One Contact. Zero Friction.
Your Dream Kitchen, Handled.
Kitchen System Design Studio in NYC | Atelier bauherr
Stop Guessing.
Protect Your Sanity & Investment.
A quote without a defined plan is just a guess.
We define your renovation
before you commit.
Gain the clarity & continuous support needed to control your outcome without managing the renovation chaos yourself.
A kitchen that works on day one and year ten.
Featured in Forbes
For kitchen system design in a converted sneaker factory loft.
Single Point of Contact.
(Less to manage.)
Full Kitchen System Roadmap.
(Keep the outcome on track.)
Early Investment Clarity.
(Stop guessing.)
Enduring Design.
(Love it for years.)
Expertly defined.
Carefully realized.
A kitchen that
feels right every day.
A kitchen renovation
takes a village,
but the full picture can fall between scopes.
Architects address broader spatial and building requirements.
Showrooms offer "free designs" to win a cabinetry sale, early quotes are often vague.
Contractors quote based on these assumptions and placeholders.
Once committed,
detailed planning begins.
Construction starts,
Unexpected costs emerge,
Options narrow.
We replace
placeholders with facts,
so trades can focus on the craft,
not the guesswork.
Resolved on paper. Protected on site.
De-risk the Build
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.
Ensure Sanity
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 helps homeowners protect their investment and sanity during kitchen renovations by providing early cost clarity & continuous support until they move in.
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.
