Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Apply design theory principles into the development of kitchens and adjacent spaces for residential environments.
• Describe the history and trends in design for residential kitchens and adjacent spaces such as mudrooms, pantries, secondary kitchens and laundry areas.
• Discuss how cultural considerations impact kitchen design.
• Describe how kitchen design research has contributed to the NKBA Planning Guidelines.
• Evaluate client needs and prepare a program based on a client survey.
• Apply components of universal design, accessibility, anthropometrics and proxemics to residential kitchen design.
• Develop design solutions, which incorporate current building codes.
• Coordinate design solutions with architectural elements such as walls, doors and windows as well as electrical and mechanical conditions.
• Implement sustainable and healthy building practices as well as energy and water efficiency policies.
• Contrast and compare kitchen appliances, plumbing and lighting fixture specifications and the suitability of implementation into a design project.
• Apply creative lighting effects and select appropriate luminaires for residential kitchens.
• Generate a set of construction drawings and specifications using NKBA presentation and construction document guidelines.
• Justify design solutions through written and verbal communication.

Effective as of Winter 2016