Ergonomics solution for space and equipment elements organisation of house kitchens

ERGONOMICS SOLUTION FOR SPACE AND EQUIPMENT ELEMENTS ORGANISATION OF HOUSE KITCHENS (PhD Thesis) Kemal YILDIRIM GAZİ UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY September 1999 ABSTRACT Houses are the most important place in the daily life in which kitchen is the most intensive space for the living necessities and actions. However, despite the huge importance of kitchen, it is the fact that kitchen spaces and furniture have not been designed scientifically. In Ankara, 105 Kitchen samples are selected among the different socio-economic-status (SES) of families, such as lower, middle and upper of the SES. Kitchen of houses has been selected according to its characteristics, relations, equipment elements and peculiarities with other spaces. In the research, the satisfactions and wishes of user are also investigated. The survey was carried out trough the semi-structured and open ended questionnaire, taking photographs and drawing of kitchens at 1/20 scale. As a result, on the base of this data considering the difference between the dilemma of irrational use of the kitchen spaces and insufficient kitchen equipment is defined as a most suitable solution. And at the end of this study a kitchen model is presented. Science Code: 225.13.01 Key Words: SES, Dimensional of Kitchen Furniture, Wet Spaces Page Number: 248 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Muammer HACIBALO?LU