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- Before you let others decide what they want to offer you, consider tailoring your kitchen to your needs.
- This guide will assist you in making better informed decisions in kitchen planning, storage & functionality.
- The Kitchen Planner will take you through every step of consideration for your modular kitchen.
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- Before you let others decide what they want to offer you, consider tailoring your kitchen to your needs.
Where Do I Start
Kitchen Zones
Kitchen Layout
Kitchen Workflows
Kitchen Ergonomics
Where Do I Start
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Kitchen Zones
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Kitchen Layout
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Kitchen Workflows
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Kitchen Ergonomics
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1.1 Where do i start
Research shows that most households keep their
kitchens for approximately 12-14 years. It therefore pays
to carefully consider your kitchen needs and wants
during the planning process.
Before designing your layout you will need to carefully
consider your lifestyle, cooking frequency and the
number of people using the kitchen, to create a
kitchen that is both functional and organised.
- Dynamic Kitchen
- Dynamic Kitchen
- The kitchen is the hub of any home, therefore it is important that a kitchen is well planned, adequately organised and that it maximizes all the usable storage space to perform the kitchen tasks successfully. A kitchen design must go beyond just the ‘look’ of the exterior.
- A ‘dynamic’ design incorporates ergonomic and workflow consideration, ease of access to frequently used kitchen items and the utilisation of the kitchen space into ‘useable and accessible’ storage space.
- Customise your kitchen to your family needs not just your floor space.
1.2 Understanding Kitchen Zones
Divide your kitchen tasks into work areas or zones. This will assist you to focus on what function is important for you during the use of the kitchen. The latest kitchen planning Standard that elevates the kitchen functionality beyond the standard ‘Working Triangle’. identifies the 5 main kitchen activities into zones and places them in relation with other zones. This optimises workflow movement during the performance of tasks and increases storage space. These zones are -
Consumable Zone
Non-Consumable Zone
Cleaning Zone
Preparation Zone
Cooking Zone
Consumable Zone
- The “Consumable” zone is used to store consumable goods. These are items that are used for cooking and baking which then must be replenished. These include both chilled and unchilled food stuffs. That’s why both the refrigerator and freezer cabinets are a fixed part of this zone.
Non-Consumable Zone
- The “Non-Consumable” zone is used to store items used on a daily basis. It is used for kitchen utensils, cutlery, dishes and glasses. Twenty percent of all zone changes takes place between this zone and the “Cleaning” zone.
Cleaning Zone
- The sink, waste bin, cleaning materials and the dishwasher makes up the “Cleaning” zone. Using an under sink pull-out drawer makes more efficient use of valuable kitchen storage space that is usually wasted and provides better access to oftenused cleaning materials.
Preparation Zone
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1.3 Choosing the Perfect Kitchen Layout
Divide your kitchen tasks into work areas or zones. This will assist you to focus on what function is important for you during the use of the kitchen. The latest kitchen planning Standard that elevates the kitchen functionality beyond the standard ‘Working Triangle’. identifies the 5 main kitchen activities into zones and places them in relation with other zones. This optimises workflow movement during the performance of tasks and increases storage space. These zones are -
Straight Kitchen
L-Shaped Kitchen
U-Shaped Kitchen
Parallel Kitchen
Island Kitchen
Straight Kitchen
- The “Consumable” zone is used to store consumable goods. These are items that are used for cooking and baking which then must be replenished. These include both chilled and unchilled food stuffs. That’s why both the refrigerator and freezer cabinets are a fixed part of this zone.
L-Shaped Kitchen
- The “Non-Consumable” zone is used to store items used on a daily basis. It is used for kitchen utensils, cutlery, dishes and glasses. Twenty percent of all zone changes takes place between this zone and the “Cleaning” zone.
U-Shaped Kitchen
- The sink, waste bin, cleaning materials and the dishwasher makes up the “Cleaning” zone. Using an under sink pull-out drawer makes more efficient use of valuable kitchen storage space that is usually wasted and provides better access to oftenused cleaning materials.
