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I see some similarity to the kitchen of my aunt (mother's side). My mother has formal education in home economics. She laid out her own kitchen using a techniqu

I see some similarity to the kitchen of my aunt (mother's side). My mother has formal education in home economics. She laid out her own kitchen using a technique where a day of work is simulated with a paper plan, pins, and thread between the pins for every movement. I always thought that was very clever in its simplicity, and yes, the result is that commonly needed things are within reach where they are needed, and outputs of one step kind of naturally end up right where they need to be for the next step.

throw0101d 2y ago
> She laid out her own kitchen using a technique where a day of work is simulated with a paper plan, pins, and thread between the pins for every movement. The general rule of thumb is well-known to interior/kitchen designers: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_work_triangle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_work_triangle * https://archive.is/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kitchen-triangle-best-way-to-design-a-kitchen https://archive.is/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story... There are still common mistakes that many designs still make, specifically about ventilation: never put the cooktop on an island, as (a) getting a vent hood there is difficult, and (b) downdraft hoods are almost useless. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJmPQOP7XN0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJmPQOP7XN0 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymK9k5PMA6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymK9k5PMA6g
- ahartmetz 2y ago
  Neat! My mom's kitchen is L-shaped though - the stove is in the corner. Not shown in the work triangle but part of the layout: work area, storage for cutlery, plates, glasses, cooking tools, pots, (dinner table) - these all have logical places as well.
  - ahartmetz 2y ago
    (It's a combined kitchen / dining room fitted into a largish pre-existing room for the same purpose in an old farmhouse)
- dagw 2y ago
  The general rule of thumb is well-known to interior/kitchen designers And yet, every new apartment I look at has an open plan kitchen seemingly designed by someone who has never cooked a meal in their life.

throw0101d 2y ago

> She laid out her own kitchen using a technique where a day of work is simulated with a paper plan, pins, and thread between the pins for every movement. The general rule of thumb is well-known to interior/kitchen designers: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_work_triangle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_work_triangle * https://archive.is/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kitchen-triangle-best-way-to-design-a-kitchen https://archive.is/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story... There are still common mistakes that many designs still make, specifically about ventilation: never put the cooktop on an island, as (a) getting a vent hood there is difficult, and (b) downdraft hoods are almost useless. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJmPQOP7XN0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJmPQOP7XN0 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymK9k5PMA6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymK9k5PMA6g

ahartmetz 2y ago
Neat! My mom's kitchen is L-shaped though - the stove is in the corner. Not shown in the work triangle but part of the layout: work area, storage for cutlery, plates, glasses, cooking tools, pots, (dinner table) - these all have logical places as well.
- ahartmetz 2y ago
  (It's a combined kitchen / dining room fitted into a largish pre-existing room for the same purpose in an old farmhouse)
dagw 2y ago
The general rule of thumb is well-known to interior/kitchen designers And yet, every new apartment I look at has an open plan kitchen seemingly designed by someone who has never cooked a meal in their life.