PROTOTYPE DESIGN OF KITCHEN-CUM-STORE FOR ASCHOOL WITH STUDENT STRENGTH OF ABOUT 150

AREA

Total Built-up area (including walls)= 24.76 sqm.

Total floor area of store= 2.92 sqm. Total floor area of washing / sorting area= 5.71 sqm. Total floor area of cooking space= 8.41 sqm. Total floor area of serving veranda=3.44 sqm.

UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN

The design can be adapted to suit different conditions. It is suitable for cooking meals for about 150 children under mid-day meal programme in schools.

There is a neat delineation of store, pre-wash and washing activities, precooking, cooking and serving activities in the design. It assumes atleast 2 cooks working in the space. For better management, serving of food can be made through a designated window/counter while used utensils for washing can be put at another counter. In both the operations, children are not required to enter the kitchen space.

The store and washing area with utensils, taps, grain and food store etc. can be fully locked and enclosed with Door D1. The store can house about 500 kg. of grains, and other food materials. The Cooking and Serving veranda need not be fully enclosed and can be semi-open for good natural ventilation and light. Hence door D2 and windows occurring in these spaces can be substituted with jaali and other openings. Ventilators can also be suitably provided. The waste water from the wash area of utensils along with external wash area for children can be channalised to a small kitchen garden.

The design can be made using flat RCC roof, sloping CGI roofing, or with stone slabs spanned across pre-cast RC joists/metal sections.

While the cooking area design shown here assumes a standing cook, the design can also be adapted for floor based cooking. The Platform A shown in Section AA will not be needed in such case. For cooking, Improved Stove (Unnat Chulha) or Bio gas burners can also be used. It is recommended that atleast 3 burners are used for maximum efficiency in cooking for large numbers. If the Veranda is south facing solar cookers can also be used.

Plan and sections is as below :-