Elements

Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Determine project requirements

1.1 Establish communication with the client and obtain information regarding the client needs and expectations

1.2 Determine design parameters and constraints based on client requirements and review of the site

1.3 Take accurate site measurements and record and identify location of current services for impact on design

1.4 Accurately document project requirements

2. Examine layout options

2.1 Identify key work zones and determine prime activities and associated appliances in the context of the brief

2.2 Identify traffic flow patterns and considerations for kitchen space based on client requirements

2.3 Consider how the principles of proximity should be used to maximise the practicality of the kitchen layout

2.4 Identify location of services and determine implications for relocation

2.5 Identify the need or potential for structural change based on scope of the brief

2.6 Analyse suitability of layout options for kitchen space and determine limitations and benefits based on information gathered

3. Determine storage options

3.1 Identify storage requirements of kitchen work zones from brief and client information

3.2 Examine storage options for suitability and determine implications for design

3.3 Identify dimensions and space requirements of standard and potential customised storage options for design

4. Assess kitchen ergonomic considerations

4.1 Use basic principles of ergonomics to determine space planning implications

4.2 Identify requirements for working height based on specific client needs

4.3 Identify manual handling considerations for kitchen design tailored to client needs

4.4 Consider storage principles and determine implications for design

4.5 Take into account special considerations for children, older people and/or disabled people in accordance with brief or client needs

5. Examine appliance requirements

5.1 Identify required appliances and determine standard dimensions, clearances and required services

5.2 Identify manufacturer guidelines and statutory regulations regarding the placement and installation of appliances and examine implications for design

5.3 Analyse work space implications for appliances and determine implications for design

6. Determine planning and contractual considerations

6.1 Recognise the need for work or change that is subject to compliance requirements based on outcomes of assessment

6.2 Determine and integrate implications of structural work and relocation or change to service requirements into the design process

6.3 Identify and organise the need for specialist expertise and advice

7. Collate and document information

7.1 Analyse, collate and combine information gathered based on the needs of the project

7.2 Document information from assessment in a format that allows for easy reference as the design project progresses