The Kitchen Edge: Service, Storage, and Domestic Boundaries in Compact Interiors

In compact homes , the kitchen is rarely only a room for cooking. It often operates as an edge : a service wall or a boundary between domestic work and social life. Its importance lies not only in food preparation , but in how it organizes the rest of the home, particularly due to limitations of plumbing and ventilation requirements. Before a living room can feel open, the kitchen often has to abs