1. Room Planning, Service Area
Architecture II/III
Dr. Ku
Technology Education
Simsbury High School

2. Welcome to the Service Area!

3. What is included in the SERVICE AREA?
Kitchen, Laundry Room, Garage, Utility Room, Storage Area

4. Lesson Objectives: After this lesson, you will be able to:
Apply good design principles to planning the service areas of a home.
Design a functional kitchen to meet a family’s needs.
Select appliances for a modern kitchen.
Plan a modern, efficient clothes care center.

5. Service Area Supplements the living and sleeping areas
Supplies equipment and space for maintenance, storage, and service
Includes:
Kitchen
Clothes car center (Laundry Room)
Garage or carport
Utility
Storage

6. What is the principal use for a kitchen?
THE KITCHEN
What is the principal use for a kitchen?

7. KITCHEN Efficient kitchen planning includes: Placement of appliances
Providing adequate storage cabinets
Food preparation facilities
Work center

8. KITCHEN EFFICENCY: Work Triangle
Determined by drawing a line from the front center of the range to the refrigerator to the sink and back to the range.
The lengths of the three lines are added together to product the length of the work triangle.
Practical kitchen design should not exceed 22 feet.

9. KITCHEN: Six Basic Styles
Straight line
L-Shape
Corridor
U-shaped
Peninsula
Island

11. What are two disadvantages of this style?
STRAIGHT LINE KITCHEN
One-wall kitchen, wall design
Frequently used in cottages & apartments
Advantages- Fits into a narrow space. Can be screened off, if needed. Ideal for kitchens with limited floor and wall area. Lower cost. Disadvantages Much running around. Ensure that the walk way space is at least 1200mm to allow two people to pass one another. And to allow drawers or cupboard doors to be opened.
What are two disadvantages of this style?

12. STRAIGHT LINE KITCHEN DISADVANTAGES: Much running around
Limited amount of cabinet space
Not very interesting
ADVANTAGES:
Fits into narrow space
Can be screened off, if needed
Ideal for kitchens with limited floor or wall area
Less expensive

13. L-SHAPE KITCHEN Located along two adjacent walls
Two work centers are located along one wall and the third on the adjoining walls
Not suitable for large kitchens

14. L-SHAPE KITCHEN ADVANTAGES: Efficient work flow Less running around
Modest cost
DISADVANTAGES:
Less room to share with assistant cooks
AdvantagesEfficient work flow. Less running around. Opens up floor space for eating area. Modest cost. Disadvantages Less room to share with assistant cooks.

15. CORRIDOR KITCHEN Located on two walls opposite each other
Usually small to medium size
Ideal for long, narrow rooms
Not recommended for heavy throughway traffic
Open space between the cabinets should be at least 4’
AdvantagesEfficient workflow using a small area. Easier for assistant cooks. Disadvantage More dangerous if corridor used for traffic. More expensive.

16. CORRIDOR KITCHEN Advantages Efficient work flow using a small area
Easier for assistant cooks
Disadvantages
More expensive
Dangerous if corridor is used for traffic

17. U-SHAPE KITCHEN Most popular design Retains a high level of efficiency
No traffic through the kitchen to other areas of the house
Work triangle is compact & functional
Medium in size with open spaces between the legs of the “U” being 5 or 6 feet

18. U-SHAPE KITCHEN Disadvantages: Advantages: Uses much more space
More expensive
Advantages:
Efficient workflow
Easy for multiple assistant cooks
Nice for entertaining

19. PENINSULA KITCHEN Popular because it provides plenty of work space
Easily joined to the dining room using the peninsula as a divider
Peninsula may be used as a cooking center

20. ISLAND KITCHEN
Modification of the straight line, the L-shaped, or the U-shaped design
Island may house the sink, cooking center, or food preparation
Maybe serve as a countertop or snack bar
Island must be accessible from all sides
At least 4’ of clearance should be allow on all sides

21. Review What are the six basic kitchen styles?
Which kitchen style if commonly used for cottages and apartments?
What is a disadvantage of the corridor style design?
Which style is a modification of the straight line, U-shaped, or L-shaped design?
What is the peninsula used as in the peninsula kitchen design?
Which kitchen style has two adjacent walls?
Which styles is the most popular?
What is an advantage of the U-shaped kitchen?

22. Identify this type of kitchen.
*What do you like/dislike about this kitchen?

24. Identify this type of kitchen.
*What do you like/dislike about this kitchen?

25. Identify this type of kitchen.
*What do you like/dislike about this kitchen?

26. Identify this type of kitchen.
*What do you like/dislike about this kitchen?

27. Identify this type of kitchen.
*What do you like/dislike about this kitchen?

28. CABINETS & APPLIANCES
Symbols & Standard sizes of kitchen appliances & sinks
Most standard base cabinets are:
34 ½” high, 24” deep, and width increments in 3 inch multiples (15”, 18”, 21”, etc)
Wall cabinets
12 or 13 inches deep
Cabinets
12 to 30 inches high in increments of 3 inches and 12 to 36 inches wide increments of 3 inches

29. Kitchen: LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!
Locate the kitchen near:
The service entrance
Easy access to outside trash containers
Next to a dining room
Near a laundry area & a bath
Position a window in way so that children can be viewed in the play area

30. KITCHEN: EXTRAS Ventilation Decor Wall fan (with a hood)
Exhaust through an outside wall or the roof
Exhaust should NOT be expelled into the attic
Decor
Present trends
Well lighted
Main ceiling fixture, lights over the sink, cooking center, and food prep area

31. KITCHEN EATING AREAS
What is the purpose of a kitchen eating area?