3. Meaning of Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room
used for cooking and food preparation
Meaning of Modular Kitchen
Modular Kitchen is basically a range of fixtures/cabinets which
are put together in a planned and functional manner to make
kitchen tasks easier. They are usually designed to suit an
individual’s preference and adapts to the available space in one’s
home
4. Modular Kitchen
Modular kitchen
normally constitutes
wooden cabinets,
countertops, internal
accessories, electro
eomestic gadgets like
chimney, hob, built-in-
oven, sink with or
without drain board and
in some cases a
refrigerator, dishwasher
or other gadgets.
5. Creating an Ergonomic Kitchen
• Ergonomic kitchen is that should be planned to suit you
• Special consideration about specific heights, depths, widths &
clearances
• Right kitchen design that creates a working environment
• The design should fit to your exact movements
• Ergonomic kitchen take into careful though just what your
present and future physical abilities
• kitchen that is comfortable and convenient both to use.
6. Few common kitchen forms
Few common kitchen forms, commonly characterized by
the arrangement of the kitchen cabinets and sink, stove,
and refrigerator
• A single-file kitchen (or one-way galley)
• The double-file kitchen (or two-way galley)
• L-kitchen
• U-kitchen
• block kitchen (or island)
7. Seven Essential principles for
design kitchen
• Equitable Use
• Flexibility in Use
• Simple and Intuitive Use
• Perceptible InformationTolerance for Error
• Low Physical Effort
• Size and Space for Approach and Use
8. Kitchen Work Triangle
• Refrigerator - the cold
storage work site
• Sink - the
cleaning/preparation
work site
• Stove / Cooking
Range - the cooking
work site