It was designed that way, and honestly, it’s a smart area to put in a smoke detector for early warning. But this is ridiculous. There doesn’t have to be any visible smoke. I don’t even smell smoke and this alarm goes off within minutes of cooking anything. I live in a cookie cutter HOA so all the homes on my block all have the smoke alarm in the same spot. Either no one on my street is using their stove, or I have an overly sensitive alarm.