Kitchen Bay
An interesting phenomenon has recently occurred in many European cities, where medium-sized ground floor areas of existing buildings have been adapted as open kitchens so that people can sign up for cooking classes. What if this concept could be extended for everyday use and affordable price?
Some benefits for the clientele involved, who live in a rather small apartments, would be instead of having a kitchen to have an extra space for other activities and even reducing the energy consumption. More than ever cooking and eating are been taken as independent activities. Where some just prefer to order food, others go frequently to restaurants to get served, in this way the act of cooking gets relegated to a back room while all this is being orchestrated with the use of smartphones. Nevertheless the advances in technology have more to offer and could even have a greater impact in the way we cook, share and live. While the act of cooking could be seen as a social activity, many gadgets and ingredients are needed to make this happen. These come in different sizes, shapes and space requirement and one hast to have them all.
Either for cooling, boiling, baking, air frying, cutting implements, storage etc, etc and the list goes on. But in a communal Kitchen where everything can be shared there are less unfilled requirements and further more even opportunities for social interaction.
The way KITCHEN BAY works is very simple and intuitive, with a registration and affordable monthly fee, one has access to a communal kitchen. With the use of a mobile application it is possible to make reservations for a cooking station or dining table. The system would then run all the preparations regarding equipment and ingredients needed. Specialized Drones and furniture Drones would then take care that everything is in the right place at the right time. With this, facilitating the experience of cooking and enjoying the meals. The system would also rely on Artificial Intelligence for managing the information for logistics and analytics for example preventing that storage food must not exceed its expiration date or making nutritional advice's according to specific diets. Some extended task of the drone assistants will be taken care of the disposals, managing the hygiene of the bay and even running a Hydrophobic Farm to offer fresh food to the visitors. For the Interiors a mix of organic materials such as Wood and recyclable strong composites will be use for the surfaces. The electric systems, general illumination and ventilation would run hidden on the suspended ceiling. And hydronic heating elements embedded in a floor would regulate the temperature for indoor climate thermal comfort.
At KITCHEN BAY users could also organize small events, like birthday parties, dinners with friends, or just show up alone to cook, socialize and make new friends. This concept could be well applied for older generations, student dorms, and even apartment buildings. Thanks to the reliable assistance from AI and Drones it becomes self-organized and very functional thus offering the right conditions and a friendly atmosphere to prepare and enjoy good food, which as in words from August Escoffier is the foundation of genuine happiness.
