We are trying for a semi-high end kitchen remodel on a budget and going for a modern minimalism feel kind of similar to poggen pohl's look, with glossy white cabinetry and walnut accents. We have a large space to work with, approximately 12' wide by 32' long. The end of our kitchen will be all windows, the sightline (from the main door) wall will have a double Bertazzoni oven in the black glass designer series and fully integrated Thermador fridge and freezer, ending with an appliance garage. Across from the sightline wall is a sink under another window and our cooktop area. I will post our entire layout here sometime soon, as I'd love to get some feedback before construction. Right now, though I'm trying to figure out what to do about our hood.

I have been eyeing a 36" Gaggenau visor hood to go over a 36" induction cooktop. There will be a 12" wide Gaggenau in-counter steamer on the left side of the cooktop and because this is just steam, it will not need to directly vent to the hood. The problem is that I would like to also place a 12" wide Gaggenau in-counter wok gas burner on the right side of the cooktop. I like Asian foods, omelets, and the option to use gas as a cook. Plus it will visually balance the steamer. Plus, we live rural, on an outdated municipal power area that has outages frequently. So I feel more secure having a back-up gas option as everything else in our kitchen is electric.

The Gaggenau visor hood is very aggressively priced as it is a floor model but I am concerned that it won't ventilate the extra 12" gas burner well if I go that route. Gaggenau doesn't make a bigger visor hood in a 48" and to get 2 24" visor hoods would be quite expensive plus that might look silly? Should I get the 48" Bertazzoni under cabinet hood? That would be more expensive than the Gaggenau 36" but it could pull the black glass look together, however the cool Bertazzoni logo will be hidden if I put cabinets around it (like this).

We will be using this space a lot and I want something that is both minimal and quiet. Gaggenau says 54 db and Bertazzoni says 50-60 db. Gaggenau is 425 CFM and Bertazzoni is 600. I feel silly to get so hung up about a hood but the floor model Gaggenau is a great deal that I have a hard time passing up unless it just won't do the job for venting the wok burner? Will a Bertazzoni hood look silly over Gaggenau appliances. I'm waiting for the new GE Monogram induction cooktop with Sous Vide to come out before I pick our cooktop but right now the top contenders are the full surface Gaggenau or Thermador Freedom. HVAC isn't something I know much about. Is there anything I can do to make the Gaggenau hood functional?