Kitchen BasicsPlanning and trends
Kitchens are...
• Considered the control center
• most lived in room of the house
• most often remodeled
• strong selling feature
• 10% of the value of the home
• remodeling cost 20,000 - 80,000
When planning a kitchen….
• Build cabinets to fit the cook• 36” high standard• 24” deep
standard• 3” increments
• Build shelves to fit the supplies
• Understand anthropometrics
Reach Limits
Four Kitchen Layouts
• One Wall (pullman or strip)• Corridor ( galley)• L- shaped• U-shaped
Work Centers
• Primary work centers• Cook Center• Refrigerator Center• Sink Center
• Secondary work center• Mix center• Serving center
Work Triangle•Developed in the 1950’s
•used to evaluate the efficiency of a kitchen plan.
•A line is drawn from the center of the sink to the center of the cooking surface to the center of the refrigerator and then back to the sink.
•These points are the three major centers of activity.
•Today’s kitchens often have more than one triangle
Doorway and walkway clearances
Doorways should be at least 32” wide and not more than 24” deep in the direction of travel.
Walkways (passages between vertical objects greater than 24” deep in the direction of travel, where not more than one is a work counter or appliance) should be at least 36” wide.
Work aisles clearances
Work aisles (passages between vertical objects, both of which are work counters or appliances) should be at least 42” wide in one-cook kitchens, at least 48” in multiple cook kitchens.
The work triangle should total 26’ or less with no single leg of the triangle shorter than 4’ nor longer than 9’. The work triangle should not intersect an island or peninsula by more than 12”. The triangle is the shortest walking distance between the refrigerator, primary food preparation sink and primary cooking surface, measured from the center front of each appliance.
Work triangle
Traffic flow should not go through work triangle
Avoid door interference
Dishwasher placement
Kitchen TrendsStorageAppliancesStyles
Cabinetry / Storage / Accessories
• Lazy-Susans• Drawer inserts• Pantry• Tilt-out drawers at sinks• Roll-out shelves• Tray dividers for baking sheets• Recycling/pull out waste baskets• Spice Racks
Storage designed to fit the user
Tall towers are used to anchor the end of cabinet run. Towers can include drawers below and tray dividers above the built-in appliances.
Accessible pantry designed for easy access.
Counter tops, Sinks and Faucets
• Granite, Concrete, Solid Surface
• Stainless counters, tile and laminate
• Farmhouse sinks (apron fronts)
• Solid surface sinks • Three “bowl” sink• Wall mounted faucets• Pot fillers• Faucets “all- in- one”
sprayer
Granite is most popular counter top with an undercount sink. These sinks are easy to wipe off crumbs into the sink because there is no raised edges.
Solid surfaces create a seamless and contemporary look.
Concrete Countertops are unique and can be personalized.
Concrete counter tops with integral sinks.
Copper farmhouse sinks are very popular and expensive.
Teak sinks are a beautiful solution for a clean, contemporary kitchen.
Pot fillers increase functionality.
Touch control faucets
Appliances
Appliance Trends
• Refrigerator drawers• Sinks that are dishwashers• Dishwasher drawers• Refrigerators with internet access• Bright colored appliances (Red,
Blue, Yellow)• Wine chillers• Ovens with side opening doors• Ovens that cool and operate via
phone app
Wine coolers
Espresso machines
Dishwashing drawers
Wood panel appliance doors
Wine racksWarming drawersLighted cabinets
New Appliances and trends
Pull out cutting boards
Sink tilt-out
Spice racks
Plate racks
Pull out waste bins
Kitchen Styles
• Contemporary• Transitional• Traditional
Contemporary
Contemporary
Transitional
Traditional