[rgeorg]

"Public" kitchens are a trend that I am also not very fond of - my ideal is a closed, eat-in kitchen. Your traffic plan looks very efficient and usable. We tried solar water-heating and had some problems, even in Greece where there are many sunny days. I think the solar panels are more advanced and less expensive in Germany. We are considering heating using radiant-heat panels (electric) + a wood-stove for winter. It will probably be too expensive though (the panels). And then we'd have to have a separate boiler for hot-water.....

I never should have started talking about it.....(aggh!) ;-)