertainty later.” — Sabrina Antony
A plan only matters if it can be built as intended. Clarity begins early. Existing conditions are understood, systems are evaluated, and decisions are made within a coherent framework where each element relates to the next.
The aim is not complexity, but precision.
When ambiguity is removed, progress becomes deliberate and confident.
Living with Decisions
People don’t experience kitchens as plans.
They experience them every day.
Planning becomes reality in daily use.
Small decisions compound.
Clarity early creates ease later.
he goal is lasting confidence in the decisions you live with.
ABOUT
THE ATELIER
bauherr. is a boutique interior design studio focused on kitchen design and project leadership dedicated to creating highly individual kitchens, with specialized expertise and personal involvement from concept through installation.
Led by designer Sabrina Antony, atelier bauherr. merges over two decades of international kitchen design experience with an architectural approach to everyday living.
Rooted in work across Europe and New York City, Sabrina’s practice bridges the precision of German craftsmanship with the warmth of lived spaces.
We design kitchens as integrated systems that align space, appliance integration, structure, functionality, and daily use. We take authorship and design ownership of those decisions, guiding them from concept through realization by maintaining design intent and alignment in close collaboration with homeowners, architects, and interior designers.
Sabrina’s work has been featured in Forbes and Cottages & Gardens, including a converted sneaker factory loft recognized for its thoughtful kitchen planning, architectural integration, and collaborative execution.
Discuss Your Project
We work with homeowners and architects on high-investment residential renovations and custom homes. Early kitchen system planning aligns spatial direction, appliance strategy, and construction sequencing before commitments are made. Involvement is most effective prior to cabinetry orders and before construction begins.
“We decided to call
one of her references before hiring her.
She said, ‘Don’t interview anyone else.
You hit the jackpot with Sabrina.’”
— Alexandra | Google Review
Contact us for collaborations or to discuss your next project.
