A Study on the Design of Rural Kitchen Furniture

농촌생활에 적합한 부엌가구 디자인요소와 모델 계획연구

The purpose of this study was to design rural kitchen furnitures. Thirty seven rural houses were selected for this study. Present and past uses of space for cooling and dining were investigated by a field survey method. The Major findings were that ; 1) Sink, mixing, and range centers should be installed in rural kitchen 2) The depth of working center, 550-600mm was recommended. And working space cold be added by 150mm in depth and 100mm in height. The height of working center, 820mm-850mm was recommended . The minimum width of sink was 900 mm and the optimum one was 1200mm. The optimum width of mixing center and cooking center were 600m respectively 3) In the low ceiling of kitchen or the wooden structure of kitchen, a wall cabinet without upper cupboard was recommended. On the basis of the results, four types of rural kitchen furnitures is proposed.