Kitchen planning - input on room planning/logistics desired

Hello everyone, we would appreciate input on our kitchen planning.

In particular, on the layout of the kitchen. It was important for us to have a large preparation island (deliberately without a cooktop). Another important point for us is that the dishwasher is not on the floor but elevated. It is currently located to the right of the oven.

Overall, we wanted to integrate as much storage space as possible into the not-so-large area.

Thank you in advance for your feedback!

So you’re not standing in the passage, meaning in the way, when cooking?

Doesn't that mean you're standing in the walkway, so in the way while cooking?

I would think so too. How much space is there in between?
What I noticed first: as a right-hander, I load the dishwasher from left to right, from top to bottom. That would hardly be possible here. I can imagine that you twist yourself, do it with your left hand, but end up tensing up... I don't know. So, it's not very ergonomic for your own posture. And then although the height was considered, you go from bad to worse. But I could be wrong.

What kind of finish is that supposed to be?

How is one supposed to use the oven at this height? That would be way too high for me, I couldn’t slide a casserole dish in there.

Best regards
Sabine

Won't you be standing in the walkway, meaning in the way, while cooking?

MMh. That would be a question for the experts on how much space is needed. However, with the layout and space, the stove is always in the way.

I would think so too. How much space is there in between?
What caught my attention first: as a right-hander I load the dishwasher from left to right, from top to bottom. That would hardly be possible here. I can imagine you twist yourself, do it with your left hand, but end up tensing yourself... who knows. So, it’s not very ergonomic for your body posture. And then, although you considered the height, you go from the frying pan into the fire. But I might be wrong.

What kind of finish is that supposed to be?

I think we can live with that ergonomically, we currently do it no other way. The finish is supposed to be wood, and you can then place herbs or oil bottles there.

How are you supposed to use the oven at that height? That would be way too high for me; I couldn’t slide a casserole dish in there.

Best regards
Sabine

We have an oven and a steam cooker – we will put the less frequently used appliance on top.

In general, there was also the idea to close the passage wall to create even more counter space. Another idea was to dock the prep area on the island to the house wall side and have the passage on the other side.

We have the dishwasher set up similarly – it works quite well for right-handed people too. In any case, I haven’t noticed myself twisting awkwardly there. What, in my opinion, really doesn’t work at all is that the sink is so far away from the island. If it’s mainly supposed to be used for preparation and clean-up, you need a basin there quite often. To wash vegetables, rinse your fingers, wash the cloth, dump things out, etc. This is arranged in a very inconvenient way. I don’t find the cooktop in the passageway that disturbing (if the passageway is wide enough), you don’t stand by the cooktop that often – but optimal is something else…

I’m a fan of islands, but here I would prefer two parallel kitchen rows: one on the window side, as already there now, and the other parallel to it on the opposite wall, with the tall cabinets between the two rows. Both kitchen rows with extra deep base cabinets, about 70–75cm (gives plenty of storage space!), then there would be about 130cm distance in between, if I see that correctly. Optimal! If possible, plan a basin on both kitchen rows (I don’t know if it’s still possible to get water on the other side as well), once a larger main basin, once a smaller rinsing basin. You need the basin much more often than the cooktop! If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work. If necessary, a small attached “half-island” as the end of one of the kitchen rows, but it should really only be small because the passageway into the kitchen shouldn’t be smaller than 115.

Oops, I just noticed: there is a passage between the tall cabinets and the island. Really planned that way? That leaves really little room for a kitchen…

Then no row along the window wall, but a parallel half-island to the tall cabinet row or a U-shape, but attach the island to the other side (window side), otherwise you’re always running a slalom through the kitchen and disturbing whoever is working there. Right now it’s not a kitchen but a passage room. That’s annoying when cooking! So don’t make the passage to the living area go through the cooking area, as it is now. Absolutely no way! But a kitchen designer should have that on the plan….