Kolev Architektenküchen

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Kitchen carcass: 16, 18 or 25 mm, and which material lasts 30 years?

A good carcass lasts 25 to 30 years, outliving appliances and fronts. Save here and you save on the most durable part: 18/19 mm Egger E1, 16 mm for drawers, plus a checklist table.

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Kitchen hardware compared: Hettich, Blum or Kesseböhmer, and how do you tell the difference?

Hettich, Blum or Kesseböhmer: hardware decides whether a kitchen runs 10 or 30 years. In about 15 of 20 of our kitchens sit Hettich Sensys and AvanTech YOU. How to tell what is fitted.

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Pull-out larder, tall unit with internal pull-outs or pantry: where do your provisions belong?

A 30 cm pull-out larder holds less than a 60 cm tall unit with five internal pull-outs, and from 1.5 m² a pantry beats both. Which food-storage solution suits your access, quantity and floor plan.

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Full-extension drawer or internal pull-out: drawers or a door with internal pull-outs in the base unit?

A 60 cm deep base unit with a door uses only the front 30 cm; a full-extension drawer brings 550 mm to the front. Which pull-out goes where, and when the door is better.

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Fitting your own appliances in a new kitchen: what fits and what does not

Reusing existing appliances: built-in appliances follow a common EU grid of dimensions, so a 60 cm oven fits any new kitchen. Only flush-mounted hobs, very old appliances and proprietary downdraught extractors are the exception.

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Kitchen corner cabinet: carousel, LeMans, a diagonal unit or no corner at all?

Carousel, LeMans, diagonal unit or no corner: most kitchen corners are best solved by a corner unit with a good pull-out, with us over 80%. When to design the corner out, and when a made-to-measure corner unit wins.

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Sink in a kitchen island: is it possible and what does it take?

A sink in a kitchen island needs floor drainage with a fall: DN 50 at 2% before the screed in a new build, a lifting station in an old one. Otherwise keep the island services-free.

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Which sink for the kitchen: which material and which fitting?

Modern sinks compared: stainless steel, SILGRANIT, ceramic or Dekton from the slab. The fitting decides more than the material; undermount is standard with stone and ceramic, the cut-out to the millimetre in the plan.

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Fridge in a handleless kitchen: integrated, freestanding or side-by-side?

In a handleless kitchen the fridge opens via a vertical recessed grip profile beside it, the door running on the fixed-door hinge. Integrated, freestanding or side-by-side: recess heights 178/194 cm and 200 cm² for airflow.

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Quooker or tap: boiling water, CUBE or a classic kitchen tap?

Quooker or tap: a boiling-water tap delivers 100 °C and replaces the kettle. The reservoir (3 l PRO3, 7 l COMBI) needs space and a socket under the sink; otherwise a pull-out tap stays right.

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Projects and prices

Renovation in Frankfurt: L-shaped kitchen with island

Ceramic countertop, downdraft cooktop, and island in a renovated historic building in Frankfurt. A reference project featuring site measurements, planning, and photos.

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Frankfurt am Main

What does an Architektenküche cost?

From €14,999 incl. 19% VAT, with delivery, installation and planning included, usually €20,000 to €39,000. What really moves the price: size, worktop, appliances.

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