Rule of thumbRecommended
Kitchen near mudroom + garage
KITCHEN-NEAR-MUDROOMDescription
Place the kitchen adjacent to or one room away from the mudroom + garage entry. Groceries shouldn't traverse the entire house.
Why this exists
Universal residential preference, captured in every kitchen-design textbook.
Categories
KitchenAdjacency
Source
AIA Residential Knowledge Communityno manifest entry
Best practices for residential design (—)
Section: Compiled professional consensus
Published 2024-01-01 · last verified 2026-05-09
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 sizing · KITCHEN-SIZE
- Laundry room sizing · LAUNDRY-SIZE
- Kitchen adjacent to dining · KITCHEN-NEAR-DINING
- Laundry near bedrooms (or kitchen) · LAUNDRY-NEAR-BEDROOMS
- Bedrooms cluster · BEDROOMS-CLUSTER
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.