What about a wall hood where the duct cover is the full width of the range, like this:

I've got a similar issue in my house, so I've given this some thought.

We did option 2, also because of the lack of height.
Our reno took the walls/ceiling to the studs, so it wasn't difficult to put in the ducts.

Should work fine w/ 400-600 cfm.

My 42"wide 1100cfm hood needed larger ducts (?10"), but I had to reduce it to 8" to fit between the flooring crawl space.

sorry for bad picture.

A soffit over the other cabinets would probably be less noticeable that a metal chimney going horizontally unless you are going for an industrial look.

Is feisty68 doing something like this? I'll have to pull up her thread and see.

Not sure if I can explain this clearly enough. Let me know if I didn't.

t was wondering if you could vent as far back as possible and then make the turn and out.
Install a panel parallel with the front of the stove as far back as possible that conceals the vents. Add a couple shelves in front of it that can be removed if access is needed.
Use the shelves for decorative objects or even, perhaps, as a bookcase area for seldom used books. It will hold a lot, be fairly protected from kitchen grease, and might look really interesting.

If you post a photograph of the corner, I may be able to photoshop an image for you if you need/want it.

Edited to add:
I reread your post. I thought I read your range was in the corner. Not so. So what I was envisioning really doesn't apply. You could, of course still do the shelves, I guess, but you won't have as much space to play with as I thought.

This post was edited by Bellsmom on Fri, Aug 8, 14 at 14:04

Thanks, all, this is useful:

cawaps: full-width duct cover, that'd be perfect! I imagined my contractor rigging something, but of course it makes sense they make hoods that come with such a cover built in.

huango and palimpest: the straight regular chimney does look nice, and if space/construction allows that'd be great. In our case it's not a full reno, though just the hood, so if breaking into the ceiling adds much $$$ that might not be worth it. But if it isn't a big deal for the contractor, we'll do it

bellsmom: I get what you're saying, and yes, that would work too if for whatever reason a hood with full-width cover isn't a good option. And it would give us a bit of storage, too.

Problem #2 that just ocurred to me is the side wall exhaust would come out immediately under our retractable deck awning. Hot exhaust under vinyl (or whatever it is) might not be a good idea, or at the least it could trap the smoke right there by the patio door. Hmm.

If our fridge and stove were swapped this could work. In the fridge location, the stove would back to an exterior wall with no utilities or external obstructions, and the little over-fridge cabinet would be the right height for an u/c hood. Would have to remove the over-stove cabinet to make room for fridge, but no big loss. But, this would mean running a new gas line and a new water line (ice maker), and leave the stove closer to the sink than we'd like.

Oh, how quickly it all snowballs!

Does anyone recall a fairly recent post with a 24" Wolf range and an exposed asymmetrical duct? I liked what they did. Perhaps too industrial for you, but I am used to exposed ducts because of all the converted old farmhouses here. I have some of my own.

This post was edited by kitchendetective on Fri, Aug 8, 14 at 12:56