Need Help with Kitchen Layout
This house is getting completely remodeled. How would you design a kitchen into this space? The black square in the middle is a column that can be moved on a vertical line in the direction towards the fireplace, but it's been driving me crazy trying to figure out how to design around it. It can't be further than 18ft from either the firplace wall or the garage/kitchen wall, which it's set at 18ft from the firplace wall currently on this floor plan.
The window to the right of the garage is the original kitchen window. The other unlabeled windows to the right are 2' 11.5" from the ground, so flush with counter height if you go that route.
I've tried breakfast nooks, big islands, small islands, L's, U's, etc and I just can't ever quite figure out where to place a pantry, fridge, sink, stove/oven, and dishwasher and still fit nicely with that column there.
The scale at the bottom is 26in wide so there's a visual reference for standard countertop depth.
Next step will be enlisting professional help. I was just hoping to get a better idea of what I wanted before I take it to a designer. Ideally I'd have an island and an open space for seating and entertaining.