modular kitchen, types of kitchen, from basics

3. KITCHEN
• Kitchen is a room or part of room used for cooking and food preparation.
• A stove, a sink , a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged here.
• The main function of a kitchen is cooking or preparing food but it may be used
for dining, food storage, entertaining, dishwashing.
• The kitchen is one of the most busiest and most expensive room in the home.
• Creating a good kitchen is lot like creating a good meal.
• Properly planning a new kitchen or remodelling a kitchen is important as
choosing the right material and installing them precisely.

5. KITCHEN PLANNING BASICS
• The height of kitchen platform should be ranging in between 2’9” to
2’11”.
• The depth of platform should be ranging between 2’ to 2’6”.
• The length of platform depends on the kitchen design and room size.
• Maximum height for overhead cabinets is 7’0” and the height for
cabinet from platform should not be less than 2’0”.
• Make sure that nothing obstructs the work triangle.

6. • Don’t tuck your oven or other appliances into a corner you will need a bit space
on both sides to open door to access things on the counter.
• Think about the need of single, double or triple bowl sink on a layout, the
number of bowl will affect the size of sink.
• Common size for single bowl sink
600 x 400 x 150 mm
600 x 450 x 250 mm
750 x 450 x 250 mm

7. KITCHEN PLANNING BASICS
• When planning kitchen consider family size, number of persons who will use the
kitchen, type of client and type and amount of cooking, baking, and preparation
they will do.
• Some people choose open kitchen by that they can talk to other family members
easily, eat meals and entertain their guest as well.
• While some people choose private kitchen to work undisturbed.

9. LOCATION AND RELATION TO OTHER PARTS
OF HOUSE.
• The location of kitchen is also important and depends on several factors.
1. Direct connection to dining room.
2. Direct connection to refuse waste without passing through social zone or guest
entry.
3. Easily accessible from garage or driveway to facilitate transport of supplies.
4. Should be close to guest entry.
5. Should have connection with secondary entry of house.

10. SIZES OF KITCHEN
• If the kitchen room size is less than 60 sqft. The kitchen is small size.
• If it ranges between 60 to 90 sqft. The kitchen is medium size.
• If it is more than 100 sqft. Than it is large size kitchen.

11. CABINETS
• Kitchen cabinets provide our kitchen with a huge visual impact, kitchen cabinet
provide storage solutions and integrate our appliances with the rest of the room .
• Cabinets use half of our budget.
• We use them every day, selecting durable and attractive should be top priority.
• Cabinets are of various sizes and shapes like base cabinet ( which rest on the
floor and rise about waist level), overhead cabinets ( which are attached to upper
portion of the wall), tall cabinets ( these runs from floor up to 5’-0” and more.

14. KITCHEN WORK TRIANGLE
• Locate the three parts of our kitchen – the refrigerator, sink and cooktop.
• It is an imaginary triangle and we move over these imaginary triangle lines, from center
of our cooktop to refrigerator, refrigerator to sink, and sink to cooktop.
• The kitchen work triangle total should range from 12’-0” to 27’-0”. It means that the
sides should not be less than 4’ and not more than 9’.
• And we should be able to walk in unobstructed lines.
• A large triangle would require too much walking while a smaller one would create a
cramped layout.

16. ACTIVITY CENTERS
• Each center will be organized according to an activity focus, be assigned a designated space and
encompass storage for tools needed for that activities.
• In most kitchens activity centers overlap.
A sink/ cutting center – the zone for peeling, chopping and washing food.
A cook and serve center – the zone of cooking, baking, and utensils storage area.
A refrigerator center – the zone of storing groceries etc.
A Mixing center – the zone of food preparation and mixing.

17. SINK AND CUTTING CENTRE
• We need sink in this area, water and drainage for food preparation and clean up jobs.
• This center's focus: washing, chopping, draining and preparing food.
• Its designated area: the sink and a counter area next to the sink. Storage for this center
can include the counter, sink storage areas, a drawer and cabinet space.
• This is the most used center in the kitchen and should be central to other major centers.
• Other things present here:- dustbin, dishwasher, water heater.
• On sides of sink leave minimum 1’6”, and 9’ to 1’0” .
• In this center we should plan a window.

19. Cook and Serve center
• This centre is planed around the range or cooktop.
• This work area is to planed for cooking and serving food.
• It is most desirable to store dishes in this area.
• In this centre we should avoid having a window because it takes away storage
space and makes venting or hood installation difficult.
• Counter space on either side of range is desirable, 2’0” is minimum And
1’6”(minimum) to set serving dishes.

21. REFRIGERATOR CENTRE
• the refrigerator is best located so it will not block the movement from one work
centre to another, so it usually located at the end of the work area.
• We should provide at least 9” on latch side so the door opens completely.
• The fridge location should not interfere food transfer between counters and the
dining table.
• It should be located near the entry of the kitchen where you will bring grocier’s
into home.

