ᐅ Kitchen: Closed or Open Plan? What Layout Works Best?

Created on: 28 Nov 2017 15:28
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Bien-Zenker
As a home builder, we always strive to be closely aligned with the wishes and ideas of our customers. After all, building a house is usually a once-in-a-lifetime event.

An important aspect of planning a house is the kitchen as the family’s central gathering place.

We would now like to know from you: Which layout do you prefer? An open kitchen with a view of the living/dining area? A closed kitchen with a spacious dining/play area for the whole family? Or a completely different option — for example, a large kitchen island as a social focal point?

We look forward to your ideas, wishes, and experiences, which we will take as inspiration for our work.
11ant29 Nov 2017 14:01
ypg schrieb:
just answer the original poster’s question
done in #6, 8, and 12
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kaho67429 Nov 2017 14:01
ypg schrieb:

I can watch TV alone while cooking, the sofa is out of sight and vice versa.

So you watch from the cooking pot to the TV, but the sofa is around the corner?
Do you have it set up like that?
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Müllerin
29 Nov 2017 14:26
An open kitchen was never an option for us.
I don’t want to see dirty dishes while still sitting in the living room, and even with the best extractor hood, odors still remain.
So, the kitchen will be closed off.

If there is enough space, a small table for quick breakfasts or homework would be nice. Unfortunately, that won’t be possible in our case.
The main dining table will be in the living area.
11ant29 Nov 2017 14:37
Müllerin schrieb:
I don’t want to look at dirty dishes while I’m still sitting in the living room, and even with the best extractor hood, you still get odors.

Even a view free of odors would still be marred by seeing unfinished tasks, spoiling the relaxation after work. In brochures, kitchens always look perfectly shiny, but in reality, that condition doesn’t maintain itself. Having a dream kitchen and then only using it for social cooking while relying on deliveries every day to avoid any mess—I have to put a big question mark on that.
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Tego12
29 Nov 2017 15:18
We cook quite a lot, including with our children and friends. Apart from larger gatherings, the kitchen is usually tidied up immediately afterward. We have always lived by this principle; postponing cleaning until the next day isn’t our style, and we generally clean up messes quickly while cooking. Our children also learn from the start to put their dishes directly into the dishwasher after eating. If it’s already clean, then it’s your turn to unload it.

For those who tend to make everything dirty first and prefer to delay cleaning until the next day, a closed kitchen might definitely be more practical.

I understand the argument about odors. If that’s bothersome, a closed kitchen is better, although leaving the door open doesn’t exactly contain the smells—it would mean locking yourself in until you finish cooking (back in the day, women were just sent to the kitchen). However, as a family, we really enjoy having a shared central space, and cooking is an important part of our leisure time together.
11ant29 Nov 2017 15:35
Tego12 schrieb:
We cook quite a lot, including with the children and friends. Except for bigger parties, the kitchen is usually cleaned up right after.

When cooking socially, you also have more time to relax. In everyday life, she only comes home shortly before cooking from work; his overtime just ends in time for him to be "already" there for dinner, and afterwards, both first hear the sofa calling. Without a kitchen door, you’d go crazy.
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