Conversion of a closed kitchen into an open kitchen

Hello everyone,

We plan to renovate our closed kitchen, remove a wall, and build an open kitchen.

Now I have been pondering how we want to arrange it and can’t find a good solution. This would be the floor plan.

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There are a few prerequisites:
- The sink should stay where it is today (left by the window), among other things because of the connections and the view while washing up.
- The large sliding door at the bottom will be redone; changes can still be made there. Today, the section consists of a window and a door. This is also the access to the terrace & garden. We want a large glass front there so that the terrace feels more connected to the house. In front of it is a covered terrace. I’m not quite sure whether it will be a sliding door or a large glass front with a door; visually, I would prefer a sliding door, but I don’t find that very practical – but that is another topic. Important for the kitchen: There is a passage to the outside.

So far, this is my best option:
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The cabinets and appliances don’t have to be exactly like this (nor the color); it’s initially about a first approach for the floor plan.

What I don’t like about it is mainly the lack of work surfaces.
The passage next to the tiled stove is a bit narrow, but that is already the case today and can probably hardly be changed, unless the dining table is placed much further into the living room – but then the distances become too long.

Do you have any other creative ideas?

Removing the wall is approved by a professional? A floor plan of the existing structure with [Fenster] is also helpful.

I'm not a space planner, but I think the idea of the kitchen island is nonsense. It simply becomes too small. Cabinet wall 60cm + passage 100cm each to the cabinet wall and to the patio door. That leaves a width of 160cm for the kitchen island – with the 90cm cooktop, there would be 35cm on each side. Why not a U-shape – open to the patio door and "entrance" on the patio door side. For understanding: Where the cabinet wall is on the left here, that would be the patio door in your case. Cabinet space through wall cabinets placed on the floor.

That would also be an option, but my wife said she wouldn't like the walking route because she would have to walk through everything between the table and the kitchen, and the path always goes around the island. The other option would have been to place the island against the outer wall, but then we can forget about the large window.

The other option would have been to place the island against the outer wall, but then we can forget about the large window.

How do the options differ in terms of walking paths? Obviously, right instead of left around. And then considerable costs to close off the window.

What are the differences between the variants in terms of walking paths? Obviously, clockwise instead of counterclockwise.
And then considerable costs to seal the window.

Clockwise is where you come "from".
Attached is the plan of the current floor plan. The wall is not load-bearing, but this will of course be checked thoroughly.