Parallel Kitchen
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Island Kitchen
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1.4 Understanding Kitchen Workflows
Divide your kitchen tasks into work areas or zones. This will assist you to focus on what function is important for you during the use of the kitchen. The latest kitchen planning Standard that elevates the kitchen functionality beyond the standard ‘Working Triangle’. identifies the 5 main kitchen activities into zones and places them in relation with other zones. This optimises workflow movement during the performance of tasks and increases storage space. These zones are -
Straight Kitchen
L-Shaped Kitchen
U-Shaped Kitchen
Parallel Kitchen
Island Kitchen
Straight Kitchen
- The “Consumable” zone is used to store consumable goods. These are items that are used for cooking and baking which then must be replenished. These include both chilled and unchilled food stuffs. That’s why both the refrigerator and freezer cabinets are a fixed part of this zone.
L-Shaped Kitchen
- The “Non-Consumable” zone is used to store items used on a daily basis. It is used for kitchen utensils, cutlery, dishes and glasses. Twenty percent of all zone changes takes place between this zone and the “Cleaning” zone.
U-Shaped Kitchen
- The sink, waste bin, cleaning materials and the dishwasher makes up the “Cleaning” zone. Using an under sink pull-out drawer makes more efficient use of valuable kitchen storage space that is usually wasted and provides better access to oftenused cleaning materials.
Parallel Kitchen
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Island Kitchen
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1.5 Kitchen Ergonomics
Divide your kitchen tasks into work areas or zones. This will assist you to focus on what function is important for you during the use of the kitchen. The latest kitchen planning Standard that elevates the kitchen functionality beyond the standard ‘Working Triangle’. identifies the 5 main kitchen activities into zones and places them in relation with other zones. This optimises workflow movement during the performance of tasks and increases storage space. These zones are -
Straight Kitchen
L-Shaped Kitchen
U-Shaped Kitchen
Parallel Kitchen
Island Kitchen
Straight Kitchen
- The “Consumable” zone is used to store consumable goods. These are items that are used for cooking and baking which then must be replenished. These include both chilled and unchilled food stuffs. That’s why both the refrigerator and freezer cabinets are a fixed part of this zone.
L-Shaped Kitchen
- The “Non-Consumable” zone is used to store items used on a daily basis. It is used for kitchen utensils, cutlery, dishes and glasses. Twenty percent of all zone changes takes place between this zone and the “Cleaning” zone.
U-Shaped Kitchen
- The sink, waste bin, cleaning materials and the dishwasher makes up the “Cleaning” zone. Using an under sink pull-out drawer makes more efficient use of valuable kitchen storage space that is usually wasted and provides better access to oftenused cleaning materials.
Parallel Kitchen
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Island Kitchen
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1.6 Storage Options
Divide your kitchen tasks into work areas or zones. This will assist you to focus on what function is important for you during the use of the kitchen. The latest kitchen planning Standard that elevates the kitchen functionality beyond the standard ‘Working Triangle’. identifies the 5 main kitchen activities into zones and places them in relation with other zones. This optimises workflow movement during the performance of tasks and increases storage space. These zones are -
Straight Kitchen
L-Shaped Kitchen
U-Shaped Kitchen
Parallel Kitchen
Island Kitchen
Straight Kitchen
- The “Consumable” zone is used to store consumable goods. These are items that are used for cooking and baking which then must be replenished. These include both chilled and unchilled food stuffs. That’s why both the refrigerator and freezer cabinets are a fixed part of this zone.
L-Shaped Kitchen
- The “Non-Consumable” zone is used to store items used on a daily basis. It is used for kitchen utensils, cutlery, dishes and glasses. Twenty percent of all zone changes takes place between this zone and the “Cleaning” zone.
U-Shaped Kitchen
- The sink, waste bin, cleaning materials and the dishwasher makes up the “Cleaning” zone. Using an under sink pull-out drawer makes more efficient use of valuable kitchen storage space that is usually wasted and provides better access to oftenused cleaning materials.
Parallel Kitchen
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Island Kitchen
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