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Kitchen
Existing Kitchen footprint highlighted.
Use this drawing for spatial context only. Dimensions and site conditions must still be verified before design or construction.
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After the merge
What remains before design sign-off
The owner brief is aligned. These remaining items require interior-designer input, specialist confirmation, measurements or later selections; they do not reopen the completed brainstorm and merge.
Owner alignmentCompleteNo unresolved differences
Feasibility checks9Measurements or specialist confirmation↓Decisions outstanding5Selections or choices still to close↓Provisional ideas0Options retained for later review
Attributed preferences10Visible but not jointly adopted↓Context and Design Intent
Create a storage-efficient but visually open galley kitchen organised around food storage, washing, preparation, cooking, plating and serving. Protect useful counter space, allow appliances to operate safely from accessible storage, keep services maintainable and prevent the refrigerator, cabinetry or WC2 arrangement from creating avoidable circulation problems.
This is the authoritative merged Kitchen requirements record. It preserves agreed requirements, attributed owner positions and unresolved choices from Fahmi's and Yasmin's completed independent brainstorms.
Non-Negotiables
KIT-NN-001 — Agreed: Use a galley layout with countertops and cabinets on both sides while retaining a practical aisle and safe circulation.
KIT-NN-003 — Agreed: Provide a hybrid cooking arrangement with a gas hob or burner and a separate induction hob.
KIT-NN-004 — Agreed: Provide a dedicated high-load circuit for induction cooking, gas provision for the gas appliance and coordinated circuits for every other confirmed high-load appliance.
KIT-NN-005 — Agreed: Provide a properly sized range hood or extraction system, task lighting across all worktops and accessible cleaning and maintenance provision.
KIT-NN-006 — Agreed: Provide permanent clean-water supply and wastewater drainage for a plumbed water dispenser located outside the kitchen near the kitchen entrance and dining area.
KIT-P-007 — Agreed: Provide a pot filler beside the hob, subject to a maintainable plumbing route and suitable valve location.
KIT-NN-047 — Agreed: Use one consistent finished countertop height across both galley runs. Determine the height through a full-size adjustable mock-up tested by Fahmi and Yasmin for preparation, washing and cooking, accounting for sink-bowl depth and the effective working height of the hob, pan and wok. Record the approved dimension in millimetres from finished floor level to the top of the finished countertop. Both owners must approve it in writing before base-cabinet fabrication, and the installed finished height must be within ±5 mm of that approved dimension. A generic contractor-standard height is not an acceptable substitute.
Strongly Preferred
KIT-SP-002 — Agreed: Position the sink near the refrigerator and preparation zone and provide a dry pantry.
KIT-SP-009 — Agreed: Organise the primary workflow as refrigerator → sink and preparation → cooking → plating → dining, with enough separation to prevent appliance doors and work zones from blocking one another.
KIT-SP-010 — Agreed: Position the refrigerator so every door opens fully and internal drawers or shelves can be removed; verify wall, hinge, ventilation and servicing clearances using the retained refrigerator's measured envelope.
KIT-SP-011 — Agreed: Maximise useful counter and storage capacity without creating dead corners, inaccessible cabinets, dust traps or a need for trailing power cables.
KIT-SP-012 — Agreed: Provide a fixed kitchen fan positioned and directed so it improves comfort without disturbing the gas flame or weakening hood capture.
KIT-SP-013 — Agreed: Provide sufficient outlets along both kitchen runs and within powered appliance-storage units, with dedicated circuits and ventilation where required.
KIT-SP-014 — Agreed: Provide accessible storage for large pots and woks, a functional pull-out corner solution and a practical integrated dustbin.
KIT-SP-015 — Agreed: Provide layered lighting with effective under-cabinet task lighting and softer ambient lighting; pendant lights are not required.
KIT-SP-016 — Agreed: Keep filters, ducts, traps, valves, pipework, appliance connections and electrical service points accessible even where concealed.
KIT-FP-017 — Agreed: Design the aisle, work zones, appliance access and ergonomics for two people to use the kitchen simultaneously.