23. MIXING CENTRE
• Ideally this centre is located between fridge and the sink centre.
• If possible avoid window here so we get the needed wall storage.
• Most canned and packaged, bottled food should be stored in this area as well as
equipment’s.
• Length of counter needed for this centre is minimum 36”.
• If we locate this centre between range and sink, it will involve more travel by the
user.

25. TYPES OF KITCHEN
• ONE WALL KITCHEN
• PARALLEL OR CORRIDOR KITCHEN
• L SHAPE KITCHEN
• U SHAPE KITCHEN
• ISLAND KITCHEN

26. ONE WALL KITCHEN
• These type of kitchen are generally found in studio or loft space because it is
ultimate space saver.
• In one wall kitchen all three centre are in one line or on one wall.
• In this type of kitchen excessive walking is required.
• Require more wall space.
• It don’t have corners so no dead space

27. ONE WALL KITCHEN
• PROS
1. Unimpeded traffic flow
2. Maximum openness : no barriers.
3. Simple and easy to design.
4. All services (water, electrical, drainage) in
one place.
• CONS
1. Limited counter space.
2. Does not utilize the classic work triangle.

30. TWO WALL KITCHEN
• Two walls facing each other have all of the kitchen services.
• It has compact work triangle.
• Less expensive and without corners no dead storage space.
• Cross traffic can interfere in with the work triangle.
• Difficult for two people to work together.

31. TWO WALL KITCHEN
• PROS
1. With counters on both sides, this layout is
highly functional because it uses the classic
work triangle.
2. This layout gives a bit more space for
counters and cabinets.
• CONS
1. Difficult for two person to work at the same
time.
2. Useless fourth wall.

35. L-SHAPE KITCHEN
• It is most common type of kitchen and is usually found in many homes.
• It is highly flexible design that can be adapted to many sizes and styles of
kitchen.
• L shape layout reduces walking time between kitchen stations as it has efficient
work triangle.
• Usually one side is long and one is short because of placement of big appliances.

36. L-SHAPE KITCHEN
• PROS
1. Best use of work triangle.
2. Increased countertop space.
3. Can add an island
• CONS
1. Long walk from end points of the of work
triangle (i.e. from range to refrigerator).
2. Blind corners are problem. Corner base
cabinets and wall cabinets are difficult to
reach.

39. U SHAPE KITCHEN
• The U-shape kitchen can be thought of as a corridor-shape plan except that one
end has countertops or kitchen services and another is left open to allow access.
• PROS
1. This arrangement maintains good
workflow by means of the work
triangle.
2. The close end provides more
space for extra cabinets.
• CONS
1. Not suitable to have a kitchen
island because we don’t have
enough space around the
island

42. ISLAND KITCHEN
• A well planed and well designed kitchen island creates additional space for
appliances like microwaves and dishwashers, cooktop and become the hub of
several overlapping workstations.
• Whether the kitchen is large or small, the island need careful planning. The size
and shape should be in proportion to the kitchen, an island who is too big or
complicated can turn into an obstacle.

43. • Some Ways To Make Island Kitchen More Efficient And Functional.
1. Use a simple island to provide additional counter space.
2. In large kitchen, include a second sink in the island with counter space on
sides.
3. Using it as a additional counter for appliances like dishwasher, cooktop, range
in a kitchen where wall space is less
4. Using as a second work triangle in a large, two cook kitchen.

46. KITCHEN DESIGN STYLES
• We have the freedom to choose between hundreds of kitchen cabinets design,
countertops, range hoods and other appliances in order to develop our own unique
kitchen.
• The various styles are
1. Traditional 5. Old world
2. Country style 6. Coastal
3. Contemporary
4. Modern

47. TRADITIONAL KITCHEN STYLE
• Common traditional styles include black and white checkered flooring, wood floors,
cherry wood kitchen cabinet with green marble counters and even all-white designs
with blue accents.
• When choosing appliances, black and stainless steel work with both cherry and white
cabinetry.
• White tiles add a clean look and help reflect light, and artisanal or vintage-look
light fixtures add special touches.

49. COUNTRY KITCHEN STYLE
• Country kitchens feature wooden workstations or pot racks that do not match other
furnishings.
• Colours mean everything in a country kitchen. Warmly coloured, unpolished (or polish
that's not overdone) woods such as maple and pine are common. Combine these
woods with whites, cream colors or light browns as the backdrop colors and you are on
your way to a magazine-quality kitchen.
• Natural greens, bright blues and reds provide accent.
• stainless steel in the form of hanging lights or chef workstations works well in this
setting.
• Plaids and checkered patterns on seat cushions add to the country motif.

