Worcester

The kitchen was small. The brief wasn't — a full working kitchen built around a six-burner Smeg range that had already been purchased before the design had even started. The space also needed to accommodate all appliances, a pantry, a broom cupboard, and somewhere to make coffee without moving things around.

The solution was a galley layout: one side full-depth cabinetry housing the range and larger appliances; the other side half-depth, giving a pantry cupboard, a broom cupboard, and a dedicated spot for the coffee machine and toaster in between. Everything in its place, nothing wasted.

Small kitchens are a spatial problem first. Get the logic right and the room takes care of itself.