Thanks for the response. I am concerned what the off center island would look like, especially once pendants were added. I think it would be noticeable that the island was off center. I am open to it I guess just trying to vision it. Would the sink stay center or the entire island as is would move over?

When I said in the prep zone I was thinking that the door clearance wouldn’t impact someone who might be prepping on that side of the island. You may a great point about the separated columns being that far apart although. I don’t do a lot of freezer to fridge defrosting.

36” is far too close. We have 48” with French door fridge and when open it looks like this

If I were you, I would take full advantage of the space and make the island 10'. It looks like you have the room. Pendants/symmetry? No one will ever notice unless you're trying super hard to make it symmetrical. Look at 100 kitchen pictures and I would bet 90 of them aren't symmetric.

Primary prep will be next to the sink. Secondary prep will be next to the range. I don't think anyone would prep at the end there - fridge needs access constantly so it wouldn't be a good place to stand unless you make the aisle 5-6 feet.

Regarding fridge/range lining up - some people love it (for symmetry) - some people prefer to offset for landing zone purposes. I would prefer to have counter across from my range (I would offset) but that's me.

NKBA guideline: "The width of a work aisle should be at least 42” for one cook and at least 48” for multiple cooks. Measure between the counter frontage, tall cabinets and/or appliances."

Additionally your main cooking zone (in front of the stove) is also your main cleanup zone (in front of the sink). That means anyone trying to cook is going to be bumping into anyone rinsing a dish or washing their hands. I think option B would function better as long as there is at least 42" between the front of the range and the island.

We also have some very talented people here who might be able to suggest a completely alternate layout for you.

a few things

With the distance between the side of the island by the fridge and the island sink - I don't think it will be the preferred place to prep anyway - you want the sink to one side of you when you prep.

I would rethink the 5' 5" deep island. reaching that middle of that to wipe it down won't be fun. I have a 49" square island with barstools and it's a slight reach to get the middle (esp behind the barstools...) I can't imaging 65" - you may also find it limiting choosing a counter material.. Also - reaching into a full depth cabinet that is UNDER the overhang will be like you are spelunking.

Consider making the island longer and narrower and moving it to give the cold storage more room - opening a 24" door will effectively block everything @ 36"

You may want to post a complete drawing and the adjoining rooms - there are some really talented folks here that can help.

Ok confirmation that the 36” is to tight as a expected. Now what to do about, lol! I hear you on off centering the the island and not being an issue. There is a large open plan to the living room and I wanted to do wooden beams which again I wonder if that will contribute to the look of everything being off especially when everything else is lined up. (You can see the living room attached in the modified pics above) Below was one of the original kitchen plans where the range was centered on the other wall and the sink on the large. Everything is off center here. Not sure distance between the island (which would NOT) be that big and the range wall. The current distance between the back wall and the island is 54” so plenty of space there.

Does the configuration below make more sense. It would be slightly more expensive as we would need to extend venting for range wall to the outside and then the sink window vs the windows I had before.

No, that is not better at all. You want your fridge, sink, and cooktop in a triangle, without an island in the way.
Working from the layout in your original post, I’d put the refrigerator column on the dining room side and the freezer on the pantry side. Then have a nice snack/bar area on the other counter, with a small sink, maybe with glass cabinet doors on the uppers.

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Ok that makes sense @Emilyam819. I am thinking either offset the island to increase space between island fridge wall to 48” or go with option A and split the columns.

And for the concern about off center island/peninsula (not sure if pic above posted). Have a shorter butcher block or marble topped cabinet on the dining room side of island. Place pendants as you planned over main island.

Ok what about this configuration?

What does rest of layout look like? How do you get into kitchen with groceries?

I prefer a less deep island

This is the first floor configuration. Garage is in the basement. So would either bring groceries through the front door or up the stairs.

If worried about the island not being centered if you move it down, why not move the range over too and keep it centered with that. I see that the range is centered on the wall, but You could move the door to the pantry over near the wall to break that wall up and create a new center for the range.

Also if you were to move the door to the pantry over it would give you space for counter on the side of the fridge which is always useful

I came across this post and am wondering on what kitchen floor plan did you decide on and how is it working for you. My new kitchen floor plan is very similar to your original design but my walkway is 50" and I am planning 30 or 36" refrigerator +24 freezer. I am worried I will be too close to an island with limited walkway

@aggiexx7, we ended up moving the island over as well as the hood so they are centered with each other. We now have a~50” walkway. I feel ALOT more comfortable with this. I would think even with 36” fridge you should be good with 50” . You would still have almost 2ft even with the door open.