Join me today as we discuss designing functional kitchen spaces that people want to be in.

Lots of people are inheriting kitchens designed more for magazine covers than for function - and where there is a lack of function there is a concommitant increase in friction, which means more stress and less joy.

Kitchens are the Zone 1 of Zone 0 - Zone 0 referring to the space inside the home. Kitchens are the heart of human life - communion over shared food, shared work, a space for being together, conversing, and generally connecting over the daily activities that make up life. Poorly designed kitchens discourage healthy human interaction and bonding, and thus are a huge lost opportunity for not only creating a thriving, functional homestead, but can actively undermine human thriving.

In today's show we discuss some of the fundamental emergent patterns detailed by Christoper Alexander and company A Pattern Language - a seminal work on the patterns of human habitation that support and promote human well being. This book belongs on your shelf if you're serious about creating healthy human habitats. It is guaranteed to spark fresh ideas and perspectives for examining your space, even if you've been there for decades, and give you actual tangible design guidelines if you're starting from scratch or remodeling to build functional, beautiful places for life to happen.

In this episode we will discuss the following patterns as they pertain to permaculture kitchens specifically and Zone 0 home design generally:

• 127 - Intimacy Gradients
• 129 - Common Areas At The Heart
• 159 - Light On Two Sides
• 139 - Farmhouse Kitchen
• 184 - Cooking Layout
• 182 - Eating Atmosphere

Show Resources

• A Pattern Language [WHOLE TEXT PDF DOWNLOAD]:
• PatternLanguage.com - website for the book and Alexander's works

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Design:

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