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FREEdOM
®
COLLECTION
PLANNING INFORMATION
KITCHEN dESIGN—BASIC TERMS
To clarify the terms which are used in this design guide, please
refer to the following definitions:
CASE
This is the main body of a kitchen cabinet.
FACE FRAME
This is a decorative frame at the front of a kitchen cabinet
and is typical for North America. Variations by manufacturer
in kitchen design construction may purposely have a clearly
visible face frame that is a part of the kitchen aesthetics.
European design and styling of cabinets (frameless cabinetry)
typically do not have a frame.
dOOR
The kitchen cabinetry door panel is the element of kitchen
furniture largely defining the aesthetic design of a kitchen. It
can have any conceivable look – from modern to traditional.
In this quick reference a
3
/
4
" (19mm) thick door panel is
presumed.
APPLIANCE dOOR PANEL
The fully flush Freedom
®
Collection refrigerators are
intentionally designed to be equipped and delivered with
custom made appliance door panels that perfectly match
the end-user‘s installed kitchen cabinetry. Typically the
normal appliance door panel thickness is expected to be
3
/
4
" (19mm). However, a thicker appliance door panel can be
accommodated if such door panels are used on the end-user‘s
kitchen cabinetry or in order to emulate the look of the visible
face frame (addition to the door) on the refrigerator as well.
NICHE (INSTALLATION CAVITY)
The niche is the cavity where a Freedom Collection refrigerator
is installed. The width of the niche (18-inch, 24-inch, 30-inch...) is
dependent on the appliance.
The niche depth is equal to the
depth of the kitchen cabinet (case+face frame). It does NOT
include the thickness of the cabinetry door panel. For proper
planning of the niche depth, please refer to page 224.
The main idea of the Freedom Collection is that you can simply
replace any standard size kitchen cabinet with a refrigerator
column. You can create a suitable niche by leaving a respective
gap between two tall cabinets. Alternatively you may create an
enclosure that the appliance will fit into. However this is not the
original design intent (basic idea).
When planning the installation niche, it is important that the side
walls are completely flush! Please make sure that there is not any
kind of face frame at the front of the niche. If for some reason
this is not the situation, please make sure that the depth of this
face frame (furniture return) is more than 4" (100mm) so that the
appliances can be properly secured.
KITCHEN CABINETRY ILLUSTRATION
Face Frame Cabinet
Frameless Cabinet
(European Style)
Case
Door
Face
Frame
Case
Door
Standard Overlay
Full Overlay
Offset Design
Inset Design (Flush)
