Pattern 139
Farmhouse Kitchen
Context Common Areas at the Heart129 · Communal Eating147
Problem
A kitchen meant purely for cooking separates the work of preparing food from the company of the people who will later share it. Whoever cooks then stands alone while the life of the household unfolds somewhere else.
Solution
Make the kitchen large enough to hold a place for eating and sitting as well, so cooking, eating, and easy togetherness all happen in one and the same warm, generous room.
Usage Light on Two Sides of Every Room159 · Cooking Layout184 · Sunny Counter199 · Alcoves179 · Eating Atmosphere182 · Open Shelves200 · Waist-High Shelf201 · Sequence of Sitting Spaces142 · The Shape of Indoor Space191