Quick--get a patent! Interesting idea.

If a box with a footprint like a neo-angle shower base were a solution that made more efficient use of the corner, I imagine we'd already be seeing a lot more of these boxes - in the form of cabinetry.

david - what are you smoking ???

There are just not that many people that want counters as deep as you claim and there are even less that want a fridge in the corner.

Anyway - there has been one out for at least a decade and it doesn't sell in great numbers or have much/any competition.

Ya'll have fun.

Here is a link that might be useful: Corner Fridge

that sure is a beast.
It needs reworking. It looks too hard to use the single door in the front. I'm thinking the bottom half would be drawers. The top half would have more accessible shelves, some being slideout. Maybe two side openings instead of one door in front.

thank you for pointing that link.

I know there are not many people that want deep counters but it is coming.

Nobody wants (... there are even less ....) a fridge in the corner, because there is no sharp product that does it well. (opinion).

antss, once again you are right.
(and perhaps so am I). Time will tell. But only if the product is well designed.

Kind of cool that it exists. The problem with all corner storage is that it's hard to get into the far reaches. Some people do put fridges on angles in corners, which are more accessible than if they go all the way back.

I have an extra deep counter on one wall and love it. It has all drawers underneath. It allows some appliances to be left out that I frequently use and still have almost the same workspace. It was an idea from Don Silver's book Kitchen Design with Cooking in Mind. The upper cabinet is a little deeper as well and accomadates some larger bowls.
You might post your idea on the kitchen forum too just to hear comments as it relates to design.

Interesting idea.

The things that might worry me:
- How do you get the refrigerator out for service? Tear out the base cabinets?
- Hard to have sliding crispers and drawers, since the refrigerator opening is much narrower than the rest of the unit. Seems you have to be okay with fixed shelves and/or lazy susans.
- Maybe too much volume for most folks?

I'm more interested in a corner pantry than a corner refrigerator, just because the pantry doesn't need service/replacement.

Maybe two side openings instead of one door in front.

If I'm understanding that idea correctly, then I'm not sure which is worse: having to lean over the counters to access the fridge, or that the door swing would render at least four linear feet of counter-top useless for both storage and a working surface.

I actually love the look of the corner fringe. I would honestly consider getting it, if not for the UK connection (cost to ship, voltage difference and service/reliability questions. T would think if the opening is big enough, you could get to the back areas.

Geometry is against the idea. Any corner is awkward space to try to capture usefully. You're never going to be able to use every square inch that a corner contains. The closest you'd come is a corner pantry, and even that also wastes space compared to not having a corner at all. Look at all of the cabinetry solutions that exist for making corner storage more efficient. None of them are able to utilize the whole space for storage. That's why a galley kitchen has more usable space than if you turned the same space into a U shaped kitchen.

Not to mention the accessability issues for installation and service. Geometry and practicality says this is a no go.

"Geometry and practicality says this is a no go."

correct - but maybe if this crowd wishes long and hard enough the laws of the universe will change.

I have one of these units and I must say we are delighted with it. Comes in a flat pack like Ikea, assembly was easy, holds everything, easy access through the large door. Great thing is coming home from the market with a bag full of groceries and putting the entire bag in the fridge for later use. Yes, not all space is able to be used optimally but who has a refrigerator where everything is accessible all the time without moving things around. Much less expensive than upscale American products. Most useful appliance I have every owned.

Corner fridges seem to be a European thing, e.g., https://www.houzz.co.uk/professionals/appliances/the-corner-fridge-company-ltd-pfvwgb-pf~2115000872?

https://www.norcool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Norcool_Brosjyre_ENG_27.06.17_Web_208.pdf

We stayed in a home in Wickham, Newcas Newcastle NSW at Christmas with a corner fridge It was the BEST ever It was a Norcool but i cant find it in Australia