Universal Design Principles on Three Generations of Residential Kitchen in South Jakarta

Abstract

The background of this research problem is the importance of interior design to be used by everyone regardless of differences in ability, size, language, knowledge effectively and efficiently. The purpose of the study was to review how the universal design principles were applied in kitchen interior design in residential case studies. The house taken as a case study is a house inhabited by a family of 3 generations. The Universal design formulated by Ronald Mace aims to make everyone's life easier through product creation, built environment and communication to be used by as many people as possible and add value to everyone of all ages and abilities. The method used in this study is qualitative method with triangulation analysis method by comparing data from various sources and approaches. The assessment criteria are formulated by referring to the universal design principles of the selected library study. The findings of this study can be concluded that the kitchen of a residential house in Pejaten, South Jakarta in general received a low rating in the application of universal design principles.