Function first and all those lower cabinets should be drawers and you will not get symmetry unless this was designed from the beginning to have that

I prefer function first. I see on the right of the Blind there is a set of drawers. Can you replace those two cabinets with a Lazy Susan instead? Then you can add a set of drawers on the left to match the left of the stove.

Post a plan so we can help further.

I'd prefer all lower drawers even if you lose the corner cabinet space. Drawers provide the function ... you'll have great usable space, and no hard to reach areas as you would with cabinets with blind corner pullout.

Of course function first. I like a mix of some deep drawers and some cabinets on the bottom. I like bottom cabinets to put very heavy or tall stuff in. All bottom drawers is to limiting.

Function wins!!

Function wins. Which often means drawers rather than doors on base cabinets.

If you haven't done it already, start working on a storage plan. Inventory the items in your current kitchen, and figure out where they will go in the new kitchen. Since everyone has different stuff, everyone has different storage needs.

Make sure you put things near their point of use: knives, cutting boards, colanders near the sink; pots and pans, spices, cooking utensils, potholders near the range; dishes near the dishwasher, etc. Do you want small appliances out on the counter, or in cabinets? If they won't be out, find a convenient place for them - my toaster would never get put away if my DH had to do more than open a door and bend slightly to do the task.

Don't fall into the trap of "This was by the sink before, so I'm putting it by the sink now", unless that's the most logical place for it.

This is a good time to pare down things that you don't need any more, and identify things you use a few times a year. Those things can be stored in a pantry, an upper cabinet, even a basement or garage, if kitchen space is at a premium.

Order extra shelves for all your upper cabinets, so you can adjust the shelves to minimize empty space above things.

Someone mentioned drawers on both sides of the corner, to the right of the range. We did this in our U-shaped kitchen, and couldn't be happier. I looked at every kind of corner solution I could find - but none of the were suitable to the space and needs that I have. I didn't need a way to get to a corner, to store my large canning pot - I had another place for that. What I really needed was a place in the prep/cooking zone for cooking utensils, pots and pans, canisters of dry goods. I needed drawers for towels, bags and wraps, and miscellaneous utensils. I couldn't get any of that from a super susan, a pullout, or a blind corner cabinet. Efficient use of space is much more important than using every possible inch, if those inches don't hold what you need.

It’s the upper symmetry around a focal point that is important. In this case, your range hood is the major focal point here. It needs a bit of help to make it the best it can be.

The hood isn’t physically large enough for good vapor capture, and it’s crowded by the adjacent cabinets too. It should be 6” larger than the cooking surface below, and have some breathing room to the cabinets.

There’s about 1 1/2” between the hood and cabinets here. We started out with about 6” on both sides, but a small kitchen just couldn’t lose so much storage space. And while we did a tray base and a spice pullout to either side of the range, that‘s functional first, and symmetrical second. The symmetry ends there. None if the rest of that side is symmetrical at all.

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Post your 2D floor plan because there are obviously some issues.