The Space-Saving Circle Kitchen
May 30, 2023
Anurag Yadav
Occupying just 20 sq ft, Circle Kitchen rotates up to 180 degrees and encompasses a sink, microwave, and dishwasher along with the same amount of kitchen cupboard as any other kitchen.
No matter how much one spends on kitchens, if the layout isn’t right, it’s a waste of money. Especially in cities where there is less space available but the needs are ever-increasing it is important for designers to be as creative as possible. Keeping in mind all the complexities, needs and necessities of the modern family, Compact Concepts has come up with Circle Kitchen, claimed to be one of those smart products which are ideal for small spaces.
The Circle Kitchen is available in different dimensions and models depending on the equipment. Photo Courtesy: Compact Concepts
Changing kitchen needs
Every home has a unique kitchen, there are four to five classic layouts, each with its own benefits: single and double galley kitchens with one or two continuous runs of cabinets; L-shaped kitchens that are built into a corner and offer optimum counter space; and U-shaped kitchens, which surround the cook on three sides with everything within easy reach.
Over the past few years, one of the most common requests from clients is to create a multi-use space where clients can cook, eat, entertain and help with the children’s homework. It’s a reflection of the way many of us are choosing to live these days. Dining rooms are increasingly redundant, sacrificed to create a single, larger space where people can gather. Kitchens have become the ultimate multitasking space.
Another concern of the kitchens is that they should have a lot of storage space yet not look too cluttered. Many clients demand entrances should be kept as clear as possible so that the room feels open and spacious. A circular kitchen provides a solution to all the concerns as it is a tailor-made kitchen for city living.
The circle kitchen is mobile, and without alteration, the circular kitchen can easily be taken with you when relocating or can be easily shifted to any area of the house. Photo Courtesy: Compact Concepts
Innovation at its best
The Circle Kitchen is designed by Alfred Averbeck for Compact Concepts. The concept of the circular kitchen came to master joiner and furniture designer Alfred Averbeck whilst practising his trade in Germany during the mid-nineties. Averbeck was witnessing the rapid evolution of apartment dwellings, and the quite different needs of a new generation of professionals who wanted more space for living and less of their apartment's space devoted to the traditional kitchen.
He began work on designing a very compact kitchen using the latest technology to reduce the size, and enable the kitchen to be moved and relocated easily, and did not need to have a dedicated room, or indeed, even be anchored to a wall. The concept of an independent unit came early and many designs followed as the idea of a decorative unit that could be closed off and locked evolved.
The circular kitchen is a 1.8 sq meter object which features all characteristics of a usual kitchen. The kitchen is fully circular, rotating a full 180 degrees furniture piece, which incorporates everything from kitchen sink and dishes to microwave and dishwasher. 360 degrees rotating shelves help to access pots, pans, glassware and so on. Circle Kitchen has exactly the same amount of kitchen cupboards as any other middle-sized kitchen.
The circular kitchen is being produced in accordance with the latest technologies. Photo Courtesy: Compact Concepts
Features
Circle Kitchen is an innovative high-tech compact kitchen concept for commercial and residential use. The Circular Kitchen can be called an integral furniture piece. This concealable ‘room within a room' concept is realised with the ability to blend the circular kitchen location independently; particularly where space is at a premium. Through rotating the complete work area may be reached from a sitting or standing position.
With a choice of different models equipped with high-end features, this compact “lifestyle mini” is a smart highlight in any apartment, loft, condominium, hotel room, holiday home, retirement residence as well as office and foyer.
The biggest advantage of the circular kitchen is that one doesn’t need to walk to the stove, the stove comes to them. The revolutionary kitchen is compact due to its revolving units. The revolutionary kitchen is convenient to use. Despite its small size, the kitchen design provides a storage capacity equivalent to 12 cupboards. It occupies minimum space and can easily be hidden behind closing doors.
The Circle Kitchen concept has no annoying doors in the way or no deep cupboard wherein one needs to dig through to find something. It is user-friendly and everything is clearly visible. On purchasing the kitchen one can avail of a three-year warranty (excluding appliances) too.
The circular kitchen is being produced in accordance with the latest technologies. The circular kitchen will be delivered as a modular construction system in easy-to-transport package units. Craft skilled persons are able to assemble and install the circular kitchen within a short time. The connection of electrical appliances and plumbing has to be carried out by qualified professionals.
The circle kitchen is one of those smart products which are ideal for small spaces. Photo Courtesy: Compact Concepts
Following are the components of the Circle Kitchen. The basic structure (without appliances) includes a circular wooden kitchen, a basic structure with a rear wall without sliding doors, Electrical installation with fuse box, Power and water supply installation kit, Lighting set, Round stainless steel sink, Chrome single-lever mixer, Drawers, Powerdock vertical and Railing in stainless steel. The appliances are specified separately for the respective model.
The Circle Kitchen offers intelligent kitchen comfort compressed into the smallest space but with a storage capacity equivalent to 12 cupboards and a bench top length of approximately 3000 mm, equipped with a refrigerator, dishwasher, ceramic hob, oven with microwave, range hood, sink and waste bin as a conventional kitchen. This kitchen creation can be placed anywhere in the room, also space-saving centrically in between walls and in angled corners or recesses and it can be harmoniously integrated with other key living spaces.
Another innovative feature of the Circle Kitchen is that it is mobile and without alteration, the circular kitchen can easily be taken with you when relocating or can be easily shifted to any area of the house. The Circle Kitchen is available in different dimensions and models depending on the equipment. Without planning expenditure further special models can be designed from the basic concept with different modules for many target groups. In the new era of intelligent compact systems, changing demographical profile, modern lifestyle and urban conurbation‚ Circle Kitchen as an innovative functional furniture piece is the perfect solution for city living.
[The article was first published in the July-September 2015 issue of Kitchen Ideas magazine.]
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