51. CONTEMPORARY KITCHEN STYLE
• Contemporary kitchen cabinets are made of woods paler than cherry wood, a signature
of the traditional kitchen.
• Light blues, clear reds and other bright colors are regulars in contemporary kitchens.
• Contemporary kitchens are known for their usefulness. No-frills cabinetry and
simplicity provide a tidy look.
• Contemporary kitchen cabinets have very little lacework.
• Some people even use plain aluminium kitchen cabinets that are painted white, giving
their kitchens slightly retro appearances.

53. MODERN KITCHEN STYLE
• This style is futuristic looking, using concrete, stone, metal and glass. High tech comes to
mind when thinking of this type of decor with lots of open space, bright lighting and square
lines.
• White walls are predominant in a modern home with furnishings, accessories and fabrics
sporting neutral tone-on-tone color schemes.
• A lacquered finish on kitchen cabinetry is common.
• The art and accessories in a modern interior are extremely important and must exhibit
striking shapes or forms to make a statement.
• Special pieces should be called out with spotlights for visual impact.

55. COASTAL KITCHEN STYLE
• Whether you live at the beach or just wish you did, you can count on cool shades
of blue, green, white and sand to create a vacation-time mood.
• Seagrass and wicker seating are casual, comfortable and coastal.
• Fabrics and flooring designed to stand up to wet bathing suits make coastal-style
kitchens easy to care for, and window treatments that allow for maximum
sunlight will have everyone in let’s-get-to-the-beach mode bright and early .

57. OLD WORLD
• If you yearn for a time when materials were solid and craftsmanship was king,
old world design will embrace you in history and luxury.
• Look for dark mahogany finishes with lots of carving and detail, countertops
with ogee or bullnose edges, and stone or wooden floors. Add historical
accessories

60. MODULAR KITCHEN
• Modular kitchen offers the user, a fully functional design.
• Modular kitchen are of two type
1. Fully modular. 2. Semi-modular.
• Modular kitchen provide excellent storage space in limited space and also make
kitchen look more appealing.
• Modular kitchen is all about cabinets and drawers. When combined together they
form a modular kitchen design.

61. THE BASE CABINET
• The cabinets that you see below the granite platform in the modular kitchen are
known as the base cabinets.
• These offer great space to hold almost anything.
• From featuring stainless steel baskets to a number of drawers and shelves, the
base cabinets have them all.
• The baskets come in various sizes and can be used as per requirement.

62. BASE CABINET
• Base cabinet hardware.
These includes hinges, baskets, pulls, handles, channels, profile handles, screws, addons, etc
1. Hinges used here are type of concealed hinges which opens more than 90

63. BASKETS
• These baskets come in various widths, depths and heights.
• There are many types of baskets like cutlery baskets, thalli baskets, plate baskets,
cup and saucer basket etc..
• These baskets come flat base and wire base.
• These baskets width starts from 6” and goes to 32”.
• Their depth comes in 20”, 22”, 24”.
• And height 4”, 6”, 8”.

64. Plain basket
• These baskets are multipurpose baskets which can be used as per requirements.
• They are available as wired baskets with different width dimensions as 8″, 12″,
15″, 17″, 19″, 21″, 24″, 28″, 32″ along with different height dimensions as 4″, 6″,
8″.
• Plain baskets help us to organize utensils in a better and systematic way.

66. Thali kitchen baskets
• these are highly space saving and functional baskets.
• They are basically used to arrange the plates of different sizes and shapes with
many different sized compartments built within it. Besides giving a visual look,
another arresting feature of having this basket is that it will prevent the breakage
of your plates
• The available depths of 20″, 22″and 24”, these baskets can be available in the
widths of 15,17,19,21 (inches).

68. CUTLERY BASKET
• These baskets consists of in built thin adjustable partitions which are useful to store small
accessories like spoons, knives and forks.
REMOVABLE CUTLERY SET
• Modern kitchen removable cutlery sets are also available in the market. The best functionality of
using this PVC tray baskets is to place right under the hob, as it accommodates mostly the used
items in your kitchen.
PERFORATED CUTLERY SETS
• As they come with punched holes, these perforated cutlery sets will help to circulate the air in-
between the utensils.
• Cutlery baskets width comes from 12”, 15”, 17”, 19”, 21”.
• And comes 4” in height.

71. PARTITION KITCHEN BASKET
• These stainless steel baskets are made partitioned so as to store different kitchen
utensils like glasses, katori, pulse boxes, jars etc.
• Partition kitchen baskets comes with 12”,15”,17”,19”,21” in width.
• Available heights 4”,6”,8”.
• The effective way of using partition kitchen baskets is that you can segregate
different storage items by placing similar shaped utensils at one side.

