Analysis of Human Needs in Kitchen Design for People with Visual Impairment

Kłos, Robert; Fabisiak, Beata; Kaczmarek, Michał

doi:10.5552/drind.2014.1329

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“…The project team developed new design concepts for kitchen lines, as well as devices for physical It has been found that there is no other publication within the available literature that presents research into the design work for kitchens produced for the elderly and people with motor impairment, which simultaneously uses traditional and environmental design methods. There are publications that refer to the design of bespoke kitchen lines for elderly and/or disabled people (e.g., [35][36][37][38][39][40][41]), but none of them consider the environmental aspects of the respective processes. On the other hand, there are publications that deal with kitchen eco-design but without any specific consideration of the needs of elderly and/or disabled people, e.g., [42][43][44][45].…”

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Sustainable Design: A Case of Environmental and Cost Life Cycle Assessment of a Kitchen Designed for Seniors and Disabled People

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Sustainable production and consumption patterns require a change in approach at the early conceptual stages, i.e., when planning and designing products and services. This article presents an example of sustainable kitchen design aimed at the needs of seniors and people with physical disabilities, which takes into account social, economic, and environmental aspects. The interdisciplinary project team used a variety of traditional design methods such as the identification of requirements using QFD (Quality Function Deployment) and FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), the development and verification of the technical concepts of the designed objects and their use, the development of construction and technological documentation, assembly drawings of the product architecture and its parts, function cost analysis, virtual and real prototyping, and tools based on the concept of a life cycle such as environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC). The analysis of the design solutions from the point of view of several criteria and several life cycle stages shows the complexity of the decision-making process and the difficulties in selecting a clearly favourable solution. Environmentally preferred materials may be difficult for users to accept due to their costs. On the other hand, materials that have a high environmental impact at the production stage may show great potential for final disposal.

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