The stove under the window is not a good idea and having the cooker hood in front of the window just looks odd !

Don't get too hung up on symmetry and "balance". If you're feeling like the window above the main sink is too naked, consider a window treatment instead with either a pretty pattern or woven wood to break up all the cabinetry. I think kitchens have become overloaded with cabinetry these days and adding more for the sake of it isn't a good design principle. And I'm seconding nixing the range under the window idea. Not a good practice.

Guess if it sounds like a crazy idea it may be just that. I can't imagine cleaning grease from the range off window panes. Novelty is sometimes laudable, but staying with tried and true is often sensible. Kitchen looks great so far!

Why do you want everything on one wall? That's not very good kitchen design.

Thanks for the feedback. Not to belabor the point, but I've seen many examples of ranges in front of windows.. I completely understand that it may be unconventional but it's certainly not unheard of (search here or pinterest for it). If the windows don't have raised mullions, it doesn't seem that hard to clean?

@Sabrina Alfin - I agree that I'd like to minimize cabinetry. I don't want uppers - just open shelving if anything.

I'm not completely set on the idea so I'm open to other ways of laying out the kitchen.

More examples below.

I have my range under a window but you have to have so much wall, maybe 15 inches before the window can start for code. Not sure about that number but I think it has to be nonflammable. Also my window does not open and close as it could be dangerous reaching over a flame.

Even if you have a glass panel that would be nonflammable, it would be a mess. Also would privacy be an issue?

Range under window may violate building codes, fyi. If it's legal in your area, I would just put my vent up high and keep a good glass cleaner ready for that greasy window.

The range under the window is a big NO. Throw that idea...well, right out that window.

I gather that the first photo is of a model home. Frankly, I think it's a better layout than what you're proposing. Aside from the issue of cleaning the window behind the stove, I think adding the sink to that side might cramp your prep space. My sink is in my island, more or less opposite my rangetop, and while I realize there are differing opinions on that sort of placement, I find having it there to be very functional.

No. It would look strange and the layout would be bad.

The picture with the range in front of the window looks ridiculous from a practicality point of view unless one only cooks with a microwave on the side and the commercial range is only a status signal. Consider form AND function. One can do almost any search in Houzz photos and come up with numerous examples (by 'pro' designers) that look somewhat appealing but are totally impractical.

Forgetting the window part, if the sink and range are on the same wall, a dummy hood over the sink for balance is not needed and would look strange to say the least. A sink has a light over it (and a window would be nice!). A cook top has a hood over it and a pot filler if you like. Why make things more complicated?

Just because you see pictures of something on line or in a magazine does not make it a good idea and IMO this layout is just not good.As for the same hood type thing above the sink is just plain odd.

I agree with jmm. The original kitchen looks pretty nice, although I find the hood to be a bit contrived and prefer the white one you posted. I think you should avoid having the range under a window at all costs. If you really can't deal with the sink on the island, is there enough room to center it under a window and keep the range where it is? If not, could you flip the range and sink- i.e. Put the range on the island? I'm not a huge fan of island hoods, but better than what you're suggesting...

Seeing examples in design forums does not mean they work. You can't just pluck an idea out of one design and plopped into another and say it'll work. Doesn't really look like there is much room for the sink on the wall.

My stove is in front of a very large window and it’s perfectly fine. Our commercial hood is above the window. It’s high, but powerful enough to do the job. I don’t notice that the window gets any dirtier any faster than the rest of our windows. We professionally clean our windows once in the spring and again going into winter. Why is this such a no no? It’s been 23 years with this design and I don’t see the problem.

"Our commercial hood is above the window. It’s high, but powerful enough to do the job". Then it probably looks much better than what the OP is asking. Hoods that are in front of windows just look like a train wreck. Why don't you post a pic?

First in many jurisdictions, it's not legal to have a stove in front of a window.

Secondly, your best prep space is between sink and cooktop and by putting everything on the perimeter on one wall, you're basically taking away the majority of your prep space.

