Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

• Specify kitchen and bath cabinetry, appliances, fixtures and equipment appropriate for customer needs, design space requirements, energy efficiency and environmental impact.

•  Read and interpret product specifications for design information.

• Produce industry standard working drawings for kitchens and baths.

• Conduct needs assessments for prospective customers.

Students will complete basic kitchen and bath designs based on case studies.

• Students will develop an on-line web “Resource” folder including cabinet, appliance, plumbing fixture, fittings, equipment and hardware product catalogs.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to locate and interpret appliances and fixture specifications.
• Students will design and graphically present a single wall, L shaped and U shaped kitchen.
• Students will select a countertop surface and draw a detail showing how it is installed and its relationship to cabinetry components.

Themes, issues and concepts:

• Kitchen and bath trends
• Demographic and population trends
• Kitchen and bath storage systems
• Kitchen and bath configurations
• Graphic standards

• Cabinet types and manufacturing systems    
• Standard cabinet nomenclature
• Cabinet sizes & configuration
• Mechanical plans
• Appliance types and planning considerations
• Kitchen and bath fixture design and planning consideration
• Kitchen and bath fittings – materials and engineering
• Surfacing materials

Process Skills:

• Research, including internet resources
• Verbal communications
• Written communications
• Graphic (drafting) communications
• Networking
• Critical thinking
• Teamwork