This kitchen design is part of a continual personal project that I have been working on. I wanted to draft an architectural plan for my dream residence. I knew starting with the kitchen would be the best move considering it's the heart of the home and the type of design I am most familiar with.
Here I sketched a simple layout to illustrate the division of the space for this kitchen design.
I wanted a functional space but a design that was extremely customized to the things that I love and need out of a kitchen space. I wanted a space that was calm yet utilitarian for the main kitchen space. One of these design decisions was the use of drawers as opposed to doors within the cabinetry. I cook and bake in large dishware and consider myself to be a gourmet chef so I need the accessible space for these larger items. I enjoy experimenting with new ingredients and trying new recipes and that often requires different utensils and machines.
Another decision I made was to make sure that there was more than ample cooktop space and ovens. Some may think it's overkill but when it comes to hosting friends or family. I make sure my guests don't leave hungry and have something to take home with them after their extended visit. In addition to this, I love to bake and sometimes have multiple baking projects going on at once. So if I was hosting for the holidays I can bake bread in one oven, pasta in another, roast in the next and cookies for dessert.
Another reason for these multiple oven spaces is one of my dear friends is a master culinary chef and when she visits I need a space for her to teach me some new dishes.
Another aspect of this kitchen design was the idea of a huge walk-in pantry. Again I am always experimenting in the kitchen so I want space to hold my utensils, in-progress projects, and other kitchen needs including cleaning supplies and large cookware. I would aim to convert one of these cabinets into a built-in proofing drawer so I can raise my bread dough and another cabinet to store raw ingredients such as different types of flours, sugars, and powders.
