An 'open-plan kitchen' was the sort of amenity estate agents like to mention on their prospectus.

The open-plan kitchen doubles as a performance space.

And the latest vogue for spacious open-plan kitchens would appear to support this view.

We passed by the open-plan kitchen to a door leading to the rooms above.

Mark staggered over towards the open-plan kitchen, opened a cupboard and pulled out a jar of coffee.

Then Grace reached the fridge in the open-plan kitchen and opened the door.

I stood in the open-plan kitchen in the centre of the apartment and watched him.

The small open-plan kitchen lets you watch the chefs at work.

"I see you're wearing a $90,000 watch," fumes Marshall from the open-plan kitchen of a hateful party.

The open-plan kitchen and reception room are on the ground floor, with 25ft ceilings, along with a 12-man steam room.