It's a problem we faced ourselves with our recent remodel.

At least to us, the look of the kitchen is every bit as important as functionality. If it weren't, why invest a fortune on cabinetry? Our 48" Wolf range top is the anchor to the kitchen--it sits right smack in the middle of the perimeter countertop with a large cabinet shrouded hood directly above. No way would the black glass of an induction cook top look right against the white shaker cabinets.

But we weren't ready to give up on induction. We got a Wolf induction hub for the island. It gets twice (or more) the workout as the range top.

I think either would look lovely!

If you want a focal point, however, you can make the cabinetry in your cooking area just a focal-y as a rangetop.

Options:
1) Clad the top drawer under the induction with stainless, and put stainless or brass towel pokes, or something, across the surface to give it a functional look. I think the Thermador doesn't require a lot of clearance, but usually that top drawer is only deep enough on the inside (under the apron around the cooktop) for things like wooden spoons, spatter screens, or baking sheets. Making it look different makes sense.

2) Make your whole bank of pot drawers a "range". Use a contrast color for the whole stack (black, stainless, copper, or whatever you think fits), and add special feet to the toekick to set it off. Use special hardware to set aside that bank as well. You could even use long pulls (appliance size) to give it that range look.

3) Use an inset or medallion on the backsplash to highlight the area over the cooktop and under the hood. Use a smaller motif of the same stuff on the hood surround for emphasis.

4) Use accessories to direct the glance. Keep a beautiful trivet with an even more beautiful kettle right by the cooktop. On the other side, have a crock of utensils, or some beautiful bottles of infused oils, or a little tray with oils and seasonings. I.e., frame your cooking area to direct the eye to it.

5) Rethink the faux cabinet and put in a gorgeous hood as a focal point instead. Check out Modern Aire hoods. They've become very popular with the people here.

Because we needed more large burners, we ended up with a gas rangetop, but had intended through most of the design/planning stage to have an induction cooktop. But I, too, wanted a big-range type of look, so I planned for it much the way Plllog is suggesting...I used the cabinetry around the cooktop and the hood to create the heavier focal point. You could even use a different countertop around the cooktop to make it/the area look larger and beefier. I kept the same design plan when we switched to the rangetop.

Here are a couple different renderings from when we planned for the cooktop:

This is our final plan, after the rangetop came in...But you can see I kept the same basic idea. The tall doors on either side help set off the 'range area,' which has the drawers and a bit of its own styling with a different overal height, different crown molding, different backsplash, and the corbels:

The top molding and the corbels are yet to be added, but here is what it looks like now:

If I'd kept the darker counter with a darker cooktop, I don't think the look would suffer at all without the gas rangetop...and it'd be easier to clean. ;-)

One thing that I found out after I installed the induction cooktop was there is a maximum pan size for each burner. You cannot have a pot that goes over 1/2 inch outside the burner size. So if you have a 13 Allclad or 5 quart LeCresuit (can't spell it) you can't use them anymore. We had the Dutch oven on the stove and heard a pop and got an error code. We were told its because the pot was too big. I'm bummed. It does look like an electric stove. I wish we went with gas.