Discussion on Kitchens a Design Centre Publication

The book kitchens are written by John Prizeman on designs and equipment of storage in kitchens. The main idea behind this book is to share information about different kinds of kitchen and kitchen essentials. For instance, it includes the gourmet's kitchen, country kitchens, family kitchens, and open-plan kitchens. Moreover, this book also explains information regarding colours and designs of kitchens. Regarding kitchen writer also wrote information about cost estimation and expansion ideas. The writer presented arguments in favour of cost estimation prior to completely designing a kitchen or buying its equipment (Prizeman, 1970).

Furthermore, the writer added examples in the book to elaborate on different concepts. For instance, while discussing doubling back regarding time and motion the writer added an example of food storage in refrigerator and washing salads at sinks. Although, John Prizeman also presented examples of required tools and equipment such as cooking rings, the sink and preparation centre for cooking a meat pie.

The writer also added quotations in the books to explain various arguments. For instance, a quotation used by John Prizeman at the beginning of the book is “A kitchen should be planned to serve the people who use it”.   

This quotation is projecting his emphasis on the appropriate selection of designs and sizes of equipment as well as spaces in the kitchen. According to John Prizeman, the walking distance between all the main work areas of a home kitchen should not exceed the maximum limit of 20ft otherwise it will become tiring for the users. Considering this information, I think the quote is highly relevant and it meets my own opinion about spaces and areas covered by walking. The book “kitchen” by John Prizeman also relate to other books written by other writers as most of them use the same method and themes to explain kitchen designs requirement.   

References on Kitchens a Design Centre Publication

Prizeman, J. (1970). Kitchens. Macdonald & Company.