Easy operation through optimal planning
Preparing food is really easy when all cabinets and appliances are built and placed to match your body height. The ergonomical cabinet placement that is ideal for your kitchen is determined by the body height of the person that works primarily in the kitchen. That person's height determines the ideal height placement of all cabinets, worktops and appliances. The kitchen design has to reflect the functionality of the work flow.An ergonomically well-thought-out kitchen offers you:
close proximity
- Divide the kitchen space in the different work zones such as sink area, food preparation, cooking zone and storage area
- Organize the different work zones according to the work flow in your kitchen
- Store all items close to the areas they are needed in (e.g. pots and pans and backing forms close to the cook top and oven)
- You calculate the necessary number of drawers and cabinets based upon the number of people in your household
- Is the person that uses and works primarily in the kitchen right- or left handed?
- Utilizing all wall- and niche areas.
- The ergonomically correct height level of your kitchen depends on the body height of the person primarily working in the kitchen.
- Each work zone in your kitchen will be built to fit best your bodily height (e.g. a lowered cook top which will ease the work flow and supports a healthy posture).
- glarger work area through deeper countertops
- Deep drawers and pull-out tall cabinets give easy access and show all items stored at a glance.
- built-in elevated ovens and dishwasher
- Seated work station
- Alternate your posture, e.g. switch from a standing to a sitting position.
- Store heavy objects only below your shoulder height to avoid placing too much strain on your back.
- Avoid strenuous movements or postures. Depending on the fitness of a person these could be standing, walking, kneeling, lifting, bending or stretching
- please know that the maximum height a person should reach for is 35 cm above his body height
- In order to avoid injuries to your head use lift-up- or bi-fold- doors for your wall cabinets.
- Please consider all bodily limitations or disabilities within your kitchen design.
All Sachsenküchen dealers are more than happy to advise you on all your questions on ergonomically designed kitchens and will design with you your new ergonomically correct kitchen.