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| Article Name : | | | Benefits Of Using Ergonomic Kitchen Designs For Today's Homemakers | | Author Name : | | | Sajida Sultana | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3061 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The kitchen today is the most used rooms in the whole house and it is being emphasized with the Modern technologies. Kitchen planning with ergonomic concepts inducted is the need of the hour in order to have a stress free homemaking activity. The interior spaces of buildings are designed as places for human movement, activity and repose. There should be a fit between the form and dimensions of interior spaces and our own body dimensions. Our body movements are the vital aspect on how a kitchen should be designed for a homemaker. The dimensions would result on how we reach for something on a top or bottom shelf, perform work, sit down at a table or lean against any space. Ergonomics play a vital role in designing a kitchen area free from fatigue, reduction of unnecessary movements and excessive expenditure of human energy and time. The main aim was to study the Usage of Ergonomically Designed Kitchen by the homemakers in Chennai. Ex post facto research design was used for this study. A sample of 1000 Homemakers were randomly selected for survey with 500 using Ordinary and 500 using Modular Kitchens. | | Keywords : | | |
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