I would prefer to have the skylights over the island.

Yes, I’m not sure why it’s not aligned over the island in the plans but they will be over the island.

Are you willing to pay the price for a 48” range and all the ventilation required . I sure hope you have a kitchen designer not your architect designing the kitchen. I like kitchens with the ability to vent any range or cooktop to the outside

Re skylight over island. Been there, done that. It's okay during the day (but can get really hot on sunny days even with air conditioner.... are you going to put a blind on it?) At night it is awful because you cannot get proper lighting. And depending where you live, night comes before dinner in winter.

The roof is getting redone so they have been able to verify they the skylights can be placed over island and the pendants lights will be in between. The reason we are doing skylights is the kitchen doesn't get any direct sun plus I really wanted to raise the ceiling but it just wasn't feasible so I'm hoping skylights create feel of taller ceilings. I am little worried about Sherri's post regarding proper lighting at night? Is this a common concern with skylights? We live in California so it gets dark around 5:30 in the winter.

Also, I have a 36 hood over our 30 range now and it vents to the outside. I figured it would be easy enough to increase the hood size if we have a 48 range.

I agree a 13 foot island is huge. I'd prefer 10 feet and might reduce. There isn't really anything that will be on the other side of the island however that I would need for daily prep/cooking.

I would have gotten a kitchen designer but the original plan was only to add the kitchen island with the push out of the wall. It turned into a full remodel onceI started going down the rabbit hole..new appliances=new countertops=new cabinets! So I do feel rushed and we have already broken ground on house addition/remodel so I didn't not have a ton of time. Kitchen designers in the Bay Area are very busy righ now :(

Get the 48" Wolf. My only regret is that I opted for the griddle in the middle which I've used exactly once. I should have gotten two more burners. The exhaust system is perfectly adequate for a stove this large. I love having both a large and small oven; gas and convection. It's a pricey stove but if you love to cook, it's worth every penny.

Put the fridge on the cooktop wall. It will give you a better work triangle and a landing zone, making room for a landing zone for the oven as well. Move cooktop down a bit; it doesn’t need to be centered because nobody will see it from straight on.

I think I like the huge slider more toward the kitchen, but it depends on views I guess.

I would move oven(s) down next to pantry. Then island is handy set down. Unless you are using plain quartz you will not like seaming on that island. Even then better make darn sure the slabs are perfect color match and from same run/batch. Island is too big for comfort IMO. I have 9.5’ x 54” wide island and that is as large as i would want. Hard to clean unless you have really long arms!

I had some unobtrusive track lighting mounted on the shorter end walls inside the skylight well. During the day in sunny California, I almost never need any lighting over the island, which is my primary work zone. There are recessed lights in the rest of the ceiling for general lighting.

Regarding upsizing current 36" vent hood over 30" range to something appropriate for a 48" range - you will need much higher CFM blower, larger diameter ducting, based on the BTU rating of the range and make up air provision based on both the range/blower and the other appliances in the home. It is not simply changing the hood size.

Research the exhaust systems and make sure you have adequate pull from the vent fans to properly vent your range. If you have elbows in your run of ducting it also complicates the exhaust. So, not something to take lightly. Also, rethink the skylights. You might want to investigate a couple of solar tubes instead of the sky lights. They will perform the function you want without taking up a ton of space and create "leak" problems in the future.

@Michelle - we were posting at the same time. You are so right and said it better than I.