Thirdly, unless this is the house you're planning to stay in for the next 20+ years, if you do put that arrangement together you're lowering your resale.

Fourth a hood covering a window looks ridiculous.

"Secondly, your best prep space is between sink and cooktop and by putting everything on the perimeter on one wall, you're basically taking away the majority of your prep space"

Not sure I understand that. My sink is at a window, the range is down to the right. I have counter space - lots of it - to the left of the sink, the right of the sink, and the right of the stove. Both on the same wall. Are you saying that the sink and range should not be on the same wall?

Are you saying that the sink and range should not be on the same wall?

Not at all. One of my most efficient kitchen layouts was similar to yours with both on the same wall. I was looking only at the OP's layout and replying regarding their layout.

The fridge right next to the sink without landing space is one thing I was reacting to. Another was that because of how the windows and fridge are, the DW would be in the prep zone between sink and stove. Also I'm one who wants lots of prep space between and at first glance it looked smaller than it appears now so maybe that's not as big a problem. However having no landing space between the sink and fridge would be a big problem for me.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback (especially those that did not take a condescending tone). I think I've figured out how to stick with the sink in the island and make it work.

I think for the range hood I'm going to do something more low key like this:

Just as an FYI, OPERABLE windows might be a problem. Fixed windows wouldn’t.

Doesn't mean it’s a good idea aesthetically, though.

The windows are inoperable and pretty small. After thinking more about the design, privacy was a concern I had not considered.

I have had a range under a window and it worked just fine. The trick is to design it in such a way as to have the windows top at 72" and have the vent bottom at 72". There was an incredible view. As for the window treatment to provide balance, we've all seen interior valances made from various substances over the years, some good design some not. I'd go for it. If you want to change it 10 years down the road you can. Have fun and do things the way you want!!

Consider:

"Most building codes require a range to be a minimum of 12 inches away from a window for a number of reasons. A fire on the stove can jump to curtains on the windows. Or a breeze from an open window can blow out the flame on a gas burner and allow gas to accumulate possibly unnoticed prior to a potential explosion."

@JudyG, THAT is just plain BS. Just because you put quotes around your own fairy tale does not make it true, nor does editing your answer to something else just as wrong.

I will repeat - until you come up with an actual published code, quite trying to claim it exists - much less add the word "most" to your supposition that there must be that one pot of gold at the end of some rainbow someplace to support your crackpot theory.

"First in many jurisdictions, it's not legal to have a stove in front of a window."

Still a bunch of nonsense no matter how many times it gets repeated on here. You will notice that not one of these people can ever come up with an actual code that states this, no matter how many times I offer them the opportunity to prove it in the last 5 years.

The only time it is not legal is when the installation instructions are not followed in the first place, regardless of window placement. It doesn't even make the list for hazardous locations in section R308.4.

https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IRC2015/chapter-3-building-planning

The Listing and Labeling of ALL cooking appliances contain clearances to COMBUSTIBLE materials ONLY, regardless of any intervening "protection" applied to that combustible material. There is no such thing as a different clearance to a tiled wall or any other non-combustible covering. There is no differentiation in the code, or the testing standards the codes refer to as to whether there is a window in the wall above countertop level, or how far from a window a cooking appliance would have to be if it were a requirement. If there is no minimum distance stated in the code, then how can it be a requirement?? Is it 1 inch or 10 feet? A window on each side of a range will produce the same cross wind as one over a range. Anybody who has 2 broken arms so that they can not shut off the burner for 2 seconds to close a window, probably should not be using the stove either. If the range allows the wall or window behind the range to get over 194°F, then it is the range that is in violation of the codes - not the window.

Of course, we all know that CP's little community over the rainbow has gathered every old wives tale code that ever managed to make its way onto the internet, and amended their legal code to make sure they didn't leave any out...They can't even put expansion joints in their concrete slabs because if you end up stepping on a crack, you would break your mother's back!!

If you want to watch the "fairytale code" people have a coronary, just skip the hood ;D