How would you design this kitchen ?

[Pomegranatespompom]

Help please - have no idea what to do.
We were thinking of extending the kitchen but the architect has suggested taking down the wall to the utility and hall to create a big space. The ceiling on the utility is higher than the kitchen.
I like to fit a small table/island/ breakfast bar.
We can’t move the shower room due to logistics of space- 17th century cottage but not listed.
We do have a separate dining area but joins reception room and looks odd having the table in there.

What about knocking the wall through where your hob is? Have an open plan L shape room and have breakfast bar/ peninsula where that wall would have been? They do these shapes where you have a lower table come out from the breakfast bar into the other room if that would work for you?

Thank you @coolmum123 That was one of the architects suggestions, it would lead to the snug with a wood burner, but there's a room to the side of it, so not sure that works. Will post bigger pic,

I think I'd get a professional in, especially if it's an apartment as knocking down walls may affect the lease or fire regs etc and it's all got to be safe .

Our architect and surveyor said we should consider what we want - says could make most things work. Am clueless. Main aim is bigger kitchen. The part wall from snug and dining room is already removed.

I would open up kitchen, snug and dining room into open plan. You then still have a separate living space with sitting room. Not clear if wall removed but if so reinstate and just have a door through to it.

If the wall between the snug and dining room has already gone then I'd take the wall between the snug and kitchen out. Have a couple of comfy chairs or kids play area (if you have them) in the front of the old dining room space then a kitchen diner with your island unit in the kitchen / snug space. I'd be half tempted to block the back door up to get a longer run of units along that wall but you might not want everyone coming and going through the living room. It's a pity you can't knock a door into the utility room.

@angelopal

I would open up kitchen, snug and dining room into open plan. You then still have a separate living space with sitting room. Not clear if wall removed but if so reinstate and just have a door through to it.

This is what I would do, too. You could even use part of the existing kitchen (the side near the utility room) as a bit of a boot room type space.

I am going to go against the grain and suggest that you put the wall back up between the snug and the dining room but take the wall down between the snug and the kitchen and the snug and the living room to make a kitchen/diner/family room and separate adult living room/study at the front.

I'd do it that way because:

a) IME the kitchen/dining/living rooms tend to be the place that everyone hangs out so better to have access to the garden
b) There is no separate access to the sitting room and you'd have to go through the open plan space to get to it.

I would definitely want to keep the utility as it is though if it's usable especially if you're going for open plan elsewhere to keep the noise and washing out of your main living space.

Oh I’ve just seen that I’ve quoted the opposite of what I meant! I meant open the kitchen, snug, and living room. Block up the wall to the dining room and have that as a separate living room. Sorry, @Pomegranatespompom!

Not a much bigger kitchen but this layout makes it flow better from room to room. You'd lose your entrance hallway but the left side of the house wouldn't be so marooned from the kitchen. If you took the whole wall out from between the snug and kitchen you could put a wee peninsula/island there.

Wow - such great replies thank you.
I do have a beam on snug kitchen wall so need to think how that would look.
I'd like an island plus happy to lose the hall.
We are not using the snug at all at the moment, so we have a lot of space we are not using.
We've a playroom in the attic (it's huge whole length of house- that's the next project, maybe a put a bathroom and goes bedroom there).
Also like the suggestion from @Dillybear

I'm going to try and map it all out.
Thank you vv much.