The vanishing kitchen
The rise of online food delivery platforms is causing a shift in home design, with traditional kitchens being replaced by workstations in modern apartments. The author laments the loss of the kitchen as a central hub for family bonding and culinary tradition.
Why it matters
This highlights how digital convenience services are fundamentally altering domestic architecture and traditional family social structures.
T he board read “3 BHW for sale”. For a moment, I thought the advertiser made a mistake by wrongly mentioning “3 BHW” instead of “3 BHK”.
Out of curiosity, I entered the home and was awestruck to note that it was not an inadvertent error but a deliberate replacement of the letter “K” with “W”. There was no kitchen in the flat, only a posh workstation with latest gadgets and furniture, such as adjustable desks, office chairs, laptops, monitors, and keyboards. It had a small kitchenette with a vending machine for tea and coffee.
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