PatternRecommended
Mudroom between garage and kitchen
QS-FLOW-01Description
Place a mudroom directly between the garage entry and the kitchen so groceries unload in one continuous motion — out of the car, through the mudroom drop zone, onto the kitchen counter.
Why this exists
Every exemplary plan in the calibration set with an attached garage routed grocery flow through a mudroom. Plans that opened the garage directly into the kitchen scored lower on circulation + zoning.
Categories
AdjacencyCirculation
Source
Almost an Architectno manifest entry
Floor-plan quality calibration study (v1 (45 plan observations))
Section: lib/quality/calibration/observations.ts
Published 2026-05-16 · last verified 2026-05-16
Solver enforcement
Browsable only — the solver does not currently enforce this directive (no spec-level data to check against). This entry exists so the architect personas can cite it in conversation and the user can read what the rule says.
Related directives
- Common Areas at the Heart · Pattern 129
- Intimacy Gradient · Pattern 127
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- Main Entrance · Pattern 110
- Indoor Sunlight · Pattern 128
Last reviewed 2026-05-16.