Kitchen & Bath Remodel, antiga casa de 1938 na cidade universitária

This is an older 1800 square foot home used by a single faculty member in a college town, in need of a serious update. Save me from this hideous and unworkable kitchen! A previous project (https://www.arcbazar.com/submissionranking/overview/1940591146#0) shows an adjacent living room. This project hopes to significantly refresh the kitchen & dining area by incorporating an adjacent no longer needed downstairs bedroom that is currently being used as an office.

The goal is to at least partly open up this space and give it a more open, light-filled feel while improving utility and function. The house is currently owned by a single faculty member, but may be sold within 3-5 years to a similar person or small family, or kept as a rental for visiting faculty with small families.

A "country kitchen" sort of feel in lighter colors feels about right for this space, but with attention to modern utility and more open/flexible floor plans. The desire is to make this functional for a single faculty member who cooks in small quantities for 1-2 people and entertains for 4-8 and occasionally larger groups. At the same time, it should be attractive for a small "starter" family and others, anticipating a sale in 3-5 years.

The adjacent bedroom (now being used for an office) should be incorporated into the space, and the wall separating it from the kitchen can be removed, though some provision should be made for a partial wall and/or support if necessary to accommodate current heating duct run or structural support (the current duct runs approximately 2 feet from the east side of the kitchen/office on this wall). The wall separating the kitchen from the current dining room may optionally be removed / modified as well, though I would prefer to preserve the old hardwood floor in the current dining room which continues into the living room.

The mud room is over a slab while the rest of the space has basement below (so water/etc. can't be run to the mud room). I would prefer to preserve the mudroom in approximately its current size, and very much prefer to keep the east-facing back yard visibility through the larger mudroom windows into the kitchen. Neither window nor door locations are set in stone, but a winning design will try to avoid the expense of large amounts of exterior work required in moving windows or doors. Replacing within current locations is fine.

A requirement for the design is having a clear path from the rear door through to the basement staircase door. I have a lot of camping gear and other items that are frequently brought in through the rear door and down to the basement and I *hate* maneuvering around kitchen items. A second requirement for the design is placing two (2) small dishwashers in the kitchen rather than one (seriously, why empty a dishwasher into cabinets all the time?). The design should incorporate appliances appropriate for cooking for 1-2 people (like a large toaster oven in addition to a regular oven), etc.

A small pantry is strongly desired.

The bathroom can be gutted and started over. A walk-in shower is preferred to a tub here, perhaps able to accommodate an older relative with limited mobility who may stay in a second bedroom on the first floor (to the west of the current bathroom). Simple, clean, but consistent with the "country kitchen" or slightly cabin-rustic feel of the living room would be nice.