Thermador T24IR70NSP Design Guide - Freedom Refrigeration - Page 13

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. KITCHEN CABINETRY ILLUSTRATION Face Frame Cabinet 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. Frameless Cabinet (European Style) Case Face Door Frame Standard Overlay Full Overlay Offset Design Inset Design (Flush) Case Door 222