Since the task involves observation of the way in which you utilize your kitchen space.

Its you who is the central focus.

Therefore, the information on a certain level regarding your over all persona is vital for my study: taste; personality; culture; belief system; life style; place.
Based on 4 sections: Personality, Kitchen details, Kind of food, Space users pattern.

Part 1 Personality
How would you grade yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 as the following questions & answers unleash (describe) your personality while working in the kitchen?

Q1) What is your general practice in the kitchen?

Aspects of Personality

Scale

1
Organized
Innovative
Creative
Expeditious (fast + efficient)
Leisurely
Easy going
Lingering
Interesting
Enjoying
Fun Evoking

10

Questionnaire
Space: Kitchen
Study of Space User

Q2) Do you like cooking?

Your opinion

Scale
1

1
0

I dont like to cook

I have a passion for cooking
I only cook as a duty; its a compulsion!!!
Cooking is a hobby

Q3) How often do you follow a recipe while cooking (on I pad, T.V., phone, diary (book), etc.)?
I like trying different cuisines
Usual habit

Others:
Every time
Only while Im trying something new
Sometimes while cooking something
complicated
(to keep track of the ingredients)
Im an experienced cook, I dont need any
kind of assistance with the recipes
Yes I pad / TV most of the times
Others:

Scale
2

1
0

Q4) How often do you experiment new stuff?

Personal preference

Scale
1

1
0

Quiet often
Rarely
Occasionally
Almost everyday

Q5) Are you fond of cooking various cuisines?

Never
If Yes then which ones
mostly?
Cuisines
Others:

Scale
1
Arabic
Chinese

Pakistani(I KNOW ONLY BARIANY)

Italian
Mexican
Others: POLISH 9

1
0

Q6) Do you like others working along side you in the kitchen?
The way u like it to be

Scale
1

10

Sometimes, when we are working together

(sharing chores) for preparing a recipe
No, II like the whole space to myself
Yes, as long as we are all working individually
Yes, I always like to work along with other
family members
Yes, as long as there is enough traffic space
in the kitchen with no. of people working in the
kitchen
Depends on the tasks & circumstance; but
mostly I prefer working alone
Depends on the tasks & circumstance; but
mostly I have fun working with a bunch of
Q7) Do you like to pre plan
everything before starting the task in the kitchen?
people
Going about a certain task
Others:
1
I like to clean, cut & chop all the grocery
required to prepare a certain dish, place it at
specific reachable corner, before I begin to
cook
No, I do stuff simultaneously; mostly

Scale
5

10

Part 2 Kitchen details

Q8) Decide the chronology of the following tasks ( in accordance to the occurrence pattern) on any usual day?
Tasks:
1. Getting the grocery
2. Organizing the spice racks
3. Cleaning the entire kitchen (once or twice; as preferred)()
4. Cleaning the counter tops (as & when required) ()
5. Getting things from the fridge ()
6. Cleaning, cutting, chopping & blending a bulk (and storing for use at a longer period of time)
7. Cleaning, cutting, chopping & blending a small quantity (for some specific use)
8. Cleaning, cutting, chopping & blending simultaneously while cooking ()
9. Cooking)
10. Baking
11. Washing Utensils, Cutlery, Crockery
12. Using a dishwasher ()
13. Cooking while watching T.V.
14. Cooking while surfing the internet (SOMETMES)
15. Cooking while cleaning kitchen, living room or any other part of the house
16. Storing the bought grocery at specific spots in the kitchen
17. Family time in the kitchen area (like: your husband working alongside you; or the little ones assisting you with some
18. Decorating & cleaning deliberately (if wanted) for the coming of guests or any special occasion
19. Arranging the dining area ()
20. Cleaning the dining area)
21. Any other kitchen related chores that you carry out specifically (please mention)

START

Note:
Kindly, mention the number corresponding each task in the arrows above (to acknowledge the order of occurrence)
Mention the other tasks (if any):

END

Q9) Identify the order of the following tasks, while preparing for a get to gather ?

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ng the spice racks
the entire kitchen (once or twice; as preferred)
the counter tops (as & when required) ()
hings from the fridge ()
, cutting, chopping & blending a bulk (and storing for use at a longer period of time)
, cutting, chopping & blending a small quantity (for some specific use)
, cutting, chopping & blending simultaneously while cooking)
()
SOMETIMES
Utensils, Cutlery, Crockery
ishwasher ()
while watching T.V.
while surfing the internet
while cleaning kitchen, living room or any other part of the house
he bought grocery at specific spots in the kitchen ()
me in the kitchen area (like: your husband working alongside you; or the little ones assisting you with some or the chores)
ng & cleaning deliberately (if wanted) for the coming of guests or any special occasion
g the dining area ()
the dining area ()
r kitchen related chores that you carry out specifically (please mention)

START

Note:
Kindly, mention the number corresponding each task in the arrows above (to acknowledge the order of occurrence)
Mention the other tasks (if any):

END

Q10) Which part of the kitchen do you like the most? Why?
Favorite Spot

Why?

Window area
Stove Area
Area connecting to the
living
(or any other part of the
house)
Counter tops / working area

Q11) How do you like to organize the food stuff within the kitchen? Why?
Others
Organization method

Small spice bottles,

organized in a row &
column alignment,
enclosed within a drawer
All the sauce bottles,
spices, condiments, placed
on an open accessible wall
unit rack
A similar rack covered with
see through glass cabinetry
doors
A similar rack covered with

Why?

