What's the kitchen working triangle?

The concept of the kitchen working triangle has been around for years. It's been around so long in fact, that a lot of people have forgotten all about it. Oliveri is bringing it back because the basic principles of the kitchen working triangle are still relevant and effective in creating a functional kitchen that is both beautiful to look at and a pleasure to prepare meals in.

Tips on the kitchen working triangle.

The kitchen working triangle is made up of the three main focal points of a kitchen – the sink, stove and fridge.

• The distance from the sink to the stove to the fridge and back again should be between 3.6 and 8.2 metres.
• Each side of the triangle should measure between 1.2 and 2.74 metres.
• The sink should be located between or across from the stove and fridge.
• Kitchen aisles should be at least 1.1 metres wide to allow people to move around and appliances and cupboard doors to be opened easily.
• Ideally, you should have a work surface either side of your sink and stove to allow adequate room for food preparation.
• For kitchen renovations, existing plumbing fixtures need to be taken into consideration for placement of the sink as to relocate plumbing could be costly.