I agree better balance

This is similar to the kitchen I’m hoping to build. I think at each end looks better and she’s mean the heat from the oven isn’t making the fridge work harder. But do some walkthroughs in your head - how do you cook? Make a hot drink? Unload groceries? Make sure the whole design works for you.

where do the the two doorways lead to?

I like the balance of the first option. Where are the hot plates though, and do you have a safe, close space to put down your hot casserole dishes or roasting pans? Perhaps, and this depends on the who and from where access occurs, switch the oven and the refrigerator. As bigreader says though, good design is based on your own work practices. My hot tip: consider other household members and guests getting between the cooking zone and the hot or dirty items drop off zone. It’s an annoyance at best, dangerous in a worst case scenario

Cooktop is below the small wall unit

I would consider swapping fridge and oven so oven is closer to sink

@oklouise right door to the pantry and left door to the laundry.

@siriuskey yes, that small unit is supposed to be rangehood :)

I agree with Kate, but my reasoning is with the sink, the fridge, and a thoroughfare to the laundry all on the left hand side, it will get awkward. Especially if the laundry is the access to the outside, or garage. Having the fridge accessible for getting drinks etc by other people away from the cook would be better on the right, out of the way of the sink and thoroughfare.

Consider a door between pantry and laundry to avoid the above

it's hard to be sure without a knowing all the details...can you share a floorplan including all the adjoining rooms and external doors and is this a renovation of an existing house or a new build?

Thos wS the original plan. But we were getting less space for benchtop with this plan , so want to replace the fridge space with pantry door.

We need a floorplan showing dimensions and rooms that. connect to the kitchen, and what style fridge to you have, two door or 3 door French The exterior door from the laundry would be better as a single glass with a hip height opening window so the cabinets can butt up to the wall, also better for ventilation

As above. You don’t need a sliding door in your laundry. They take up unnecessary room by limiting what can be butted up against them. You could take out sliding door, reduce the size of the laundry and then you could maintain the bench length and original fridge position.

Example of laundry external door and window for ventilation.

What is the space to right of fridge in the last plan? Can you post a bigger floor plan. Is this a new build or do you have existing walls, if so mark them pkease

The island looks as though it is too far away from the sink and cooktop to be safe and user friendly. 1300mm max space between benches is a good workable space. What is the measurement on your plan between benches and island? Are you using the island for food prep?