Kitchens are typically open, connected and viewable from another aspect of a house. I understand that that’s a pro for ventilation however, if a kitchen fire were to start, wouldn’t it be better to have it be in a closed off room that you can just easily shut a door too? For example, if a kitchen was placed in an area that could be used as a bedroom, wouldn’t that be good for stopping the spread of a fire if one were to occur?
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It depends. In the past most kitchens were in their own room. Then new trends came and kitchens have their own place in kinda open-space living rooms.
I prefer the new trend, even tho it has downsides (smell, noise, …) . I spend a lot of time in the kitchen and I am in the same room with my family and kid.
Fire is not the deciding factor. You can’t stop a fire by simply closing a (normal) door.
Also, our lives have changed a lot. In the past most housewives spent many hours in the kitchen prepping dinner while their husbands were watching TV in the living room and kids were playing around. Fortunately times are changing and the new open space layouts allow for more interaction with the rest of the family.
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