enclose the fridge in an alcove exactly across from where you show it. You'll connect that alcove and wall jog with pantry wall. Either split the island to "enter" kitchen between 2 island sections or widen the opening to kitchen near dining table,and keep the long run to the right side of repositioned fridge. .With greater room on range wall,the sink and range and vent can be better spaced. The fridge and pantry next to it can be worked up as a secondary zone/now slightly out of the visual line with the encasement of fridge......build some counter into pantry/consider your small second sink there as well as setting up your mixer/juicer/etc-this will be a spot for some functions/counter apparatus you don't want on display.It's too big for "just"pantry with shelves ...adding base cabs with counter/sink/electrical outlets will allow the main wide open kitchen to work for this type of dwelling. Sink and dishwasher and range/vent is the maximum the outside wall can nicely handle....switch the fridge and use that jog/the hall is really wide-no loss but a gain when you utilize the pantry as well.

My question would be "have you really thought about all the implications of having a fully open kitchen at the entry of the house?".

This is a common feature of renovations in my city which features lots of 12', 15', 16' lots with narrow houses like yours, and I would say that the success of this can be very mixed.

If you are relatively neat and keep things "contained" it could work very well, but my general impression of a lot of the houses I see is clutter, because the first thing you see is counters with a lot of stuff on them. One of my clients did this before I came on board and he Hates it because he is not very tidy and he says his entire downstairs presents as a giant kitchen with a couch in it (his house is much smaller than yours).

I am not Against this, I have intentionally moved kitchens to this spot. And the house I am moving into has the kitchen in this spot. However I design the kitchen so that it can be buttoned up a bit. One has a very large sliding pocket door to close or partially close it off. Mine will have pocket doors and a design which places certain things like the sink out of first view. Creating Selective views in and out are also often more effective than opening it all.

What is the reason the pantry is narrower?

The fridge was put in an alcove on the peninsula side of the kitchen like herbflavor suggests. The kitchen is not finished and there is a concealed range hood above the range.

Here is before the cabinets were installed. The entry is next to the full length window in the background.

View from entry: open, but screened.

I don't see any advantage of having the kitchen totally open. Putting a partial wall where the bank of cabinets are next to the hall will give you space to place upper cabinets there for extra storage. I'm not sure how thick a wall has to be but if there's space I would consider it. Also doing a full banquette will give you about 18" more of counter and storage than you had before. You can place a low bookcase on the back of the banquette or a closed one on the bottom and open shelves above that. You can give it a built in look by using cabinet doors to face it in.

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Now this is what is so great about this forum. Having fresh eyes on something you've looked at a zillion times coming up with brand new ideas for you. Thanks, everyone! I think having upper cabs above the island would cut the space in half too much, but we will have upper cabs on the wall. We have thought about the openness issue, but we want light from the backyard to get as far into the house as possible, so we are keeping the kitchen open. There are no side windows! I'm really intrigued by the other suggestions, and have some questions for our architect on Monday.

If you bring out the pantry wall you will have more space that you can use for a washer dryer if you want, but a smaller pantry area. You can also move the fridge there to have a longer run of counter and cabinets. I assume that's a load bearing wall there as it looks thicker. Moving that wall if you can, will give you more space to use however you like.