{"id":2452,"date":"2025-05-08T11:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T03:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2025\/05\/08\/remodeling-101-the-u-shaped-kitchen-plus-10-examples\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T03:47:59","slug":"remodeling-101-the-u-shaped-kitchen-plus-10-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/remodeling-101-the-u-shaped-kitchen-plus-10-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Remodelage 101 : La cuisine en U (plus 10 exemples)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ideal for small spaces, U-shaped kitchens (sometimes called C-shaped kitchens) can accommodate only one or two cooks, depending on the width of the U. As its name suggests, this configuration features a horseshoe-shaped work area, with cabinets and counters running around three sides with an open end for access. At its most narrow, it can be as compact as a galley kitchen. Going a bit wider (if your space allows) might seem desirable, but go too wide and you reduce efficiency, because the points of contact within the work triangle (stove, refrigerator, and sink) get too far apart. Have a look at 10 of our favorite U-shaped kitchens to see how to strike the right balance and figure out if the U is the right layout for you.<\/p>\n


Above: A diagram illustrates how the ergonomic kitchen work triangle (stove, fridge, and sink) works in a U-shaped kitchen. Diagram from Kitchens Interior Dezine.
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Above: Julie\u2019s horseshoe kitchen in Mill Valley, California, is small but efficient. \u201cDinnertime drop-ins are a frequent occurrence, and I love to cook, so it was important to me that the kitchen be outfitted for action,\u201d she says. Her architect, Jerome Buttrick, provided well-designed storage that allows for all of the necessities to be kept on hand but out of sight. Inset open-shelving creates an eye-catching mixing bowl display. For a full tour and dissection of the kitchen, see the Remodelista book. Photograph by Matthew Williams for Remodelista.
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Above: Designer Athena Claderone tackled her compact kitchen in Brooklyn with dark paint, Ikea countertops, and budget appliances. See more in Kitchen of the Week: A Low-Cost Before\/After Kitchen in Brooklyn.
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Above: Susan and David Scott of Scott & Scott Architects redesigned the kitchen of a North Vancouver house with a heavy slab of marble and a U-shaped layout of ash cabinets. See more in Kitchen of the Week: A Monumental Marble Countertop.
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Above: An efficient U-shaped kitchen (complete with custom cerused limed-wax finished oak cabinetry) in Hawaiian Summer: A Charm-Filled Stone Carriage House on the Maui Coast, Restored.
Above: A concrete U-shaped kitchen designed by architect Theodore Zoumboulakis\u2019s own retreat on the Greek isle of Hydra. For more, see our post Kitchen of the Week: A Greek Architect\u2019s Ode to Minimalism.,

Above: When jewelry designer Kathleen Whitaker remodeled her turn-of-the-century home in Echo Park, Los Angeles, she found she liked the way the existing U-shaped kitchen formed a separate cooking area from the dining area. Whitaker\u2019s only update was to repaint the cabinets in Avocado Peel from Martha Stewart Living. (Take a stroll through Whitaker\u2019s equally inviting garden in Tropical Paradise in LA\u2019s Echo Park.) Photograph by Nancy Neil.
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Above: A butler\u2019s sink and overhead open shelves provide the focus in designer and blogger Sarah Sherman Samuel\u2018s small cabin kitchen on the shores of Lake Michigan. (Have a look at Samuel\u2019s newly remodeled kitchen in LA employing what she calls \u201cthe ultimate Ikea hack\u201d: Ikea cabinets and custom doors). Photograph via Smitten Studio.
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Above: Serena Mitnik Miller and Mason St. Peter designed their own U-shaped kitchen with marine-grade Douglas fir plywood cabinets and concealed appliances. For more, see our post Kitchen of the Week: A Hip, Low-Key Kitchen in Topanga Canyon, Hidden Fridge Included.
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Above: A U-shaped kitchen takes up half of the back wall of a house in Ulster County, New York, owned and designed by Megan Sommerville and Matt Ensner of Materia Designs. For more, see our post American Gothic: A Hudson Valley Home Reborn.
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Above: In the remodel of this U-shaped kitchen in Portland, Oregon, Opal Blue Tiles by Heath Ceramics create a bold backdrop. Architect Michael Howells of Howells Architecture & Design offers his insight on the essentials for a successful remodel in Rehab Diaries: An Oregon Kitchen with a Dose of Downton Abbey. Photography by Anna M. Campbell. <\/p>\n

N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on March 11, 2014.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Id\u00e9ale pour les petits espaces, la cuisine en U (parfois appel\u00e9e cuisine en C) ne peut accueillir qu'un ou deux cuisiniers, selon la largeur du U. Comme son nom l'indique, cette configuration pr\u00e9sente un espace de travail en forme de fer \u00e0 cheval, avec des armoires et des comptoirs sur trois c\u00f4t\u00e9s et une extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 ouverte pour l'acc\u00e8s. Dans sa version la plus \u00e9troite, il peut [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2453,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}