A kitchen is not a room
A kitchen is not a room. It is a space. A geometric, physical and mental space. Kitchens have had a main role in the historical definition of the idea of home and family, and subsequently, in the creation of gender biased relationships within the domestic sphere. Nevertheless, technological innovation and new kitchen appliances enabled the emancipation of women. A kitchen developed from being the centre of the house with the fire heating, to a separate space, from a communal kitchen