Kitchen renovation

General design constraints

• The property is supplied by a single phase mains power feed with a 63A breaker at the pole. Already allocated within this is a 5kW (20 A) input geo exchange heating/cooling system. The garage annex includes two reverse cycle A/C units plus tools and equipment in the workshop all behind a 32A breaker. With other domestic electrical appliances already installed there isn't enough headroom to run an induction cooktop (32 A) and conventional electric oven (32 A). It may be possible to have the mains supply increased to 100A max if the wiring from the pole to the house can support it.
• New [gas] cooktop and oven must be located where the old wood fired stove currently is in order to reuse the existing extraction ducting route through the room above to the roof.
• The kitchen must provide for general passage from the main entrance hall through to the rest of the extension. No ovens etc can be located where access to them is via this passage.
• Both windows are under a wrap-around verandah which includes translucent shylight areas over the windows.

Design one

Brief: Modern convenience and efficiency with a heretage look and feel. No structural changes.

Shaker-style cupboards and drawers

900mm floor-standing gas cooktop and oven unit (Ilve model shown)

Microwave wall oven

Sink, dishwasher, recycling and waste bins in island bench

Layout to allow multiple people to work at the same time.

900mm minimum isle width.

400nm filtered drinking and cooking water supply beside cooktop.

Renderings

Modelled and rendered in Blender from an initial design done in Sketchup.

The rendered images below are not intended to "sell" the design, I don't have that skill. They try to represent how the design might appear in reality.

Incorporates several materials and components modelled by others and available for free download on their websites. The Ilve 900mm cooktop in these renders I chopped down from a 1200mm Ilve cooktop acquired as a free download from a subscription models service.