Universal-design accommodations

Description

Recommendations include: knee-space at the sink, 36" cooktop with front controls, drawer-style appliances at accessible heights, lever faucets, varied counter heights (28" + 36" + 42").

Why this exists

Accessibility-first kitchens age with the family without expensive remodels later.

Categories

Applies to

• Room types: kitchen

Source

Solver enforcement

Browsable only — the solver does not currently enforce this directive (no spec-level data to check against). This entry exists so the architect personas can cite it in conversation and the user can read what the rule says.

Related directives

• Kitchen walkway and work-aisle widths · NKBA Kitchen 6
• Doorway clear width · NKBA Kitchen 1
• Door swing into work zones · NKBA Kitchen 2
• Distance between work zones · NKBA Kitchen 3
• Traffic through the work triangle · NKBA Kitchen 4