Q12) Which shape is your current kitchen plan? Are you willing to change it? Why?

Keep the same way.

Why?
Change.
Why?

Q13) How many members {(family (F) / visitors (V) / guests (G)} use the kitchen on a regular basis? How Often? Specify the situation.
How many
members
12
34
Others:

F V G How
often?

Situation

Q13) What is the one thing that you would want to change about your kitchen immediately? Why?
Organization
method

Which?

Why?

Appliance
A certain area

Q14) Are you satisfied with the current functioning of the kitchen space? Why? If not; why?
Others
Statement

Reasoning

No, many tasks are difficult to accomplish

within the present setting
Yes, its the best set-up; most apt for all
my required tasks. Im able to accomplish
everything within the possible time limit
Others

Q15) Do you agree with the idea of an open plan kitchen (one which has no visual partition / barrier between the socializing & cooking space?
Why?
Your thoughts
Yes, I agree
No, I disagree
Others

Reasoning

Q16) How many counter tops (an area to prep up effectively) does your kitchen have? Are you Satisfied with it? Why?
No. of potential working
spots

Satisfied Why?

Unsatisfied Why?

1
2
3

Q17) What are the approximate measurements for the counter tops?
Others

Q18) At which of the specific areas (according to your convenience) within the kitchen do you require a working top? Why

Specific areas
Near the stove
Near the bar stools / dining
area
Near the sink
Near the refrigerator
Others

Why?

Q19) How many windows (a significant source to natural light) does your kitchen have? Are you Satisfied with it? Why?
No. of windows

Satisfied Why?

Unsatisfied Why?

11
2
3
Others
Q20) What
are the approximate measurements for the windows?

Q21) At which of the specific areas (according to your convenience) within the kitchen do you require a working top? Why
Specific areas
Near the stove
Near the bar stools / dining
area
Near the sink
Near the refrigerator
Others

Why?

Q22) How many doors (access ways / entrance & exit points) does your kitchen have? Are you Satisfied with it? Why?
No. of access ways

Satisfied Why?

Unsatisfied Why?

1
2
3
Others
Q23) What
are the approximate measurements for the door openings?

Q24) At which of the specific areas (according to your convenience) within the kitchen do you require an access space? Why
Specific areas
Near the stove
Near the bar stools / dining
area
Near the sink
Near the refrigerator
Others

Why?

Part 3 Kind of food / cooking style

Q25) What is your general cooking style; mostly?
Cooking style

Mostly

Rarely

Mostly

Rarely

Gourmet
Family
Individual

Q26)Others:
What is / are your common cooking method(s); pick from the list?
Cooking method
BAKING
GRILLING
DRY ROASTING
CURRIES
Q27)Others:
Are yourSTEW
beliefLIKE
systems
/ culture / traditions effect the kind of food being consumed? In what ways?
Effect or
not?

In what ways?

Q28) How many tasks do you carry out simultaneously within the same time span?
Combination of tasks

How often (mostly / rarely)

Cooking + cutting, chopping, blending

Cooking + washing dishes
Cooking + cleaning kitchen space
Cooking + spending time with kids
Cooking + working on an assignment
Cooking + talking on the phone
Cooking + surfing the net
Cooking
+ reading
Q29)
How fond
are you of the day light while working in the kitchen?
Choice

Others:

Temperament
I just cant survive without natural light; be it any part of the house; let alone the kitchen
Just one in a corner is fine
More than one sources of day light would be great to have
Im fine without day light
I dont like natural light; specially in the kitchen

Part 4 What more?

Q29) Please make a miniature (sketch) of your ideal kitchen:

Q30) Please complete the following radar charts:

Life style

Personality

Life style

3
Culture

Personality

Culture

Place

Taste

5
Present

I DONT KNOW IT HARD TO ANSWER

I MEAN IM THAT NOW BUT WHAT WIL
Place
BE ?!1!1

Taste

3
Belief system

Belief system

Expectation after change

Q31) If given a chance for a kitchen make over; what interior design style would you choose from the given list?
Selection

Interior design of the kitchen space

Smart interiors (high in terms of technology; easy in terms of a modern life style)
Sustainable interiors (a greener approach conserving resources of nature while the aesthetics
remain intact
Bohemian (a kitchen that is an amalgam of your personal taste, collectibles, lots of art work, etc.
basically a reflection of gypsy- like life style)
Rustic + Country style (

Q32) What are the main

functional aspects of your kitchen space; that makes it more like your kitchen?
Others:
Selection

Main functional aspect

Easy to clean

Appropriate counter space

Art work
Accessibility

Q33) Do you have help while working in the kitchen?

Will a smart homeOthers:
technology
help in achieving
your
goalsISeasily?
ORGANIZED
AND THE
MESS
GONE IN SECONDS
If yes, describe how & why?

Q34) Select the adjectives & phrases that ideally describe your expectations for an aptly functional & aesthetically appealing kitchen interiors:

Selec
t

Adjectives / phrases

Select

Adjectives / phrases

Colorful

Warm colors

Lively

Cool colors

Sociable

Greener approach where fresh herbs are grown in the

kitchen

Contemporary

Prominent shades of black, white & grey

Unique

Open planned

Rustic

Sufficient for at least two people to work at a time

Bohemian (Boho chic)

Lots of day-light flooding in

Country style

A specific aroma

Industrial chic

Art work

Conceptual

Appropriate moving space

Maverick

Convenient counter space

Casual

Comprising of enough hidden (unseen) storage spots

Welcoming

Accessible easily at every corner

Calm

Fun