Stone Age men also prepared food in the same room in which they lived. And until the 20th century the kitchen-living room was the center of the farmhouse. Only 100 years ago with the Frankfurt kitchen and its successors the concept of a separate and rather small fitted kitchen was born.
But in recent years the trend has changed. Even though we tend to cook less today than in the past, people want to be able to celebrate the culinary experience with family and friends. This is how the open kitchen came back into play.
ADVANTAGES OF AN VIEW KITCHEN
Most new homes today are designed with an open kitchen that flows seamlessly into the living/dining area. Also because living spaces are becoming more and more expensive and houses are therefore increasingly smaller. Because by combining the dining and living area with the open kitchen, a smaller floor plan simply appears more spacious and spacious. In addition, walls, doors and traffic areas are saved, which immediately reduces construction costs.
Additionally, the large open space allows for flexible kitchen design because the kitchen can extend to other rooms. In particular, cooking islands with or without a counter can offer an architectural highlight and make the kitchen a real eye-catcher.
The open kitchen concept impresses not only with its appearance. The open solution creates sociability and a communicative atmosphere ideal for cooking, eating and drinking with guests. Families also spend more time together, for example when children do homework at the large dining table while parents prepare food or wash dishes.
THIS SPEAKS FOR THE CLOSED KITCHEN
Although currently the open kitchen dominates in new buildings. Two-thirds of German kitchens are still closed. And there are good reasons for this.
Unlike the open kitchen, the closed kitchen is a separate room where you can simply close the door. This means you won’t be disturbed while cooking and baking, kitchen fumes and steam won’t spread throughout the house, and noise won’t penetrate from outside or inside the living room and dining room. And if you feel like socializing, leave the door open.
When the door is closed, no guest sees the mess after cooking, the open cereal box on the countertop and the dirty dishes in the sink. This means that you don’t have to clean the kitchen immediately and continuously. This also has its advantage.
In this way, with a closed kitchen a clear separation of functions is guaranteed between food preparation and the rest of domestic life. And you can design and furnish the kitchen as a purely functional area independent of the living/dining area.
WHICH CUISINE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Ultimately the answer to the question of whether the kitchen should be open or closed depends on what is most important to you personally. Do you clean the entire kitchen after cooking and after every meal or do you sometimes leave the dishes and pans out for a few hours? Do kitchen odors in your living area bother you or not bother you? Do you love to socialize with others all the time or do you like to retreat from time to time? Depending on how you answer these questions, the decision will be made between an open or closed kitchen.
If you want peace and quiet while cooking and like to work on your own, then the closed kitchen is the right solution for you. In a house with a larger floor plan, an enclosed kitchen-living room may also be an option. A dining table or seating area fits into this 15 to 25 square meter kitchen, so on the one hand you can get together with family and friends while cooking, but on the other hand you can retreat at any time to the separate living area.
If you choose an open kitchen for the communicative atmosphere or for space reasons, you should definitely design the kitchen with a cooking island where several people can work at the same time and still leave plenty of space for others. To prevent kitchen fumes and vapors from penetrating throughout the house, the kitchen should be equipped with a powerful extractor hood or an effective downdraft extractor directly into the hob. And in order not to disturb comfort, pots, pans and other equipment should be able to quickly disappear after use.
Design the open kitchen with living room and dining area as one with continuous flooring and materials and colors that can be found in both the living/dining room and the kitchen. Then the open kitchen also attracts attention.
Whether an open or closed kitchen, your nearest construction partner will be happy to advise you on the individual planning and furnishing of your personal dream home, built turnkey for a fixed price.
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