Discussion on Kitchen design

The book entitled as Architect’s pocketbook of kitchen design is written by Charlotte Baden Powell deals with different architecture styles of kitchen designs. With the development of technology, the real innovation has introduced an improvement in the designs and performance. The kitchen today is the hub of the family home that facilitate all the family members by providing services of food and eatable. The book includes different scenarios related to the history of the kitchen as well as recent development processes carried out in the kitchen. The concept demonstrated in the book is related to the journey of the kitchen from the fireplace to the modern cooker. The social changes are also considered from Victorian times. The author presented concepts with the idiosyncratic process along with the substantial rebuilding process that can be undertaken for all the conditions.

The design of kitchens progressed rapidly with great dependence on technology. The author quoted that

“New gadgets and equipment were invented, and old cast iron ranges were replaced with the electric and gas cooker.”

 This quote and phrase are the main subject line of the whole book that shows the central concept of the book regarding gradual improvement in the kitchen design and equipment. The first consideration was to change the dishwashing area and sinks with a more convenient and idiosyncratic process.

The substantial rebuilding process is carried out with the development of kitchen styles and processes. In the second chapter of the book, the author raised some questions related to measuring the design of the kitchen. The questions consider how many people can be served by the kitchen, type of adjoining kitchen, extensive dining area, compact area of the kitchen, massive shop with the food storage and how the designs and services can be managed in the kitchen. The book relates all the facts so well that the reader can get all in first go through.