Transcript kitchen and dining areas

KITCHEN AND DINING
AREAS
Planning the Kitchen and Dining
Areas
Kitchen Area
 Questions to discuss:
 Do you want to eat your meals in the
kitchen or do you want a separate
dining room?
 How much storage and work space do
you need in these areas?
 How much time will each family
member spend in the kitchen and
Questions:
 dining areas?
 What kind of atmosphere do you want
these areas to have?
Major Work Centers
 Most kitchens have three major work
centers
Each center focuses on one of the three
basic groups of kitchen activities
 Food preparation and storage
 Cooking and serving
 Cleanup
Work Centers
 Focal point of the food preparation
and storage center is the refrigeratorfreezer.
 Cabinets for food storage
 Cabinets for holding food containers
and tools used to store and serve
frozen and refrigerated foods.
Work centers
 Cooking and serving center focuses
on the range and oven.
 Counter space
 Counter space will hold the
ingredients when you cook.
 Cabinets and drawers, store utensils,
cookware, and serving pieces.
Work center
 Cleanup centers always contains the
sink.
 Work done in this center include
dishwashing, cleaning vegetables and
fruit, etc.
 Plenty of counter space and storage
space are necessities
Additional work centers
 Mixing Center-electric mixer, blender,
mixing bowls, baking ingredients etc.
are in this area.
 Eating center-a separate table in the
kitchen, a built-in breakfast nook, or
a counter can serve as an eating
area.
Work centers
 Planning centers-can contain a
communication center, desk or
countertop, may have a computer to
use for meal planning.
 Bulletin board
 Coupons
 Laundry Center
How much storage space
 1. You will want to store items where
you will be using them
 2. How often you will use them, store
items you will use often in the most
convenient place.
Work Triangle/Kitchen Floor Plan
 Kitchen Work Triangle.htm
Design Needs of People with
Physical Disabilities
 A well planned kitchen will help meet
the special needs of people with
physical disabilities.
 Universal design refers to features of
rooms, furnishings, and equipment
that are usable by as many people as
possible
Planning the Dining Area
 The location of the dining are
depends on the layout of the home,
the size of the family and the
preferences of family members