Goals
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The purpose of this project is to:
- Practice the design process
- Practice documenting creative work
- Consider what sustainability means to you in terms of everyday living practices
At the end of this project, students will be able to:
- Write a concept statement
- Generate a variety of ideas to solve a problem
- Present a solution that effectively addresses the stated goals
- Provide a clear summary of the reasoning that led to the selection of solution.
- Identify resources that are available to support the work
- Produce a visual representation that accurately conveys the concept and provides a basic outline for building the product.
- Make an informative and interesting presentation that represents an idea and process
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Design Requirements – Aesthetics
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This sections asks you to consider how will people feel when using your kitchen – what is their aesthetic experience? What elements will help your kitchen achieve the feeling you’ve described? For example, bright colors can feel energetic, muted colors with contrasting accents can feel elegant, and polka-dots can feel like a party. Think about the kind of work spaces you enjoy using. Are they bright and spacious, neat and organized, or relaxed and informal?
Insert a slideshow with at least 10 images of kitchens that represent your idea of what you want your kitchen to look like below.
Review the visual design Principles and Elements that you used in your poster for the guild project. How do contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity apply to kitchen design? How can you use visual elements (color, shape, line, etc) and principles (balance, repetition, alignment, proximity, etc) to achieve the feeling you are after?
Choose one of your kitchen images and write a paragraph analyzing the look of the kitchen in terms of visual elements and principles of design.
My kitchen is more of a newer/modern look. It’s open to dining and living spaces, providing people to move freely and have everyone connect with one another despite being busy with prepping meals. The small windows at the top provide a good amount of light to enter the kitchen and it matches the size of the cabinet door that’s below it. All appliances match with one another by all being stainless steel (refrigerator, stove/oven, and sink). The white color of the cabinets give makes it look more spacious. There is repetition in plants (one in the middle and others on the windowsill). The marble countertop and wall complement each other and go well with the white cabinets. The two hanging lights are evenly spaced out and provide enough light for the middle of the kitchen. There is a balance of color throughout the kitchen as the cabinets are all white and everything is a darker color. Almost everything in this kitchen has a rectangular shape with a few circles. Straight lines and a lot of enclosed cabinet/drawer space provides easy organization of things to prevent clutter. The flooring and wall add texture to the kitchen as everything else is a solid color. The flow of the floor and wall are similar as the lines move horizontally. This kitchen is mainly for people who like prepping fresh meals since there is no microwave. I would add barstools on the outside part of the island to allow people to sit there and be closer to the prep person.
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Design Requirements – Function
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Consider what kind of equipment is needed in your kitchen to make it function the way you want it to. What kinds of meals do you like to cook? Do you like cooking elaborate meals or are you more of a heat and eat kind of person? Do you like to cook alone or with friends? The answers to questions like these will guide decisions about the elements and layout you might need to ensure that the kitchen functions well for its intended use.
Make a list of furniture and equipment that you need for the kitchen to function the way you’d like it to. Include sizes and numbers. (size of room, length of countertops, number of chairs, etc)
- 1 Refrigerator — 36 inches in width (26.8cu ft)
- 1 Quartz L-shaped countertop — 15 feet x 2 feet x 1 inch thickness AND 8 feet x 2 feet x 1 inch thickness
- 1 Quartz Countertop for Island — 4 feet x 8 feet x 1 inch thickness
- 1 Stove/Oven — 30 inches in width (5.4 cu ft)
- 1 Farmhouse Sink — 33 inches x 22 inches
- 1 Island — 4 feet x 8 feet
- 1 Glass Door — 4 feet x 7.5 feet
- 1 Window — 3 feet x 5 feet
- 20+ Wooden Cabinets
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Design requirements – Sustainability
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What does it mean to you to have a “sustainable kitchen”? How will you know if you have achieved a sustainable kitchen according to your definition? 75% of the materials used to build it sourced locally? Carbon neutral? All food and energy are 100% renewable and come from the garden outside? Setting goals will help you make decisions about how each of the functional elements you include will support the concept of sustainability
Think about which combination of elements will best address your sustainability goals within your lifestyle practices comfort level.
Following the SMART goals format, make a list of 5 assessment parameters that you can measure your kitchen against to determine if you have achieved your sustainable kitchen goals.
- Growing my own fruits and vegetables in the garden – at least 45% of food comes from my garden. Also, 100% of fresh foods that can’t be grown in my garden will come from local farmers or local stores.
2. Having 100% eco-friendly and high-efficiency appliances (induction cooktop, energy star refrigerator, etc)
3. 90% reusable items in my kitchen only – NO plastic
4. Prevent having and/or using more than 3 appliances (stove, refrigerator, etc.) – avoid having/using dishwashers, air fryers, blenders, etc.