73. CUPAND SAUCER KITCHEN BASKET
In household kitchens these baskets are of vast applications. It has in-built
compartments for placing cups, saucers and small plates.
Width comes in 9,12,15,17,19,21”.
Height comes in 4”, 6”.

75. BOTTLE PULL OUTS
These are the high quality baskets which are specially designed to store bottles of
different sizes and shapes.
These baskets contain in-built racks so as to store and handle each bottle
conveniently and proper portioning ensures that bottles are placed in an orderly
manner without clashing with each other.
These comes in 4,6,8,12” width trolleys.
And comes in 17” height.

77. DETERGENT PULL OUT
These are placed below the sink area to keep access to the soaps
detergent etc.
These come 2 tier shelfs.
Comes in sizes 6”+6”, 6”+8”.
And height of 17”.

79. WICKER BASKETS
• These baskets comes in 13,15,19,21”
• And height from 4” 8” and 12”

80. • CORNER CABINET SOLUTIONS
MAGIC CORNER
in this all we have to do is to pull the door towards us and all the contents inside
the cabinet will come to us.
It uses the whole blind corner and gives options for maximum storage options and
provide easy access .
Cabinet door width 450mm. (18”).
Cabinet width 1050mm.
Available in wire base and flat base baskets.
As per kaff price 23000.

82. DUAL CORNER.

83. SWING PULL OUT
This is the most sought after storage solution for keeping bulky pans and pots in
systematic manner. The entire storage unit is designed in form of different trays
that are layered one above the other.
As soon as the door is opened then each tray swings completely out of the cabinet
so as to deliver easy access to all items. It is very much impressive as it can
withstand weight of 20kg.
Cabinet door width 450mm,
Cabinet width 1050.
Suitable for blind corners.

85. D-CORNER UNIT:
It is one of the amazing corner space storage solution invented so far. You can
utilize the kitchen corner space to the maximum with this unit. But it’s quite
expensive.
Cabinet width - 1050 mm.
Cabinet door width - 450 mm.
Suitable for blind corner.
Available in diametre of 19.6,23.6,27.6”.

87. ¾ CAROUSEL UNIT
• Cabinet width - 900x900 mm
• Loading capacity - 50 kg
• Cabinet door width - 300 mm
• Not suitable for blind corners.

89. SPACE CORNER UNIT
Comes in flexible sizes
Specially available in Hafele and Hettich

92. OVERHEAD CABINETS
• The basic function of overhead cabinets is to offer easy access to things like
spices, pulses and more when cooking.
• They are placed on the wall directly above the granite slab.
• Overhead cabinets or wall cabinets are optional. If you are on a budget, you can
simply opt out for them and have just the base cabinets.
• As compared to the base cabinets, they have lesser depth. You can even get the
overhead cabinets designed up to the ceiling if required.

93. OVERHEAD CABINET
• Overhead cabinets hardware
It includes liftups , hinges, handles etc.
Hinges
In overhead cabinets we use concealed hinges that open more than 90 degree

94. LIFTUPS
• Liftups are used to lift the shutter of overhead cabinets.
• These are as per the movement of the overhead cabinet shutter movement.

95. PULL DOWN SYSTEM
• Innovative organization system for wall units
• Minimum carcass depth 300 mm
• For standard wall unit widths 0f 600 mm and 900mm
• Loading capacity 5 kg
• Height of side when closed 140 mm, interior height 120 mm
• Optional light fixture with switch

97. DISH DRAINER
• Stainless steel, chrome plated dish drainer set,
• For carcass width 600 mm and 900 mm, two layers of dish drainer & cutlery
drainer
• Unique PVC water collecting tray
• Min required inside carcass depth 300 mm with hinge, for lift up 375 mm

99. FOLDING FLAP FITTING
• For wooden/framed
wooden/aluminum profile shutters
• Silent system integrated – soft-
closing action
• Adjustable opening force
• Inside carcass height 440-550 mm

100. LIFT-UP FLAP FITTING
• HEIGHT 372 - 688 MM

101. FLAP LIFT FITTING
• HEIGHT 277 - 312 MM

102. UPWARD OPENING FLAP FITTING
• HEIGHT 276 - 720 MM

103. TALL CABINETS
• You would usually not see them in most of the modular kitchens.
• They can be only seen in kitchens that cover a huge area.
• The tall cabinets can be used to store pickle jars, jam bottles, cookie boxes,
groceries, ready-to-eat-food and more.
• They come in various sizes like 450mm ,600mm, 900mm
• And heights varying from 1200mm to 2100mm

104. DOUBLE PANTRY
• Size width - 900 mm
• Capacity - 96 kg
• Mechanism (HD) with soft close top / bottom
• Cabinet adjustable height - 1200-2100 mm
• Pantry double pull out with 16 wire base baskets
• Available in wire base and flat base baskets