Hello, we have a nice large freestanding refrigerator that we would like to include in our new kitchen. We would like to integrate it into a wall (leading to the pantry). The pantry is not heated. How can we make sure the refrigerator fits as tightly as possible in the wall recess? Visually, it should match the adjacent pantry door. The design looks pretty good in the drawing, but how can this be implemented in practice? The wall is made of solid sand-lime brick. Best regards, Steffi.
Thanks for your tips. Here are some pictures:
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Bieber08152 Mar 2016 22:33Just a thought: Pantries and kitchens are initially built as one single room. Once the house is mostly complete, the kitchen installer finishes the rest. On the left, a built-in refrigerator, next to it a door leading to the walk-in pantry, and to the right of the door a panel or perhaps a narrow pull-out cabinet might fit.
This should be seen as an idea, it might be nonsense or could lead to an interesting approach.
(At any rate, I wouldn’t build my house around an old refrigerator.)
This should be seen as an idea, it might be nonsense or could lead to an interesting approach.
(At any rate, I wouldn’t build my house around an old refrigerator.)
I actually don’t see any real problem. Except, of course, with the design, since it shows walls flush with each other that are supposed to be built as lightweight partitions to create a recess for a refrigerator. The niche for the fridge is then planned as a corner inside the pantry.
But honestly: You don’t seem to prioritize convenience (a long walk through the living room into the kitchen and then to the pantry) and no additional upper cabinets where you could comfortably access the fridge, oven, and dishes at eye level without straining your back. Even a glass of water would presumably have to be taken out while bending down somewhere. So why such a fuss about a seamless built-in standalone refrigerator? There are under-counter refrigerators, after all.
Not that I’m a fan of those under-counter refrigerators, but you are consistent in your design, which demands too many compromises, yet such a minor detail becomes a big issue—where are you placing your priorities?
I know the design is not up for discussion here (at least that’s how I see it, and I won’t go into it), but this question has been on my mind all day!
But honestly: You don’t seem to prioritize convenience (a long walk through the living room into the kitchen and then to the pantry) and no additional upper cabinets where you could comfortably access the fridge, oven, and dishes at eye level without straining your back. Even a glass of water would presumably have to be taken out while bending down somewhere. So why such a fuss about a seamless built-in standalone refrigerator? There are under-counter refrigerators, after all.
Not that I’m a fan of those under-counter refrigerators, but you are consistent in your design, which demands too many compromises, yet such a minor detail becomes a big issue—where are you placing your priorities?
I know the design is not up for discussion here (at least that’s how I see it, and I won’t go into it), but this question has been on my mind all day!
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....but this question has been on my mind all day You’re not alone in that. The plan could definitely have been improved. Sometimes you just have to keep a close eye on things.
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