We just purchased a amazing MCM with walls of windows with a wonderful view which is presenting a challenge for kitchen design. My builder has this design and I wanted to open it up to see what others thought.

We removed a fireplace (which we will replace in the living room ) to open the kitchen up to the view in the connected living room. We are considering putting in a beverage station with a small sink there to provide more storage as well or do a possible floating Credenza if there was enough cabinetry and a single sink is good enough. Either of these solutions will encompass the 2 beams and basically define spaces. Which option would you choose.

The informal dining room will also be in the kitchen as well.

We have 5 children so we are looking for a large island to eat quick meals and the dining room where we will eat dinners..

We were going to put an induction cooktop in the island and the sink in the back wall with refrigerator to left and ovens to right as bookends. Trying to achieve a kind of built in look with a cutout for the sink. Wondering about putting a window in front of sink that could open to the grilling area or doing a beautiful stone backsplash as I said it is full of windows and sliders.

Im considering a 42in fridge and Meile 30" oven with a 24" steam oven (this seems exciting but I wonder if it is worth the splurge) and possibly a warming drawer if needed. Ideally I would have 2 dishwashers but I don't think I have room for one. Not sure if going to a 42 in fridge with my family size is a lot better than 36" (extra garage fridge).

Thoughts and advice for new poster greatly appreciated.