The size of the space determines the overall kitchen cabinet shape
Common overall kitchen cabinet designs include I-shaped, L-shaped, concave-shaped and island-shaped. When designing the overall cabinet, the design style of the overall cabinet should be determined according to the actual space.
The straight-line structure of the L-shaped kitchen is simple and clear, usually requiring an area of 7 square meters and a length of 2 meters. As long as the cooking equipment is placed from left to right or from right to left according to the user’s habits. If the space conditions permit, part of the wall adjacent to the kitchen can also be knocked out and replaced with a low cabinet in the form of a bar. In this way, a semi-open space can be formed and the use area can be increased.
The L-shaped kitchen is currently the most common decoration. The two sides need at least 1.5 meters in length. The feature is that the various equipment are placed on the two L-shaped axes according to the cooking sequence. However, in order to avoid the inconvenience of operation due to the close proximity of water and fire, it is best to arrange the refrigerator and the sink side by side in a straight line, and the stove on the other axis. If you want to be more convenient in cooking, you can add a storage cabinet on the side of the L-shaped corner against the wall, which can increase the storage capacity and not occupy the plane space; it can also continue to extend on the L-shaped axis and design a The shelf can be folded or pulled out, and can be stowed away when not in use. It can be turned on again when there is a lot of cooking.
If you add a whole kitchen cabinet to the L-shaped kitchen, it will become a concave shape, which is known to all owners. In the concave-shaped kitchen, you can plan more deep integrated cabinets at the corners and on the left and right sides to increase the storage function. The concave shape has two corner spaces, which are often ignored by people for its functionality. In fact, you can add a rotating cabinet that can rotate 180 degrees or 360 degrees. When the door is opened, the items placed inside will rotate out accordingly.
The island-style kitchen is an additional independent table in the center of the kitchen, which is relatively rare. It is generally used in high-end decorations such as villas. It can be used as a pre-dinner preparation area and can also serve as a dining table, but it needs at least 16 square meters. space.
Follow ergonomic principles
The whole cabinet is designed according to the principle of human engineering, which can effectively avoid the problem of backache caused by cooking. For example, when the height of the countertop of the kitchen utensils is 15 cm from the wrist when working on the countertop, it is most suitable for people to engage in lighter cooking tasks. The height of the wall cabinet and the shelf is 170 to 180 cm, and people can reach it with their hands. The overall cabinet space beyond this height can store infrequent items. The distance between the upper and lower cabinets is preferably 55 cm. Except for the I-shaped kitchen, in other kitchens, the refrigerator, workbench and stove will form a triangular work area, and the distance between the three sides must be 60 to 90 cm or more for users to pick and place It is not too close or too far when food, and it is not too cramped when turning around.
The operation process determines the overall cabinet partition
Distribute the overall cabinet space reasonably. When planning the space, try to determine the location of the items according to the frequency of use, such as placing the filter near the sink, placing the pots near the stove, etc., and the location of the food cabinet should be far away from the kitchen utensils and the refrigerator Vents, and keep it dry and clean. When storing items, of course you must also pay attention to safety issues.
Principles of Convenience of Energy and Lighting
Use sufficient lighting to increase efficiency and avoid dangerous kitchen lighting is the primary safety and efficiency. The light should be projected from the front to avoid shadows and hinder work. In addition to using adjustable ceiling lamps as general lighting, centralized light sources are installed above the overall cabinet and workbench to make cutting vegetables and finding objects more convenient and safer. Projection lights can be installed in some glass storage cabinets, especially when some colorful tableware is stored inside, it can achieve a good decorative effect, which is very practical in decoration.
Principles of lighting and ventilation
The lighting in the kitchen is mainly to avoid direct sunlight to prevent the food, dry goods, and condiments stored in the room from deteriorating due to light and heat. In addition, it must be ventilated. But there must be no window above the stove, otherwise the flame of the gas stove will not be stable due to the influence of the wind, and it will even be blown out by the strong wind and cause catastrophe.
Principle of Efficient Pollution Discharge
Kitchens are the worst-hit areas of room pollution. At present, the range hoods commonly installed above stoves are all imitations of foreign products, which are neither beautiful nor in line with my country’s national conditions. Therefore, in the face of the actual situation where there is no ideal product on the market, a ventilation fan should be installed at the highest point above the stove.
Meet the needs of aesthetics
The consumption of modern consumers highly advocates personalized, diversified, fashionable consumption and aesthetics. More consumers put the aesthetics of cabinets in a very important position, which has become one of the important factors affecting purchases. Therefore, the overall cabinet design should not only stay on the basis of satisfying practicality, but should give the cabinet a deeper connotation, so that the practicality and beauty are highly unified, making it a beautiful scenery in the home.
The applicability of the cabinet includes practicality and rationality
1. The practicality of cabinet design is to have the most basic use value. In other words, to meet the basic functions of storage, cleaning, cooking, tidying up, and fume exhaust, this is the first demand of most consumers. Only on the basis of meeting this demand, can the second demand of aesthetic function be considered. , And then consider the third demand embodied by value. If the use function of this set of cabinets cannot be satisfied, then the design of this set of cabinets is defective.
2. The rationality of the overall cabinet design is that the layout of functional areas should be reasonable, the use of materials should be reasonable, the production technology should be reasonable, the use of space should be reasonable, the water and electricity settings should be reasonable, and the ergonomics and installation technology should be consistent. Require.
Meet safety requirements
In addition to meeting the above requirements, cabinet design must also be followed and is the most important thing. It is safety. All products are now proposing “people-oriented”. If the principle of safety is deviated, then there is no way to talk about the safety of the kitchen mainly in two aspects.
On the one hand, it refers to potential safety hazards, which are mainly manifested in the use of electrical appliances and the use of natural gas (liquefied petroleum gas). All of these need to be carefully considered. For the actual part of the electrical appliance, you can refer to the instruction manual of the electrical appliance to eliminate safety hazards as much as possible.
On the other hand, it refers to the damage caused to the operator during the use of the kitchen. Mainly manifested in channel corners, channels, handles, unreasonable hanging heights of certain electrical appliances, etc. In these aspects, more knowledge of ergonomics is applied in the design. In addition, you must also understand the operator Some of the operating habits, such a design can meet the requirements of safety.
Simple rules for design
The three most important activities of the kitchen work area as a work area are: side dishes, cooking and cleaning. To achieve the above activities, the following steps will be taken: store food in pantry, refrigerator, and freezer within reach; keep cooking utensils within easy reach.
Side dishes: The distance between the sink and the stove must be 80 mm, 100 mm is better. This is the central point of the kitchen: fish, meat, vegetables, etc. are all prepared here. The necessary cooking utensils and spices should be kept within easy reach.
Cooking: The central point here is the stove. Each side of the operating surface around the stove must be able to withstand a high temperature of at least 200°C, and a soup pot or frying pan can be placed in the base cabinet.
Cleaning: The dishwasher should be on the other side of the stove with the sink as the boundary. The most common combination of sink and drain board cabinet is: the two sinks are 340 mm and 293 mm wide respectively, and are installed on the 800 mm wide base cabinet. Next to the sink, there should be a wall cabinet for storing cups, spice boxes, glassware and dinner plates; a wall cabinet for storing cooking utensils such as bowls and bowls; a drawer for storing cooking utensils, knives and forks; storing decontamination powder, detergent or other chemicals The floor cabinet under the sink for the cleaning agent is also the best place for the built-in trash can. Because children can open this cabinet, it is wise to lock the base cabinet.