5. Eat less meat and dairy weekly – decrease by 20% from my normal diet.
6. Compost all food waste.
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Creative Ideation
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Using graph paper or design software, make a to-scale drawing of the outline of your kitchen walls. This is your base map.
Using the paper provided, cut out a to-scale representative shape for each of your design elements. Or use one of the on-line kitchen design tools)
Place your elements within the format grid on the paper provided. Move them around until you find a pleasing and functional relationship. Record your idea and repeat at least 4 times. Each time, consider how well your design reflects your vision statement (especially regarding visual unity and functional requirements) and what changes you can make to get closer to your ideal.
It is very important that all elements are “to scale” in relation to the real world. This means that everything in the drawing should be sized in relation to inches or meters so that if the drawing were expanded, everything would be the right size.
Insert a slideshow that includes at least 5 ideation drawings.
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Concept Statement
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Imagine that you are working with a client who has asked you to design this kitchen. Using the examples found in the resource section as guidelines, write a one-page description of your kitchen idea that integrates the aesthetic, functional, and sustainability information you generated above and insert it below. Your paragraph should “sell” your kitchen to your client – they should be excited to give you lots of money to design and build it after hearing your pitch. This paragraph is your concept statement.
The best sustainable, spacious, modern kitchen you’ll ever see! With this 300 square feet (15×20 feet) kitchen, you’ll have everything you need. While still feeling like it’s any other normal kitchen, it’s sustainable as it uses natural lighting and has eco-friendly and high-efficiency kitchen appliances. During the day, the natural light easily enters the kitchen from the 4×7.5 feet glass door and 3×5 feet window which saves a lot of electricity. All of the cabinets are made out of wood and are sourced from a local store a few miles away! While there is no microwave, this means all of your meals will be freshly made which tastes even better and saves electricity by not using extra kitchen appliances. There is a glass door that leads into your backyard for easy access to your vegetable garden. You can easily go into your backyard, grab your tasty, healthy vegetables, and come right back into the kitchen to wash and prepare your meal. The kitchen has a new, clean, modern feeling to it as it has a combination of white painted walls and a lot of wooden cabinets to store kitchen items/accessories. The wooden cabinets create a sense of warmth and comfort. The kitchen is family-friendly as it’s very spacious for multiple people to move around in it and not feel cramped. The focal point is a big 4×8 feet island in the middle of the kitchen that allows others to gather around and create a sense of togetherness. The large refrigerator, stove, sink, island, door, and window follows the principle of sizing as they all compliment each other well. The cabinets being all the same wood allows for repetition throughout the whole kitchen. Lastly, a pantry is placed next to the refrigerator as it utilizes its output to better maintain food storage.
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Floor Plan
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Make a to-scale floorplan drawing of your design and post the image below. The floorplan drawing should be clearly labeled, attractive, and convincing. Remember to use the visual design elements and principles to lay out your drawing on the page (borders can often be helpful). You may use electronic tools to complete your drawing or do it by hand.
Digitize your floorplan drawing and insert it below.
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Background Research
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For the above sections, you will be using the internet and other resources to find information that you need to complete your design. Document the sources you used for this assignment below. (minimum of 10). For each source, write a brief description of how that source was useful to you.
- https://www.bobvila.com/articles/standard-countertop-height/
- Countertop height
- https://econgranite.com/stone-weekly/best-marble-alternatives/
- Best alternative for marble countertops = Quarts (cheaper)
- https://glassdoctor.com/expert-tips/all-about-glass-doors/sliding-glass-door-sizes-standard
- Sliding door sizes
- https://www.thisoldhouse.com/kitchens/21015008/tips-for-building-a-better-kitchen-island
- Island sizes
- https://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/kitchen/appliances/eco-friendly-kitchen-appliance-picks/
- Eco-friendly kitchen appliances
- https://thorkitchen.com/whats-the-standard-refrigerator-size/
- Refrigerator sizes
- https://www.signaturehardware.com/lc_buying_guide-farmhouse-sink
- Farmhouse sink
- https://homeguides.sfgate.com/standard-kitchen-stove-dimensions-82501.html
- Standard stove dimensions
- https://www.remodelista.com/posts/kitchen-cabinet-measurements-installing-what-to-know-remodeling-101/
- Height from countertop to bottom of cabinet
- https://www.marbleandgranite.com/blog/2012/october-2012/how-thick-should-your-granite-or-marble-countertop
- Thickness of marble countertop
- https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/timber-makes-you-feel-good-and-helps-you-heal-says
- Feeling from wood
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Slideshow
Make a slideshow that includes your concept statement, sustainability goals, ideation drawings, and floor plan and insert it below. Imagine this slideshow as a presentation to a client that addresses their needs in such a way that they are convinced that they couldn’t have chosen a better designer for their project than you.
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