The decisions on the outside of the box — what you touch and what you see.
Each decision below is shown three ways — what it changes in use, which way it moves the cost, and how it looks. Price direction only. The responsible supplier confirms the quotation after measurement and specification.
Open with a fingertip along a continuous recessed channel — nothing protrudes to catch clothing or collect grease, and it wipes clean in one pass. Comfortable with full or wet hands.
Cost impact
Included — The specified default across all six ELS styles — no added hardware cost.
How it looks
Reads as one uninterrupted plane; the door material and finish carry the look. The cleanest, most minimal elevation.
Integrated edge pull
In use
A slim continuous edge pull gives a more positive grip than a recessed channel — easier on heavy or full-height doors — while still leaving nothing sticking out.
Cost impact
Low — A Bespoke-tier refinement over the included Gola profile; final price is confirmed by ALUMAX.
How it looks
Adds one fine horizontal shadow-line to the elevation — a little more definition, still fully handleless.
Integrated J-pull
In use
A J-shaped profile routed into the top edge of the door, so fingers hook in from above with nothing protruding. The recess collects a little dust and needs a wipe along its length; heavy full-height doors are easier with the edge pull.
Cost impact
Low — A machined door profile in place of a loose handle; priced by ALUMAX with the door.
How it looks
A fine shadow along the top of every door — handleless at a glance, with slightly more relief than the recessed channel.
Bar pull (surface-mounted)
In use
A straight bar handle screwed to the door face — the most positive grip of the four and the easiest to open with an elbow or a full hand. It stands proud of the door, so it catches sleeves in a tight galley and needs the occasional wipe around its feet.
Cost impact
Low — A standard hardware line added per door; the bar itself is chosen with the handle finish and priced by ALUMAX.
How it looks
Adds a visible horizontal or vertical line to every front — the handles become part of the elevation's rhythm rather than disappearing into it.
Doors pull themselves shut over the last inch and never slam — quieter in an open-plan home and far kinder to the cabinet over years of use. Rated 50,000+ cycles and holds up in humidity.
Cost impact
Low — Recommended for semi-wet and wet zones; a small uplift over the standard hinge, confirmed by ALUMAX.
How it looks
No visible change — the benefit is felt and heard, not seen.
Standard hinge
In use
A dependable zinc-plated hinge without the soft-close damper — fine for low-traffic doors in a genuinely dry zone; can sag or squeak over time in humidity.
The standard side-hung wall door — opens sideways on concealed hinges, stays open where you leave it, and is the simplest to adjust and replace. An open door sits at head height, so a busy counter can mean a knock.
Cost impact
Included — The standard wall-unit build — no added mechanism; priced by ALUMAX.
How it looks
Vertical door lines across the wall run, matching the base units below.
Bi-fold lift
In use
The door folds in two as it lifts, so the open door needs only half the headroom of a single lift-up — good under a low ceiling or a deep bulkhead. More moving joints than a hinge; the fold line collects a little grease near the hob.
Cost impact
Moderate — A folding lift mechanism per door; priced by ALUMAX.
How it looks
Reads as a single wide front when closed; a horizontal split line shows only in use.
Lift-up (stay-open)
In use
The whole door lifts up and stays overhead, out of head-height; a servo or push-to-open action means there is no handle to reach at all — good where the counter is busy. Needs the most headroom above the cabinet.
Cost impact
Higher — A high-grade lift mechanism (e.g. Blum Aventos) at Bespoke tier; priced by ALUMAX.
How it looks
Upper doors rise as a single plane with no hardware — the most seamless reading of the wall run.
Each decision's badge shows who supplies it. A real figure belongs only to what ALUMAX supplies; appointed-trade works — electrical, air-conditioning, ceiling, flooring, painting, data and security — are quoted by the trade, and loose items are the owner's own purchase. ELS specifies and coordinates throughout. Cost is a relative direction only, never a price; maintenance is described in each option's “In use”.
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