Choosing a kitchen design is a big and exciting job. Whether you're cooking, cleaning, eating, or entertaining, the kitchen should be a space you enjoy being in, and a well thought through kitchen design can help make that happen. It is important to choose a kitchen shape that meets your needs and fits with your home’s design and flow. The modular kitchen always poses to be a challenge to design, since it needs utmost care and maximum utilization of space. The work triangle is a time-tested guideline of kitchen design that helps plan out efficient kitchen workspaces with clear traffic lanes. Imagine a triangle that connected your cooktop, your sink, and the refrigerator. This is the work triangle. This allows a cook to reach their cooking, cleaning, and food storage areas with ease while providing enough space between them to avoid crowding.
There are different types of kitchen layouts you can choose from. A U-shaped kitchen design is a kitchen layout in which three walls are lined with kitchen cabinets & appliances. It is considered to be an efficient modern kitchen design that frees up floor space. If you are looking for enormous counter space, extra wall, and floor cabinets this the ideal layout for you. Not to forget U-shaped kitchen layouts are best suited for spacious apartments.
The L-shaped kitchen design ensures that the floor space is brilliantly used. These kitchen layouts are also optimally used for open kitchens and are best for nuclear families or individuals. To achieve a proper L-shaped design, the kitchen must be built at a corner where two walls form a perpendicular angle and where one wall is twice the length of the other. Functionality is the main aim of this kitchen layout. A single unit spread across two adjoining two walls will provide with ample amount of free space.
The linear kitchen is a one-wall kitchen is a kitchen that is all built into one linear wall. This allows the owner to perform all tasks in a single workspace. A linear kitchen allows the resident to prepare, cook, and clean-up in a single space, which is very convenient. A linear kitchen is best used when you have severe space limitations and all plumbing, electrical, and gas connections are close together along the same wall and would be cumbersome to relocate.
The Parallel – shaped kitchen layout resembles a two-wall galley kitchen layout minus a wall. The Parallel-shaped modular kitchen layout consists of a workspace on one wall with a second, free-standing workspace running parallel to it. Also known as the corridor style, this compact layout locates the appliances, sink, and cabinets on two parallel walls to create a small pass-through kitchen. Chefs have always recommended parallel best modular kitchens as the most efficient layout. This layout of modular kitchens has two long working areas facing each other against two walls. It provides not only plenty of working space for numerous appliances but also huge storage space.
A very popular choice in open-plan homes, the island kitchen provides a large work surface or storage area in the middle of the kitchen. The island can incorporate a cooking surface, prep bowl, and bar or wine fridge. It can also be used simply as a preparation area or for enjoying family meals. While the kitchen has to be big enough to incorporate an island, its placement is a great way to create a natural traffic flow in the area. You can utilize the island as both work- and social area where family and friends can interact while meals are being prepared. Because of its location in the center of the kitchen, it is a great place to install prominent decorative lighting that can also serve as task lighting.
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Würfel is India’s biggest modular kitchen and wardrobe brand in the country with 33 showrooms across the country. It was also awarded the best modular kitchen brand by Times Business award consecutively for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Würfel was also awarded the most Innovative Kitchen award by India Kitchen Congress consecutively in the years 2019 and 2020.
