Kitchen layout design
Annie Lee
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Comments (36)Hi again , I agree that the FR and FZ together has a grand look. If you can't reverse the 2nd from the wall door, I would still choose to put them together. ( Is the FZ on the right? ) My main concern if it were my house and as mentioned by others is the distance of the stove from the other appliances. Here are a few options to consider. The downside of some of them is cost. You might find it way more convenient to work in the kitchen if the stove was popped into the island across from the sink. If you did that, then you could have a downdraft to avoid an overhead ventilation hood. This will maintain the openness that you seem to be looking for. I'm putting in a Best Cattura Downdraft. There is lots to learn about the downdrafts and their options. There were lots of considerations to make them work for our particular situation.. I researched till I was blue in the face! It was well worth the effort. If asked, I can go further into that. Or, you might consider getting a double oven placed where the stove is currently and place a cooktop in the island across from the sink. The downdraft would also apply. Or, leave the stove where it is and pop 1 cooktop hob into the island across from the sink. Or, if you use your microwave for cooking and it is close to the sink, leave the stove where it is and put in a microwave drawer. Also, If you leave the stove where it is, consider putting in a pot filler behind the stove. I also recommend that if the cooktop stays where you planned that you also consider a hot tap. And to you and all the SubZero lovers out there, Subzero has a loyalty program. If you have subzero(s) and are replacing it (them) you have to prove that you purchased your original ones, have your new subzero(s) purchased and SubZero , not the dealers. will rebate you 5%. YYYYEA !!!!!! ....You have to contact Subzero about t his anti has nothing to do with the dealers....See MoreKitchen Layout Design Dilemma
Comments (18)A few things being overlooked.... First, your work zones... Successful Prep Zones have two KEY components -- direct water access and sufficient counterspace on either side of the sink for landing space on one side and workspace on the other side. If you want to prep in the island, then I strongly suggest you put a prep sink in the island or you will be continually running back & forth across the Kitchen to get to the refrigerator, then the sink, then the prep counterspace, and then the range/cooktop (and think of multiple trips like that during prepping a meal, baking, etc.). If you have to use the cleanup sink in the Cleanup Zone for prepping, then you will be doing a lot of zone-crossing (something that should be avoided). The corner pantry is in the way b/w prepping at the cleanup sink and getting to the range/cooktop (something should be avoided -- no tall obstructions should be in the path). If you put a sink in the island, you have the ideal situation of having the refrigerator + water + workspace + range/cooktop close to each other with easy navigation among them. The most functional orientation of an island that is to be used for prepping (as most are), is the longest side facing the range/cooktop. This puts the prep space directly across from the range/cooktop rather than around a corner like it is when the longest side faces the sink but not the range/cooktop. Your space is sized the wrong way to accomplish this...the longest wall is the sink wall, not the range wall, and not by a little, by a lot. Unfortunately, in your case with the window where it is and its size, you are stuck with putting the range/cooktop on the shorter wall on the bottom as it won't fit on the long wall with that window. (I assume all windows/walls are finalized.) So, that means either super-sizing the island to fill the space or leaving a fairly large gap in the Kitchen space -- assuming you have the longest side facing the range/cooktop and not the shortest. Next, the island -- its size... Unless you have very, very long arms, you are not going to be able to clean that island without climbing onto it. The farthest most people can easily reach is 30", so the deepest your island should functionally be is 60" (5'). 6' is too deep. Even with 5', you will have to walk around the island to reach the entire island to wipe it down. Note: When I say easily reach, I mean with a dish cloth in hand and wiping down, not straining to reach the farthest possible distance with your fingers. (Even if you have very long arms, unless others in your family do, you will always be the one stuck with wiping down the island, regardless of who is doing the dishes/cleaning up at the time.) Cabinets in the island... Are you planning on putting cabinets in the "empty space" in the island? It doesn't look like it since there are none drawn in, but if you do, keep in mind that you cannot easily access any cabinet under a seating (or any deep) overhang. The deepest I would recommend is 15" or so. They should also be either drawers in the bottom half and shelves above or shelves the entire height of the cabinet. Drawers and roll out tray shelves (ROTS) cannot be accessed much above about half-way up b/c the overhang blocks the access. Aisles...be sure your aisle widths can accommodate everything you plan to do in them. They should be at least 45" on the sink side (so you can pass b/w the island an open DW door) and 48" b/w the island and range/cooktop wall, which will mean 42" b/w the refrigerator and island since the refrigerator sticks out 5 to 6 inches beyond the cabinets. NOTE: Aisles are measured between the items that stick out the farthest into the aisle. This could be appliance handles, counter overhangs, and other items. They are NOT measured to/from cabinets as cabinet measurements only include the cabinet box, not the doors/drawer fronts, hardware, or counter overhangs. One final note...get as many drawers in your base cabinets as possible. They are superior to stationary shelves and even ROTSs....See MoreKitchen layout design for new build
Comments (5)No, the architect hasn't finished all the details lol, this is a 95% plan. The bedroom will have a door from the hallway. The closet will have hanging shelves for clothes on the far wall with about 4' and on the bathroom wall have build ins leaving about 32" of space to stand....See MorePLEASE HELP - Kitchen Layout Design
Comments (49)I am not a pro by any means, but I do love sketching to see "what would we do".. so here's something maybe different, maybe not, but at least it's something to think about. The scale is approximate 1 sqaure=1ft, based on your pictures and I hope I got all the doors in the right locations! At first glance, yes your kitchen looks very disjointed, lacks flow and it looks like you have a lot of wasted space in the middle of your existing layout. Starting at the top Wall "A" would be pretty much the same as you had it, with the countertop continuing over to Wall "B" but at 12" depth, with 12" uppers. Then there's your door, which I agree you need to keep to have access to your bathroom and bedroom. To the right of that door is another 12" base cabinet and countertop with 12" uppers (or a full height 12" pantry cabinet). I had two ideas for the rest of this wall, pretty much playing around with fridge placement and pantry storage. The first pic shows a 24"d pantry cabinet wtih dead space behind, but keeping flush with the 36"w fridge (wouldn't interfere with dishwasher when open), and then another larger closet style reach-in pantry. You could have lots of shelves in there, with a 24" door. Or, have standard kitchen pantry cabinets, 24"d , again with a bit of dead space behind them but keeping flush with the fridge (if you want to avoid another door). The second option is to have the fridge more "in " the kitchen, with a larger pantry by the basement door and windows. Again dead space if you go standard 24"d cabinets, or another set of doors for the reach-in closet style pantry but this would get you the most storage space. Walls C and D would remain unchanged from your current plan. But then I though a penninsula would be nice, to have the sink somewhat facing your front windows. Building out the wall against the stairwell would give you space to have an overhang for seating or if you don't want seating, have extra 12'"d base cabinets facing the windows to maximize storage. This makes it feel more roomy in that "hallway" from stairs to dining. Or have less dead space and move the entire peninsula 6inch to the left and have 54" spacing in the kitchen between the sink and fridge wall. Have some uppers in the stairwell wall, Lot of options to play around with! But i think this way you are keeping all your doors, getting much more storage, and better flow....See MoreLampert Dias Architects, Inc.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoAnnie Lee
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoLampert Dias Architects, Inc.
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