User's Need in Architectural Spaces Development, Existing Kitchen Design in Northern Cyprus

Abstract

This paper examines the kitchens' evolution throughout history and the increasing interest of architects in the kitchen space to meet user needs. The method of studying this paper is part of a research project that reviews a series of changes in the architecture of kitchen spaces in the past 100 years, with a focus on the types of kitchen that have been used and how to develop them over time according to the dimensions of the space and the needs of the user. This paper shows the importance of user needs in architectural kitchen design development. The study focuses on modern kitchens and their types according to the available kitchen dimensions. The case study is centered on how the user needs to influence the design of an existing kitchen, Northern Cyprus.