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• Eliminating Collision Points for Multi-Cook Households

  by Kitchen Traditions May 8

  For decades, residential architecture has strictly adhered to the concept of the working triangle, a design philosophy that explicitly assumes only one person will be preparing a meal at any given time. This outdated model relies on tight, intersecting paths between the sink, the stove, and the refr...
• Regulating Home Temperatures Through Bioclimatic Architecture

  by Kitchen Traditions May 6

  The standard approach to residential temperature control relies entirely on brute mechanical force. When a room gets too hot in July, we blast the air conditioning; when it freezes in January, we turn the boiler up to its maximum setting. We completely ignore the natural environment surrounding the ...
• Engineering a Dedicated Athletic Recovery Facility at Home

  by Kitchen Traditions May 4

  We have been conditioned to view the residential washroom as a purely functional room for basic hygiene, completely ignoring its massive potential for physical healing. For anyone who trains heavily, runs marathons, or engages in serious physical labour, coming home to a standard, shallow acrylic tu...
• A Guide to Blending Metals and Hardware

  by Kitchen Traditions Apr 21

  Matching every single metal finish perfectly across an entire room is an outdated design rule that instantly makes a new house look completely flat. Buying a boxed set where the faucet, cabinet pulls, and light fixtures all feature the exact same brushed nickel finish screams of low-effort construct...