KG-6B

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Kitchen Assessment In this assignment I was assigned to design and create my own kitchen, following the NKBA standards. The grid in the program is set to a square foot, so every little box on the program is 12”. When you design a kitchen you have to keep in mind safety, traffic, Disability access and storage. As you can see from my the second picture you notice my work traffic triangle that shows the distance from work areas. You can also see from the second picture that I have GFCI outlets, lighting to illuminate my work areas for when it is dark out side, a corner cabinet for storage, rounded counter top edges so you don’t get hurt, and fifteen inches of landing space to the right of my oven. More standards that my kitchen meets is that I do not have two cabinets that are not connected, I have 24” between my cooking area and surface area above it, I have 15” on one side of my stove and 12” on the other side, I have ventilation above my stove so that smoke and or steam can exit my house, and there are no curtains near the stove. From looking at the second picture you can see that I have 15” next to my refrigerator, I have corner space next to my sink for storage, two trash cans to dispose of waste, my kitchen is next to the stove and refrigerator, no major traffic lanes pass through the work triangle and I have at least 36” for my walkway, keeping in mind disability access. The final few things you can see from picture two is that I have a very wide doorway to walk through and that nothing gets in the way, my traffic triangle meets the requirements of no less than 4”, no more than 9” and is less than a total of 29”. The challenging moments during this assignment came when I had to make adjustments to my kitchen after reading the standards. The easy part was making it look fancy.



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Bathroom Assessment:

In this assignment I was assigned to create my own bathroom following the National Kitchen and Bath Association, (NKBA) standards. Again, the grid in the program is set to a square foot, so every little box on the program is 12”. When you design a bathroom you have to keep in mind; safety, traffic, Disability access and storage. As you can see from picture two, I have 36” in my door way and there is nothing interfering as you open and close the door. I measured my ceiling height and it meets the requirement of 80”, it is important that you have a high ceiling so you don’t hit your head, and so that you are able to have a decent sized shower. As you can see from picture 3, I have almost two feet of space from my sink to my doorway, which gives you plenty of space to move around. As you can see from picture 3, I have the required space between sinks for space if there is more than one person in the bathroom at once. Since I have a CAD block for my sink combination, I had 36” for the lavatory height. I didn’t need to worry about counter edges because mine is set up right against the wall. As you can see from picture 3 my shower meets the required size. As you can see from picture 4, my shower controls are placed and have hot and cold. I added a water proof ceiling to my bathroom so mold doesn’t grow. I put grab bars in my shower so you have something to hold onto and catch yourself if you were to fall. My shower door swings outward so you don’t have to worry about being cramped in the shower. I have put in a slip resistant floor so you don’t hurt yourself, and my toilet is more than 18” from my sink according to picture 3. Looking at picture 5 you can see that I have plenty of storage room, and I have mirrors and looking at picture 4 you can see I have a toilet paper holder. Ass you can see from picture 3 I have GFCI outlets, lights, a mirror, a ventilation system, so steam can escape, and a heat lamp.

Green Assessment:

Water Efficiency-

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 Picture 3 Within the water efficiency section my goal was to reduce or stop using as much water as possible. In water efficiency I placed a low flush toilet into my bathroom to reduce my water usage, (picture 1). Also to reduce how much water I use, I placed a urinal into my bathroom, (picture 2). To conserve water within my house I have an aerated sink in my kitchen, (picture 3). Sustainable Sites:

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As you can see from picture 4, it meets all of my requirements. Even though I did not know how to change my background my house was built in a urban area so I don’t have to take up unused land. My house is closer to the city so I don’t have to use a car, I can just take a bus. I also used a previous foundation so I didn’t need to buy and make a new one.

Materials and Resources:

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As you can see from picture 5 it again meets all the requirements for materials and resources. The hardwood floor in this picture was grown in protection and the walls in the picture were the walls from a previous house. To help the the economy I bought the plants at a local store.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Energy and Atmosphere:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Picture 6

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Picture 7 In pictures; six, seven, and eight you can see the it meets the requirements for energy and atmosphere. I have a solar panel to heat the water in my house, a energy efficient refrigerator and I reduced my square footage from 3,000 to 2,795 so its not as much space to heat. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Indoor Environmental Quality:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Picture 8

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Picture 9 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">In pictures eight and nine it meets all the requirements for indoor environmental equality. I have solar panels for heat and light, a energy efficient air conditioning system and energy efficient windows.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Fine Arts Assessment:

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">\ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Contrast:

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Emphasis/Dominance:

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Rhythm:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Pattern/Repetition:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Unity:

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Line: (Hardwood floors.)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Shape:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Size: (Gramd staircase.)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Space: (Between.)



Color: (Bathroom picture.)

Value: Same as space picture, say that the room looks darker due to the TV.