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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The likelihood of a fire is low.
The chance you need to carry on a conversation with someone between a kitchen and dining area is higher.
The chance you will need to move several times from a dining area to a kitchen carrying utensils, plates, pots etc is very high, and might happen several times per sitting.
You’ll notice in those movies set in the 40’s and 50’s that some kitchens used to be separated from dining areas by a door. Back then it was common to have crockery and plates stored in cabinets in a dining room. I guess people figured out that it was better making a bigger combined kitchen and dining space.
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