I could have written this post! I can't vote yet b/c we are debating the very same two layouts... wall of windows with sink only or stove/hood flanked by windows on that wall. I'll be following this post!

With no other info provided, the first plan. What's behind door #1 (beside the ovens)? Where is the dining room?

I prefer option 2. Although it looks like that option added a dishwasher? I also want to know where the doorway / passageway leads that's next to the ovens. I'm not loving the placement of the ovens there in either option. Would you (or your wife) consider a range instead of a cooktop and 2 wall ovens?

I like the top layout better, I feel like the fridge is too far from the stove in the bottom option. I really like the white with black windows in option 2 though! We are doing our layout similar to option 1 but no windows in the wall where the stove is.

Behind the door is pantry with another refrigerator and sink.

It is difficult to evaluate a kitchen without knowing how it relates to other spaces. And I am not suggesting posting the entire floor plan because we know what that leads to. My first impression was that I like Layout 2.

West facing windows=fewer windows are better. Plus the focal point of the hood is better than windows that will constantly be covered to keep out the heat and a cleanup sink. The cooking zone is n afterthought in 2, and the fridge is too far from the prep zone.

I like Layout 1, because it keeps people out of the main spaces of the kitchen, if they want a drink or snack from the pantry (just realized that's exactly what MamaGoose said, lol).

I don't know how your wife cooks, but my husband prefers to prep on either side of the range, so I would pick Layout 1 for him, if my only options were 1 & 2. He actually prefers a range-on-the-island arrangement, which is heresy on the forums here, lol.

Prefer #2. I like how the stove is off in it's own area. In #1 if someone is at the sink and another person at the stove, you might be bumping butts. Also, I like how the fridge in #2 is right next to the sink. If you take something out, you just have to move laterally and you are at the sink. In #2, it looks like you will have to walk around the corner of the island to get items from the fridge to the sink. I also like the 3 windows.

Thank you, this will reside on 12 acres property. It is another "farmhouse style" two story. There is a nice view on all 4 sides. Left (west has a forest line), front (north) 170 feet from the road facing front gardens/landscape we usually do some nice designs + small road / farm fence; now back south facing horse corral. left could face neighbour future house 140+ feet away.

I prefer layout #1. The wall on the left next to the refrigerator and the cabinets on the right make a nice "enclosure" for it. I also prefer the cooktop vent on the outside wall.

I like #1, but it looks like the sink and cooktop face one another.

Unless you enjoy doing The Bump while you cook (this could lead to distraction -> burnt food!), move the sink toward the left as you face the island. That gives you more prep space between the sink and fridge. There’s no reason, including aesthetics, for them to line up.

how about last one but swap fridge and oven

> I also prefer the cooktop vent on the outside wall.

Number of ppl suggested cooktop on the outside wall for easy venting.

Pro:

Easier to vent

Cons

Must fur the wall to allow for risky pot filler.

Overall: while there is no requirement to vent electric cooktop only NG [most would want to because of grease stains on a ceiling, lights etc].

A 0 to 400 CFM hood fan requires a 4" min duct size, A 401 to 600 CFM fan requires a 6-inch minimum duct size, with an 8-inch duct recommended, A 601 to 900 CFM fan requires a 7-inch minimum, but an 8- to 10-inch duct is recommended, A 901 to 1200 CFM fan requires an 8-inch minimum, and a 10- to 12-inch duct is recommended. At 1200 CFM and above, the duct size will depend on the type of fan motor and the length of the duct run, but it should never be smaller than 10 inches in diameter.

Venting up going to oval easy method 12.5x3.5 oval Equivalent Diameter = 6.1 round; 12.5x5.5 (framed with 2x6 16 OC) gives same Equivalent Diameter = 8" round [7.99]; 24" (framed with 2x6 24 OC) gives same Equivalent Diameter = 10" round [10]

Overall I think method 2 venting is not bad, and it is safer to have a pot filler.

#2 because I like separation of zones and you have the space to do it. I would tweak it and put the clean up zone on the side wall and place the refrigerator to the right of the cooktop. This would necessitate adding a prep sink to the island but there would be no interference with the DW doors while someone is at the cooktop.

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