How Series 02 Found Its Form: Designing an Outdoor Kitchen That Belongs

Our Outerspace Series 02 outdoor kitchen embodies that philosophy. It’s not just a product; it’s a statement on how outdoor living is evolving. The line redefines what an outdoor kitchen can be: architectural, restrained, and made to belong alongside modern design, not apart from it.

When Outerspace’s design team began developing Series 02, they weren’t chasing a trend or an aesthetic. They were chasing feeling.

“The goal was to make the outdoor kitchen feel integrated, not appended,” says Creative Founder and Division Manager Adam Loiselle. “Too often, outdoor elements look like they were added after the fact; functional, but foreign to the architecture around them. We wanted the opposite. Something that felt inevitable. Like it had always belonged there.”

The result is deceptively simple: clean geometry, long horizontal lines, and a deliberate balance of openness and enclosure. Its design language draws from modern interiors, yet it’s executed with materials that can withstand the extremes of exterior life.

“Every line had to carry its weight,” Adam adds. “The proportions were studied like you’d study furniture; shifting even a few millimetres in height, thickness, or reveal changed how it felt to stand beside it. That level of refinement takes time.”

Series 02 is modular, designed to adapt to any setting, from private terraces to boutique hospitality spaces. Its framework allows for both freedom and precision, offering seamless combinations of drawers, cabinets, sinks, and integrated surfaces.

“It’s a system, not a one-off,” says Head of Design Jordan Cheng. “We designed it to perform year-round while staying visually light. The aluminum structure carries strength without mass, and the laminate panels resist moisture, UV, and impact. But the real challenge was making it feel effortless, engineering that hides itself.”

Each joint, edge, and reveal is intentional, supporting a design language that is both durable and serene. And that results in a kitchen that feels architectural, not mechanical.

Across North America, the image of outdoor cooking is often dominated by large grills and heavy built-ins. Kitchens are centres of function, not atmosphere. The kitchen itself is a tool, not a setting.

Series 02 offers a shift in mindset, one rooted in European outdoor culture. It treats the kitchen as an extension of the home, not a separate zone. The cooking area becomes part of the experience, where people linger, gather, and move naturally between preparation and conversation.

“We designed it for the way people actually live outside now,” says Adam. “It’s not about high heat and fast meals; it’s about slowing down. Pouring wine while food simmers. Staying outside because it feels good to be there.”

Series 02 comes from a design culture that prioritizes restraint. It creates an outdoor setting that feels composed, deliberate, and aligned with how we design our indoor spaces.

Every element of Series 02 was chosen with both endurance and aesthetic integrity in mind. Powder-coated aluminum forms the structural backbone: lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and precise, while exterior-grade phenolic laminates bring warmth and tactility. These surfaces perform in all seasons, but they also feel human: soft to the touch, visually calm, and designed to age gracefully.

“We didn’t want a material that just survives outdoors,” Jordan explains. “We wanted one that evolves. The way light moves across it, the way it interacts with its environment, it had to feel alive, not industrial.”

The materials express the same principle that guides the line’s form: restraint as refinement. The absence of excess allows craftsmanship, proportion, and atmosphere to take the lead.

Series 02 isn’t meant to dominate a space. It’s meant to belong to it. Its quiet geometry complements both modern architecture and natural surroundings, allowing the focus to stay on experience, not equipment.

In a time when the boundary between indoors and outdoors is dissolving, Outerspace Series 02 represents Green Theory’s belief that design should adapt with it: that the spaces where we gather, cook, and connect deserve the same care as the ones within our walls.

Series 02 by Outerspace — an outdoor kitchen brand by Green Theory.
Built for the architecture of living well, outside.