Today the kitchen is seen as the center of the home which has to meet a lot of requirements at the same time. This means that automation and manual operation live together. Everyday scenarios are set based on that.
Everyday situations in the kitchen
Daytime: this is the default setting
- The lighting should only be on if the outdoor light sensor deems it necessary. If possible, you should have some basic lighting that you can enhance with spotlights. In this scenario, the spotlight is not needed.
Flood light/spotlight needed: manual operation
- Regardless of the time of the day it switches every light on
Sleeping/Night time: based on the time period
- Only the night light is on. You’ll really appreciate this setting when you go to the kitchen for your midnight snack and you don’t have all the lamps shining in your sleepy eyes. You need this lighting during power failures, too.
Extra tips
- The kitchen is the centre of your home which is why you the universal chargers for your gadgets (minimum one per family member) should be placed here. Let me give an example.
- The number of kitchen appliances is rising, so min. 10 sockets should be available at the worktop, 6 definitely won’t be enough.
- Additional local lighting is essential but they can also be manually operated (e.g.: cooker).
Utility room and/or larder
In a lot of households it is in the kitchen. Should it be a separate room, you should take into consideration the following aspects:
- lighting controlled by a motion sensor,
- socket with timer function for the iron + extra lighting+ tv, should the ironing take too long
- humidity sensor might come in handy.
Living in a smart home 