Author(s)

Yushan Ding, Jinglian Chen

Corresponding Author

Jinglian Chen

ABSTRACT

In the rapid urbanization process, the overall cabinet brand is all-encompassing, but its functional design and consideration of details do not fully consider the needs of Chinese consumers, especially the elderly. This study explored the behavior of elderly users in the kitchen, and summarized kitchen design principles, and optimized the cooking experience. The application of the hierarchical task analysis method analyzed the operation behavior of elderly users in the kitchen, and the action economy principle improved the cooking action, and the reasons behind the action are sorted out which from three aspects: user environment, user operation and user expectation. Through the hierarchical task decomposition, action analysis and the principles of action economy, the specific design methods are summarized. Concrete kitchen design principles are generalized to guide the design practice and improve the kitchen experience for elderly users.

KEYWORDS

Elderly kitchen, Field visit, Level task decomposition, Action analysis