I see some similarity to the kitchen of my aunt (mother's side). My mother has formal education in home economics. She laid out her own kitchen using a technique where a day of work is simulated with a paper plan, pins, and thread between the pins for every movement. I always thought that was very clever in its simplicity, and yes, the result is that commonly needed things are within reach where they are needed, and outputs of one step kind of naturally end up right where they need to be for the next step.
I see some similarity to the kitchen of my aunt (mother's side). My mother has formal education in home economics. She laid out her own kitchen using a technique where a day of work is simulated with a paper plan, pins, and thread between the pins for every movement. I always thought that was very clever in its simplicity, and yes, the result is that commonly needed things are within reach where they are needed, and outputs of one step kind of naturally end up right where they need to be for the next step.
There is also a German word "Frankfurt bath", when you place the shower in the kitchen, with some of these arangements still present in flats today.