Rule of thumbRecommended
Kitchen adjacent to dining
ADJ-KITCHEN-DINING-01Description
The kitchen should be adjacent to or open to a dining area to support meal serving.
Why this exists
Carrying plates from kitchen to dining shouldn't require crossing the entire house. Adjacent (or open-plan) is the universal preference.
Categories
AdjacencyKitchen
Source
Industry consensusno manifest entry
Architectural Graphic Standards (12th Edition)
Section: Residential layout
Published 2026-05-09 · last verified 2026-05-09
Solver enforcement
The constraint solver runs check function adj-kitchen-dining-01 as a soft constraint with weight 5.
Related directives
- Kitchen sizing · KITCHEN-SIZE
- Laundry room sizing · LAUNDRY-SIZE
- Kitchen near mudroom + garage · KITCHEN-NEAR-MUDROOM
- Kitchen adjacent to dining · KITCHEN-NEAR-DINING
- Laundry near bedrooms (or kitchen) · LAUNDRY-NEAR-BEDROOMS
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.