this situation has been a growing interest in kitchen design and an acknowledgement of its vital role as the gather place that forms the "nerve center" of the home.

     As the number of families with two working parents increases, the approach food preparation and eating at home has also changed significantly. Time has become a critical factor that now influences not only the selection of food products but also the manner of which they are prepared. Today's lifestyles are shaped by the fact that both parents often return home at dinner time, each having completed a long day. The demand for quick, efficient time saving methods of preparing meals is now very important.  It

is also important for the kitchen to provide adequate work space for two or more people cooperating in a concentrated effort to prepare and serve a family meal.

     Communications among family