Re: open kitchens
From: Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddessattbi.com)
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:22:01 -0600 (MDT)
This makes more sense. I didn't get from your first post that you could open
up the kitchen.

Liz 
>> 
>> I have to admit, I'm completely puzzled by the people who have the kitchens
>> closed off, or want them to be. It seems like they have poor sound design,
>> rather than too noisy a kitchen. But I guess that's one of those things you
>> need to see to really understand.
>> 
> I don't think this has much to do with poor sound design.  As I have
> already stated, I think it has a lot to do with community size.
> 
> With 32 units and 5 rentals our common house is used more nights a week
> than not for events other than common dining.  Many of these events take
> place just after dinner (i.e. during clean-up).  Most of these uses are
> completely compatible with an open kitchen, and so we usually leave the
> 8' wide by 4' high pass-thru, door, and dish return windows fully open. 

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