Optimization Strategies and Contemporary Implications for Design of Home Kitchen Facilities in Post-war America

LU Kuan; CHOI Kyungran

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.08.030

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (8) : 365-375. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.08.030

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Optimization Strategies and Contemporary Implications for Design of Home Kitchen Facilities in Post-war America

LU Kuan^1,2, CHOI Kyungran^1*

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The work aims to explore how post-war American family kitchens optimize cabinet structures and facility configurations through equipment system design, achieve breakthroughs in the three dimensions of standard modular combinations, dynamic partition management of internal space and human-machine interaction logic, and analyze the technological foundations and social dynamics of the formation of their design paradigms, so as to provide theoretical support for the localized development of contemporary Chinese kitchens. Typical kitchen facilities and cabinet design tools were analyzed by looking back at the background of social and residential development in post-war America, and compared in the context of spatial planning, ergonomics and other theories. The design concepts and strategies behind the standardized production system, multifunctional storage system, and ergonomic optimization of kitchen facilities in post-war America to enhance the efficiency of kitchen use and user experience are still of practical significance, and can provide important reference for the modernization and transformation of kitchen facilities in China. Research finds that the changes of post-war U.S. family kitchen facilities are not only influenced by the residential space and industrial processes, but also closely related to social and cultural changes, as well as lifestyle evolution. The future transformation of China's kitchen facilities should be upgraded from creating a "functional space" to a "cultural container, and become a dual expression of cultural confidence and technological innovation.

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family kitchen facility (FKF) / vessel of culture (VOC) / improved user experience (IUE) / Chinese kitchen development (CKD)

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LU Kuan, CHOI Kyungran. Optimization Strategies and Contemporary Implications for Design of Home Kitchen Facilities in Post-war America[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2026, 47(8): 365-375 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.08.030

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