KIT-YP-026 — Agreed: Keep the Thermomix as the only appliance permitted on the permanent countertop; store every other countertop appliance out of sight when not in use.
KIT-YP-027 — Agreed: Provide powered, safely ventilated pull-out trays, appliance garages or equivalent accessible concealed storage for the rice cooker, juice maker, toaster, air fryer, mini countertop oven, kettle, blender and coffee machine.
KIT-YP-028 — Agreed: Retain WC2 access from the Service balcony and from the external passage adjacent to the living/dining area. Make the external-passage entrance a seamless flush or hidden door integrated with the surrounding wall, and keep the kitchen wall fully intact with no WC2 door from the kitchen.
KIT-SP-050 — Agreed: Position the dry pantry adjacent to the Dining table and use it for dining-related storage, serving space and convenient charging as well as dry-goods storage. Coordinate it with the external water-dispenser and coffee-station arrangement, and do not add a separate Dining sideboard unless a later demonstrated need is jointly approved.
Decisions Outstanding
KIT-DO-043 — Verify whether Fahmi's existing regular oven and Yasmin's mini countertop oven describe the same retained appliance; record the model, dimensions, load and operating clearances.
KIT-DO-044 — Decide whether to install a dishwasher initially, reserve only space and services, or omit it.
KIT-DO-045 — Decide whether to provide the provisional under-sink purifier after assessing value, filter servicing, power and reject-water drainage.
KIT-DO-046 — Select the final hood type after the interior designer demonstrates cooking-load capacity, duct feasibility, noise, cleaning and replacement access.
KIT-DO-049 — After the full-size mock-up test, record the one final approved countertop height in millimetres above finished floor level. Only the numerical height remains outstanding; the requirement and approval hold-points are agreed.
Differences Requiring Joint Discussion
None unresolved. The four previously recorded differences are preserved under Resolved Joint Positions.
Detailed requirements and coordination
Resolved Joint Positions
KIT-DO-008 / KIT-DIFF-001 — WC2 access: Resolved 15 August 2026. Retain the existing Service-balcony access and external-passage access adjacent to the living/dining area. Use a seamless flush or hidden external-passage door and provide no kitchen-side entrance, as recorded under KIT-YP-028.
KIT-DO-041 / KIT-DIFF-002 — Permanent countertop appliances: Resolved 15 August 2026. Keep only the Thermomix on the permanent countertop and conceal all other countertop appliances in accessible powered storage, as recorded under KIT-YP-026 and KIT-YP-027.
KIT-DO-042 / KIT-DIFF-003 — Simultaneous users: Resolved 15 August 2026. Design the fixed galley geometry and work zones for two simultaneous users, as recorded under KIT-FP-017.
KIT-DIFF-004 — Recorded cooking responsibility: Closed as non-prescriptive household metadata on 15 August 2026. The kitchen must cater ergonomically and spatially to two people. No division of household cooking responsibility is inferred or prescribed.
Attributed Owner Positions
These positions remain attributed and are not jointly agreed unless explicitly reclassified later.
Fahmi
KIT-FP-018 — Prefer the counter opposite the washing, preparation and cooking run as the plating area before food moves to the dining table.
KIT-FP-019 — If trade-offs are unavoidable, protect counter and storage capacity ahead of maximum aisle width, while keeping the aisle safe and usable.
KIT-FP-022 — Investigate a compact multi-stage purifier below the kitchen sink for cooking and room-temperature drinking water.
KIT-FP-023 — Prefer an outdoor-ducted range hood concealed within cabinetry, subject to technical and regulatory feasibility.
KIT-FP-024 — Compare installing a dishwasher initially with reserving space and services for a future unit; if space is constrained, protect counter space and WC2 access first.
KIT-FP-025 — Assess surfaces using stain, heat and scratch resistance, joint minimisation, cleanability and local repairability, and provide a 3D visualisation before design approval.
Yasmin
KIT-YP-029 — Prefer a thin-profile quartz-composite countertop with matching quartz backsplash, wood-effect cabinet finishes and a large joint-minimised single-basin sink.
KIT-YP-030 — Retain niches only with a dust-prevention solution such as glass fronts or other enclosures, optionally with integrated lighting.
