As well as being aesthetically pleasing, a kitchen with an island is particularly practical to use because of the logical arrangement of all its elements.

The new island has a 20 cm deep back section in stainless steel that stands directly on the floor and is located alongside the sink base unit and behind the island. The back section gives more freedom to position the electric and plumbing floor outlets because these can run inside it.

The fact that the back section is higher than the worktop turns it into a protection from splashing water and makes it possible to fix the special tap designed by Valcucine to the vertical side of the back section.

The exact position of the flue outlet centerline for the Vitrum hood is determined in the following way:

- lengthwise, the distance of the island from the wall (X) is added to the hob centerline (K)

- crosswise, the distance of the front of the island from the wall (Y) is added to the depth of the base units (65cm) and of the back section centerline (10cm).

Due to the fact that it is an island arrangement, the sizes of the various elements and the necessary distances between them must be carefully planned to best exploit all its potential. The island requires a surrounding space of about 120cm which is the optimal distance required to simultaneoulsy open the doors of the base units and of any tower units installed along the wall (at least 100cm are needed).