INSPIRATION INSPIRATION Suitable lighting Steam oven at usage height Refrigerator Built-in vacuum sealer The golden triangle When designing a kitchen, the focus lies on cooking workflows rather than individual appliances: refrigerating, storing, washing, prepping, cooking and serving food should all be possible in a kind of triangular arrangement. The ‘golden triangle’ is created through the logical consecutive positioning of the work areas and plays a major role in determining the design of a functional kitchen. The arrangement of the refrigerator, sink, worktop areas, stove and oven eliminates unnecessary steps while cooking. These conditions also enable several people to help prepare meals without getting in each other’s way. A kitchen island that is easily accessible from all sides is ideal for this. After all, meals are sociable occasions – as is cooking. Day and night: whether natural sunlight from outdoors or internally installed artificial light sources... ...the lighting concept for a kitchen requires creative ideas and good planning. Tailored worktop height Integrated cooktop extractor system Sink No unnecessary steps: from the refrigerator to the sink to the cooktop and back. Dining table lights should hang between 55 cm (minimum clearance) and 70 cm above the table top. Atmospheric lighting Designing the lighting in the kitchen doesn’t just involve determining the perfect positioning, but also choosing the right colour temperature for the lights. As a basic rule of thumb, warm white light (2,700 to 3,000 kelvin) has a calming and relaxing effect, whereas neutral to cool white light (3,300 to 5,300 kelvin) is similar to daylight and therefore suitable for functional lighting. The lighting concept for a kitchen should ideally involve both warm and cool white lights, which should be positioned to shine directly onto the worktop, sink and cooktop. The dimmable BORA Horizon pendant light, for example, shines a functional direct light downwards and an atmospheric indirect light upwards. Ergonomic kitchen design: how to optimise your workflows. Accent lighting for dining tables Subtle, atmospheric lighting is more important here than detailed lighting. Clusters of decorative ceiling lights, such as the vertical BORA Stars pendant lights, are ideal above dining tables as they offer pleasant, glare-free illumination with a touch of finesse. 26 BORA MAGAZINE BORA MAGAZINE 27
