Our architect said no...

4年前

We are looking to renovate our kitchen.

We want to smash the wall between our kitchen and laundry to create a larger room better suited to entertaining guests.

The plans below show our current kitchen and laundry followed by our ideal kitchen plan (which has been rejected by our architect).

You will notice that we have relocated the back door. Ideally we would like island seating or a breakfast bar, a double fridge, and lots of storage space for kitchen and laundry requirements.

Please help, any ideas would be most welcome - we are quite stuck.

Thank you!

1. The plans for our current kitchen (we now also have an island in the centre)

2. The plans for our ideal kitchen that were rejected.

3. Some photos of our current kitchen.

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コメント (4)

User
4年前
Why did the architect say No ? I wonder if it was load bearing walls or similar -- assuming you aren't altering the window placement , it looks like you are removing 2 internal walls and that stepped in part of the external wall ?

If that is the problem , maybe talk to the architect , and an engineer ,and even the council , about compromises -- maybe they will 'let' you remove 1 or both internal walls , and maybe a rejig of the overall design will fit everything ?

If the architect says No because he doesn't like the design ( you are the client after all ) and/or wants you to spend more money , change architects ?
PRO
Blum New Zealand
4年前
You can check out some kitchen planning tips here : www.blum.com/nz/en/ideas/overview/ which will also help with storage solutions and has different kitchen layouts and ideas.

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Mattie
4年前
I agree with pottsy99. It would be useful to include the architect’s reasoning to help us move forward.
Emily Thom
質問の投稿者
4年前
We were told that the walking spaces would be too narrow and, thus, impractical. We would love to hear any ideas for a way that we can still incorporate seating into our kitchen without creating a cramped space. Perhaps a U-shaped kitchen might work better than having an island?