There is an actual word for this format, I just don’t know the proper word.
In every kitchen that I have seen and have been in, it follows a triangle. If you have zero idea what I am saying, I shall explain.
The kitchen sink, fridge, and oven are placed in a way that should form a triangle. Why? It is simple, because since those are the most commonly used things in a kitchen anyway, it makes sense in a way to have them close to each other. If someone has to go distances just to get to the fridge from the sink to the oven, that is too much happening and calls for possible concerns. That has always been the layout from what I know in America.
Yet in other countries, is it the exact same? Like in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and more? What is it like for each other country beside America?
No the dinner table, back porch, and kitchen are just really close together. You can’t use the “front door” because that leads into the living room. Growing up, I just sort of accepted it all as just how Nana’s house was.
If you ever watch the movie “Feast of the Seven Fishes” you’ll see more of how weird that house is. The director is even one of my Grandpa’s former students from when he was a high school history teacher!
Fridge is in the dining room outside of our kitchen (where the sink and stovetop/oven are), and said kitchen is in a hallway between the dining room and the bedroom hallway
Other houses and apartments I’ve recently visited tend to have them either in a straight line in the kitchen or in a triangle-ish pattern
Mostly, this would be the norm for many countries, but some move away from this structure due to varying reasons… Including Internet Influencers, Shitty Council Housing Designs (UK Mainly), and Own Builds…
My kitchen is long and thin, has a dining area and a lounge area. It’s like, one big area. Lemme show you what I mean (similar to this house, but were the cupboards are at the end of the kitchen is a dining table, and at the back wall is a sofa):
An “open plan” kitchen dining/living room area, instead of a seperate diner and kitchen. And the living area is usually smaller than the main lounge, if it has one: