Modern Kitchen Design

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Modern living and kitchens of today generally require a generous work area with plenty of space for culinary pursuits. This space, while generous, should also be compact enough for efficiency – where everything is close and convenient. The home-makers of today also seem to demand a space for eating either in the kitchen or in a very close proximity to the kitchen. Other considerations might well be planning a kitchen area that is close to an outdoor dining area, a preschooler’s play area, and in creating a kitchen that is an attractive place – one that is pleasant and cheerful as well as efficient. 

How much space should be devoted to all of this? Two important studies done at two of our leading universities have influenced tremendously the design and size of modern kitchens. The Cornell Kitchen Study tells us that a kitchen’s minimum size should be 80 sq. ft., but recommends 95sq. ft. for greater efficiency and 112 sq. ft. if a wall oven and washer are built in. To have an eating area in the kitchen, you need a room at least 11 ft. by 12 ft. Thus it would seem that the average family will want at least 100 sq. ft., arranged for a central location that is convenient to all parts of the house and to outdoor living areas, yet remains outdoor traffic patterns. 

The “Rule of Twenty-Two”

The efficient kitchen has what we call a "work triangle," composed of the cooking, mixing and sink centers. The sum of the distances between these three should not exceed 22 feet. It is recommended that this triangle have from 4 to 6 feet between range and sink (measured from the center fronts of the appliances), 4 to 7 feet between refrigerator and sink, and 4 to 9 feet between range and refrigerator. They maintain that a work triangle with a total distance of from 15 to 22 feet is considered satisfactory.

Efficiency will be improved if there are no more that 4 feet between cabinets and appliances on opposite walls, 3 feet between cabinets placed at right angles, 4 feet between appliances placed at right angles, 3 feet in front of an over door and 16 inches between the counter top and the cabinet above it. Where there are cabinets over the range, there should be 24 inches of clearance between the range top and the cabinets. It should be well to double check the local building code, especially for the clearances dimensions over the stove.

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