Kitchen: closed or open? What room layout?

I agree.

The areas around the table ... is the 1m depth drawn in? I don't find the distance to the glass problematic, as long as it is fixed glass. The distance to the island is already tight, that only works with chairs pushed in or if they are the type that really fit closely under the table. We have these loungy "armchairs" at the dining table that, even when pushed in, stick out 60cm. You have to know what you want there. The 1m is definitely comfortable for sitting down, but as a passage, this way is out if someone is sitting there. The 36cm on the left end facing the gray object is obviously a hassle. What is the gray box? Important/heavily used? (Spoiler: If this is supposed to be the refrigerator, I would find that very unfortunate both for the fridge itself and for the surrounding seats). When the table is fully occupied, you hardly get to your guests anymore. Neither from above nor from below. The person at the left head end has the short straw; nobody sits there voluntarily anymore.

If this is supposed to be a SbS as well, then the opening direction of the refrigerator, the cooling section, is more than impractical, as it is not even oriented towards the kitchen. The SbS would therefore be better positioned first in the row.

And island row, 100 cm should also be enough.

Thank you for the answers, everything absolutely understandable. Our chairs almost completely disappear under the table, so there is space as long as no one is sitting. When there is a cooking event, the seated group is organized on the chairs not directly at the island, I think that works. The table is 90cm deep, the gray box is indeed the refrigerator. Idea is to avoid long distances both when setting the table and when cooking. But I believe what is important is that the table is drawn extended here and will certainly be pushed a little to the right, the chair at the end is rather “parked” there when not in use. You can also place 3 on top and 3 on bottom, but that will show when the house is built. I had concerns about the space between the cooking island and the glass front.

I would position the island and row exactly as close as possible so that exactly two drawers open without touching each other. However, the island would be too small for me. Next to the cooktop, we need significantly more space. I would not leave the corner with the 36cm like that.

The refrigerator is completely separate from the food preparation area and is actually very annoying when sitting at the table. It belongs in the work area. I would make a maximum of 100 cm between the kitchen unit and the counter.

How deep is your kitchen exactly?
We only had 5.70 and I couldn’t fit the kitchen in as planned like Willo has it.
We had to be more creative, and now I am very happy about the situation.
Since it looks like you only have about 550, which in my opinion is too tight for a nice island plus a great dining table, I’m posting it here.



Don’t be surprised: the fridge is at the top of the plan, the island has a standing area on the right side of the plan



Here you can see the dining area