Read two articles – an excerpt from the first:
Fournier’s new home is about 3,840 square feet. Her superpantry is a perk that her previous home, also in Carlsbad, didn’t have.
In the old home, she didn’t even have a basic walk-in pantry. She kept her bulky Costco items and second refrigerator in the garage. As a result, most of the time, she could only fit one car instead of two in the garage.
“This way, we keep the garage neat and can fit two cars,” she said. The superpantry is a place for the family “to keep our mess organized.”
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/feb/14/tp-the-new-supersized-pantry/?#article-copy
An excerpt from the second article:
The pantry is super-sizing.
No longer just for storing potato chips and soup cans, the traditional kitchen closet is becoming bigger, more luxe and more multifunctional. Architects, contractors and real-estate agents say upscale homeowners are asking for walk-in rooms that serve as workspaces for everything from food prep to gift wrapping to bill-paying.
These new “super pantries” are becoming more common as American kitchens have become more open, merging with living rooms and family rooms—with kitchen islands serving as the entertainment hub of the home. Now, some homeowners are moving the clutter and clatter of kitchen activities behind the scenes, where they are less visible to guests.
“An open floor plan is great. But not all aspects of the kitchen are great to look at all the time,” says Peter Pfeiffer of Austin-based Barley & Pfeiffer Architects.
A report by the National Association of Home Builders last year showed 85% of respondents put a walk-in kitchen pantry on their “most wanted list,” with 31% saying it was an essential/must have” and 54% said it was “desirable.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-super-pantry-1410449896
i know exactly what home that first picture is from. When looking at the models in Arterro I loved that room and snapped some photos. Our pantry now is just a few cupboards. ????
I guess desirable, but I’m definitely shaking my head why? First, I’d not trade a third garage for that room. Second, prep area? Sink? A microwave in your “pantry?” Also, a computer? Huh? Is your showcase kitchen is too beautiful to actually cook in? By the time you are shopping at Costco but have a pantry that looks straight out of Martha Stewart’s actual kitchen you’re doing something wrong. Yes, I have a full-size fridge and a deep freezer in my garage. Would they be better inside my house? No. Is my 5′ x 5′ pantry plenty to store the stuff I buy from Costco every week? You bet.
Anyway, I’d call it what it is – “an office you can fill with your kids’ mountain of junk” off of my main living area”. Perhaps that would be useful – but I wouldn’t call it a “super pantry.”
A comment left at the second article called it the McPantry, to go with your McMansion.
Next up : the Supersized Bath Tub to wash down all that additional food in your McPantry.