3. The “Working Triangle” might not always
be the best option for your kitchen
This depends on the layout of your kitchen
and on traffic paths.
Ideally, you want to keep right angles and
zones of space away from the line of flow,
because that is how you will cut down on
traffic.
This will help you gain in efficiency in the
use of your kitchen space as it will be
easier to compartmentalise the kitchen
away from the line of traffic.
4. Play with the design to retain a
distinctive kitchen space in an open space
When designing your new space, keep
in mind that you can play with several
aspects of the design to create distinction
and have clearly defined areas in your
open plan.
Positioning the kitchen underneath the
slope of the roof or section of the ceiling, for
example, can really help define its space as
separate from other zones of the interior.
5. Keep storage near the centre of your
home
Redesigning your new kitchen space offers
the perfect chance to create additional
storage, but think carefully of where to put it
so it doesn't disturb the traffic paths in your
new space.
As a rule of thumb, we try to keep it outside
of the main kitchen / dining / living area and
as close to the hallway as possible because
it makes it much more easily accessible to
the whole house. By keeping it in a darker
zone of the space, it also means that you
don't have to sacrifice natural light for
functional use.
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