KIT-YP-031 — Store all dry-goods categories in the pantry and provide immediately accessible storage for spices, knives, pots and pans near their work zones.
KIT-YP-032 — Do not provide a microwave, bread box or recycling bin unless requirements change later.
Subject to Feasibility
KIT-SF-033 — Demonstrate the measured galley aisle, counter depths, door swings, drawer travel and work-zone overlaps for the agreed two-person operating requirement.
KIT-SF-034 — Verify the retained refrigerator dimensions and demonstrate full door opening, internal-drawer removal, ventilation and servicing access.
KIT-SF-035 — Design powered appliance garages or pull-outs with safe cable routing, steam and heat clearance, ventilation and operating access; do not assume heat-producing appliances may run inside closed cabinetry.
KIT-SF-036 — Coordinate hood capture, any outdoor duct route, the kitchen fan and Service balcony airflow without disturbing the gas flame or spreading grease and odour.
KIT-SF-037 — Confirm plumbing routes, shut-off access and drainage for the external water dispenser, pot filler, sink, optional under-sink purifier and possible dishwasher.
KIT-SF-038 — Demonstrate a usable pull-out corner solution, integrated dustbin, pantry, appliance storage and niches without making the kitchen feel cramped or sacrificing essential counter space.
KIT-SF-039 — Confirm quartz, backsplash, integrated-sink and cabinet details with suppliers, including joints, heat limits, stain resistance, repairability and mould prevention.
KIT-SF-040 — Coordinate the agreed WC2 Service-balcony access and hidden external-passage door with the WC2 master, kitchen cabinetry, privacy, circulation and bathroom water containment before either area is frozen.
KIT-SF-048 — Document the finished-floor build-up, plinth, cabinet carcass and countertop thickness; verify the projected finished countertop height before countertop templating or ordering; and stop for owner approval if the agreed dimension cannot be achieved.
Questions for the Interior Designer
What measured galley layout maximises usable counter and storage space while keeping appliance doors, drawers and the aisle safe?
Can the proposed layout support two simultaneous users, and what counter or storage trade-offs would that require?
How will the refrigerator doors open fully and allow internal-drawer removal?
What appliance-garage and pull-out details provide internal power, heat and steam ventilation, cable management and easy daily access?
What hood capacity, duct route and fan position suit daily frying and stovetop cooking without disturbing the gas flame?
What plumbing routes serve the pot filler and external water dispenser while keeping shut-offs and drainage accessible?
How will the corner, pantry, dustbin, niches, pots, woks, spices and knives be stored without dead space or dust traps?
How will the dry pantry sit adjacent to the Dining table and provide useful dining storage, serving and charging functions without obstructing the kitchen entrance or table circulation?
How will the retained Service-balcony WC2 access and hidden external-passage door preserve bathroom usability, privacy, water containment and kitchen cabinetry?
What countertop, backsplash, sink and cabinet materials meet the stated durability, cleanability and repairability criteria?
What full-size adjustable mock-up, measurement method and construction build-up will be used to test and document the agreed countertop height, and how will the two owner-approval hold-points be recorded before cabinet fabrication and countertop templating?
Provide a 3D view showing the full kitchen, appliance doors, open pull-outs, WC2 doors, lighting and typical two-person circulation.
Whole-Home Coordination
Apply SYS-NN-003 to the external water dispenser's permanent clean-water and wastewater connections.
Apply SYS-SP-001 and SYS-SP-005: confirm electrical capacity and coordinate accessible power, gas, water, drainage, hood and service routes before carpentry.
Coordinate the kitchen fan, hood and Service balcony AC or airflow; do not assume Service balcony cooling will serve the kitchen without professional airflow and containment analysis.
Apply the agreed WC2 arrangement in `10 - Requirements/31 - WC2 Common Bath Requirements.md`: retain Service-balcony access and the external-passage entrance adjacent to the living/dining area, use a seamless flush or hidden external-passage door, and provide no kitchen-side entrance.
Coordinate all selected appliance dimensions, electrical loads, ventilation, door swings, water, drainage and maintenance clearances in the final appliance schedule.