Kitchen Design
When cooking in your home, you need a certain amount of working space to make meal preparation easier. Many people want a large kitchen in their home, but sometimes when a kitchen is too large, it makes the distances between the work surfaces and appliances too far apart to be convenient. A work triangle is the standard for kitchen design to make cooking more convenient. The three segments that connect the center front of the refrigerator, sink, and stove form the work triangle in a kitchen.
Use the app below to create several different kitchen designs. Each design creates a different triangle. The smallest acceptable perimeter is \(12\) feet and the largest is \(26\) feet. Distances between appliances should be between \(4\) feet to \(9\) feet from the refrigerator to the sink, \(4\) to \(8\) feet from sink to stove, and \(4\) to \(9\) feet from stove to refrigerator.
When cooking in your home, you need a certain amount of working space to make meal preparation easier. Many people want a large kitchen in their home, but sometimes when a kitchen is too large, it makes the distances between the work surfaces and appliances too far apart to be convenient. A work triangle is the standard for kitchen design to make cooking more convenient. The three segments that connect the center front of the refrigerator, sink, and stove form the work triangle in a kitchen.
Use the app below to create several different kitchen designs. Each design creates a different triangle. The smallest acceptable perimeter is \(12\) feet and the largest is \(26\) feet. Distances between appliances should be between \(4\) feet to \(9\) feet from the refrigerator to the sink, \(4\) to \(8\) feet from sink to stove, and \(4\) to \(9\) feet from stove to refrigerator.
1) What type of triangles did you create? Explain your reasoning.
2) What type of triangle is the smallest acceptable work triangle? Explain your reasoning.
3) What type of triangle is the largest acceptable work triangle? Explain your reasoning.
From Koehler, "So, your math teacher was right after all; math really is for everyone. It doesn’t matter if your style is rustic farmhouse or modern minimalism, designing around the work triangle will make life in the kitchen more streamlined and more enjoyable. See how these work triangles come to life in actual kitchens."
1) What type of triangles did you create? Explain your reasoning.
2) What type of triangle is the smallest acceptable work triangle? Explain your reasoning.
3) What type of triangle is the largest acceptable work triangle? Explain your reasoning.
From Koehler, "So, your math teacher was right after all; math really is for everyone. It doesn’t matter if your style is rustic farmhouse or modern minimalism, designing around the work triangle will make life in the kitchen more streamlined and more enjoyable. See how these work triangles come to life in actual kitchens."