Straight, galley, L-shaped and U-shaped are compared in DS17; whether an island or peninsula joins the run is a second, separate question in DS22 — kept apart because shape and island-presence are two different decisions, not one.
The ten decisions that shape a kitchen.
Kitchen is the room with the most already published here — layout, storage, worktop and backsplash are each a real, browsable comparison. Where the content is narrower than the question, or doesn't exist yet, that is said plainly below rather than papered over.
DS115 compares dry-only, wet-and-dry-connected and wet-and-dry-enclosed — the real, published question for how a wet kitchen relates to the dry one. The broader question this decision also names — how open the whole kitchen reads to the living and dining space — isn't modelled as its own comparison yet.
Linear workflow, the work triangle and zoned stations have no decision, scope line or catalogue row anywhere in this repo. "Work triangle" appears once, as a phrase inside DS17's own guidance text — never as something a client actually chooses between.
DS26A compares standard, extended and stacked-to-ceiling wall-cabinet heights — a real, published height decision. A full base-only / base-and-wall / full-height / ceiling-height ladder isn't modelled as one comparison; the cabinetry scope line covers base, tall and wall cabinetry as a bundled inclusion, not a stepped choice.
DS114 compares HPL, PET and a wrapped PVC-profile front. DS123 and DS124 cover ELS's aluminium-and-glass AquaGlass line — gloss, metallic or solid, and display, opaque or translucent for a wall cabinet front. Melamine and a timber-veneer front aren't modelled for kitchen cabinetry specifically.
DS73A and DS73B cover worktop material and thickness/edge; DS74 covers the edge termination on its own. The backsplash is split by zone rather than treated as one material question — DS69 zones where a splashback is even exposed, DS71 sets its coverage, DS72 its detailing, DS119 compares materials for a dry pantry and DS120 for a wet kitchen specifically, with DS122 for pantry tile format.
DS10A compares external drawers against hinged doors as the access method; DS10B compares four internal fit-outs — adjustable shelves, full-extension trays, inner drawers, vertical dividers — in one locked cabinet envelope. DS11 covers the corner-cabinet solution, and DS27 compares hinged against lift-up wall-cabinet opening (a third option, bi-fold, is filed but below the publication floor and not yet shown).
DS28A, DS28B and DS28C each compare one appliance's integration — built-in oven placement, refrigerator integration, dishwasher integration — one sheet per appliance because integration depends on the exact model. DS77A compares gas against induction cooking energy, DS77B the extraction route, and DS78/DS79 cover appliance fit-and-ventilation and ergonomic placement. "Freestanding vs. built-in vs. integrated" as one named choice, distinct from cooking energy, isn't modelled as its own decision — plan the actual units at the appliance tool.
DS75 compares sink format and installation — a 750mm top-mount, a 900mm double-bowl undermount, and a specialist-installed integrated sink — and DS76 covers support and leak protection. A standard, workstation or smart sink, and a standard, pull-out or rain-curtain faucet, are also real, specified options, but that comparison is currently authored for ELS's StayReady rental package and its guidance assumes a landlord choosing a rental fit-out, not a homeowner — general guidance for the same options hasn't been written separately yet.
General, layered (ambient plus task plus accent) and cove/cabinet LED lighting are compared as one decision; power points range from a standard layout to a planned, density-and-position-specified one to smart/dedicated circuits, and water supply from reusing the existing lines to a fully planned hot-and-cold-to-every-fixture layout. Each lives as its own decision rather than one bundled "kitchen services" card, and a hood-duct route is covered separately under Appliances (DS77B).