Kitchen Layout Feedback

[Calvin Kwan]

Hey guys,

I'm in the process of renovating my rental unit.  It's a  4bd/2 bath split level in North Oakland.  The kitchen is pretty small, but I'm trying to avoid any structural changes since it's a rental (I won't be living there).  I won't blowing out walls to make it larger.

Here's a preliminary layout of the proposed kitchen.  The sink cabinet will need to stay, since it's under the window.  My main issue is that the dishwasher isn't close to the sink.  I can move it to the 24" box left of the sink, but it will feel pretty congested w/ appliances.  I'm afraid I won't be able to access the oven if the dishwasher door is open, and vice versa.  Leaving the DW where it is feels like there's more room to operate.

What do you think?  Any helpful advice?  The model is to scale.

Thanks,
Calvin

Option A

Option B