I know exactly what you mean as I find I have a similar feeling whenever I visit a busy cafe that has polished concrete floors, when there hasn't been enough thought put into the acoustic design of the space. I would look at similar spaces (such as cafes with concrete floors) to see which ones work, and why they work. I discovered one cafe that had upholstered the underside of the timber seats to help with the reverberation issue, which was a solution that was right outside the box. I have also worked with acoustic engineers that specialise in architectural acoustics on client's projects. I would suggest that you consider engaging one to work in conjunction with your designer to be sure that your big investement will work for you. The area is fairly specialised, and while many designers have a general idea of the principles, an acoustic engineer will be able to provide some certainty (and your peace of mind) with some science. Best of luck, Dr Retro

You should also take into account your own height. If you are shorter than average consider having it lower. The most used oven should be the easiest to access. Think about the height you can comfortably and safely lift a heavy roast, which should be the height of the mid-shelf of your higher oven. Never have it too high so that you can't lift out heavy oven trays in a safe and controlled manner. Best of luck with your kitchen Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

I have two AEG 60cm pyrolytic ovens, and a 26L AEG microwave with grill. Model:MCD2664E. This microwave allows you to cook food and grill at the same time. Eg:potato gratin. The two ovens are excellent. Allows to have different temperature cooking at the same time. Or, main meal cooking, while a dessert is cooking as well. The ovens are easy to keep clean with the pyrolytic cleaning function. Which literally burns off residual dirt into a fine ash. This combination of ovens and microwave works for my family.

My suggestion would be to install two 60cm ovens. You can have meals cooking in one, and just warming in the other. Or both cooking at different temperature. Or desert in one, meat in the other. If you get a larger oven, then even if cooking one dish, you are having to heat up the whole large oven. I have two 60cm AEG ovens, they are self cleaning and are very easy to use.