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Which side should I put the kitchen - north or south?

6 years ago

We are adding an extension to our house - an open kitchen/living/dining space. The backyard is west facing. The side walls are north and south facing. We have 2 layouts with the kitchen on either the north or south side. What are the pros and cons of the location in terms of light and heat? All advice welcome :) Thanks.

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Dr Retro House Calls
6 years ago
Definitely the first option so that the kitchen is on the southern side, and the living is on the northern side. You will end up with a lighter and brigher living area with light from the northern windows. In addition you will capture some morning light into your living area with the east facing window.

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bigreader
6 years ago
Living on the north side for sure.
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Paul Di Stefano Design
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
kitchen to south any day of the week....I'd also go further to suggest that possibly the building could have been designed to have the kitchen hard to the south boundary that would have opened up more north light opportunity and better use of the (unusable) side space behind the kitchen. You'd still need a light court for the bedrooms etc...& possibly by doing this the future pool could have been flipped and oriented more to the north/west corner and the net effect would be having more options/flexibility for the outside space, & also possibly alfresco area located on the north which is always better than to the west, so alternatively an extension that is more streamlined in design, following the line of the existing building rather than kicking out, I can see immediately that this type of design strategy would bring some arguably clear benefits on a number of levels .....not sure how far down the track you are (looks like still in concept/sketch design stage) may I add that it's always cheaper to consider re-design on paper rather than regretting less than ideal outcomes after they're built...... anyway food for thought........always consider the options and maintain an open mind...it's always ALL in the design

Best of luck

Cheer PD :)
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