Yes a load bearing column which the previous owner did with brick when he removed some walls. power is also coming down from that column. can be removed by adding a steel beam( getting power to island will be hard then) or slim down to a steel post. We have decided to leave the column for now.

The pillar will make a great place for hanging art! And maybe the the side with the narrow bench would be a good place for a notice board or whiteboard....

If you can afford to. I’d remove the pillar. It detracts from the functionality of the island and it’s usability as a social gathering space.
If you can’t afford to then either wait until you can do it or redesign the kitchen.
Best of luck.

The pillar is the first thing that catches the eye. If you’re keeping it, consider switching the stool seating to the side. The middle stool at the moment is useless. Also will the couch be used. The room will look odd with it positioned as is.

I would seriously consider replacing that post , before you spend money on an island bench that would have to be demolished and redone , down the track . Colours of materials may not match then and the flooring may also need to be redone. When you look at your beautiful new kitchen, there will be a giant flaw marring it in front of you .

its ot easy to remove that brick pillar.

1. load bearing

2. power comes through it - i have to cut the concrete floor to chase the power down or need to leave a small post there.

3. would make a big mess knocking down all that brick, attaching new steel beams etc, then it wont match the ceiling and cornice, just too many works with council plans and permits,

the cost outweighs the look i believe.

i could just cover it with something nice and hang some photos, put a notice board, reminder board etc.

to answer the above, only planning to put 2 stools in the island.

can we please focus on the design, i mean the drawer and cupboard sizes and its positions, placement etc and lets not discuss more about the pillar.

Few things

1. The kick boards are 100mm high as opposed to 150mm to give more space in drawers

2. Cutlery drawers are 100mm high

3. Bottle/spices/plates drawers are 200mm high

4. Pot drawers are 380mm high

5. Fridge over heads are 350mm high i believe any wine/liquor bottle will fit in that height

6. Other overheads are 350mm high and 350mm deep with push open doors

7. kitchen bench to overhead height is 580mm, cooktop to rangehood height is 780

7. total kitchen height is 2400mm

8. pls check the wine rack spacing

9. there is two open shelves under the overheads to put small glasses and some plates for quick access

10. pull out bin near the sink

11. 860mm single bowl sick with add on bowl and drainer etc

12. fully integrated dish washer

13. cupboard next to it

14. microwave and cutlery drawers are in the island opposite to fridge and cooktop

15. push open cupboards under the island where the overhang is.

16. There is not dedicated pantry in the design, my pantry consists of 600mm deep drawers, a bench and 450mm deep over heads, bench to overhead height is 430mm, plan is to put the small appliances in the bench. wife doesnt want it to be closed as she doesnt want another door to open everytime she needs to access a toaster or so, or putting a big door will expose the internals of the cupboard when we access the toaster, in her terms just exposing the appliances by itself is better than exposing everything in the shelf.

To summarise i have

100mm high drawers in 2400mm length(cutleries)

200mm high drawers in 7800mm length(spices, places, biscuits, other small bits and pieces)

380mm high drawers in 4500mm length(mostly for pots, pans and other long bottles)

180mm high drawers in 900mm length

floor cupboard in 3800 length

350mm high overhead cupboards in 4500mm length

5400mm shelves in the pantry

10000mm bench space.

Sorry but like others I can't look past the elephant in the room. Please reconsider and have a builder come and advise you on the pillar and the other walls you are considering moving.

In our current house we had to cut a small channel in the concrete slab to be able to connect power to our island for the oven/cooktop and double power point, no big deal and was done in approximately 1 hour as I recall, really worth it to get the best result.

Hi As much as I understand the challenge of removing the large pillar, I would urge you to take it out.

I think your new kitchen will be better for it and you will be glad that you took on board all of this advice.

Yes its messy, yes its a pain but would be so worth it.

As to Power to the island, you can always run power to the island from underneath the island. I have no doubt that this can be done even if your dome is on a concrete slab.

All the best for your renovation,

MKG

its the first floor with concrete slab. house is 60-70years old so as the concrete. not sure how thick they are or hows the condition of the steel inside the concrete. cutting a small channel wont be a good idea. also the ceiling is not plaster, its kind of a wood paneling, so if i remove anything attached to ceiling it would be hard to find the same designed material to fill it up, if it was just plaster things were easy.

i understand the whole kitchen will look better especially the island, but the pillar doesnt bothered us much from the beginning. the placement is good to block some morning sun to leave fruits on the other side, plus as i said we can decorate it well.

Having said that if anyone is a builder here i would appreciate to come and have a look and give me a quote for removing it, i dont know anyone personally, i called a structural engineer and drafty before was not very helpful. I am in rosanna, victoria.

. 7.kitchen bench to overhead height is 580mm ---We suggest make it 600 at least.

Only way to do is remove the open shelfs and make the overhead 400mm high rather than current 350mm. then i get about 700mm height. Or if i make the bench with 20mm profile i will have 600mm

Kitchen finished, thanks to all of your support