Developing and Presenting a Design Plan

Just FACS

Good Design Requires Planning• A good design plan is the starting

point of designing the interior of a home.

You will need:• This PowerPoint and sheet of paper– As you go through the PowerPoint keep

notes of each section (identified as “Steps”) to help you assess your clients design needs/wants.

• “Math Calculations in Design” worksheet

• ¼ inch graph paper for design drawings

• The “Design Firm Rubric”

Steps in the Design Process• Step 1: Identify the project• Step 2: Assess the client characteristics• Step 3: Analyze the environment• Step 4: Compile a design resource file• Step 5: Plan use of space• Step 6: Select backgrounds, furniture,

lighting, and accessories• Step 7: Complete the design• Step 8: Present the design

Step 1: Identify the Project• You and your group are a design firm. • Your job is to design the interior

living spaces for a client. • Your client will be assigned to you by

a referral agent (aka your teacher)• Your designs must be made with your

client’s needs in mind.

Step 1: con. • You start with a house empty of

furniture with white walls, water heater, AC/heat, bathroom fixtures, and kitchen fixtures.

• Floors are carpeted with cream carpet except the bathroom and kitchen. These are laminate (tan tile look)

• See “Math Calculations” sheet for floor plan

Step 1: con.• For this step: write down your group members-

their jobs, and identify your client• Job for group members(4 members):

– Project Manager (1) Manages materials, ensures work areas are clean at the end of each class, ensures all members are working, helps design, double checks all requirements are complete

– Assistant Project Manager(1) Manages time to ensure members finish, helps design, ensures design matches client’s needs

– Designer (1) Designs space, ensures designs matches client needs

– Budget Manager (1) Keeps track of all expenses and calculates the costs

Step 2: Assess Client Characteristics

• Match possibilities for room design with the habits, likes, needs and wants of the people who will use it.

• Complete a family inventory- (Use your client sheet)– Lifestyles– Activities, entertaining preferences, hobbies and

study and work– Preferred Atmosphere– Future Considerations (what are their future

plans? What do you think is there future needs?)

Step 3: Analyze the Environment

• The Environment Inventory helps designers think about functions of rooms and what they need to do in design to benefit their clients needs– Number of rooms – Activity Zones (work, private, and social) (Remember

everyone needs privacy, place to work, and a place to entertain)

– Storage Areas (Where will the client put their stuff)– Furniture and Accessories

• Find out the furniture style (see next slide) would match your family

– Safety (avoid clutter and have an exit plan in mind)– Traffic Flow

Step 4: Compile a Design Resource File

• Find sources of ideas:– magazines– Furniture and

accessory catalogs– Websites – Sunday newspapers– How to books

• Organize by separating into categories:– Furnishings– Window treatments– Product brochures

Step 4 Con.• Think of this as your resource file of what

you like and what you use. This will be helpful as you decorate your rooms.

• Your group could divide rooms between members for design

• Keep track of where you found the item, name, size, and cost

• For step 4: identify a design style to be used throughout the home- this creates unity– How will the style be used in your rooms?

Types of Style• Colonial-very simplistic style.• Queen Anne-very formal style; often

large with high ceilings. Use very luxurious fabrics.

• Victoria-flamboyant and elaborate style; generally have carved wooden panels.

• Modern-simple and unify technology with art; the focus is on horizontal line and monochromatic color schemes

There are many quizzes online to help pick furniture styles- try one but remember to answer as the client would

Step 5: Plan Use of Space• A functional room arrangement is

one in which the space meets the needs of its occupants.

• Arranging space:– Review the purposes the room serves– Consider the features of the room itself– On your plan, outline the path people

would use to walk through the room(traffic patterns).

Step 5 con. • Look up “using kitchen space

efficiently” and other rooms in the house for items of how to use space efficiently. This will also help with establishing traffic patterns in the room.

• Draw out your room with furniture placement and drawn traffic patterns

Step 5 continued• A thoughtfully arranged room is

functional and pleasing to look at.• Keep these factors in mind when

designing:– Don’t overcrowd a room– Attempt to balance the room– Create a focal point by highlighting an

interesting feature.– Use your imagination

Room by Room• Living Rooms and Family rooms– Seating– Provide convenient surface for reading

materials and refreshments.–Might include entertainment

• Dining Areas– Allow room for chairs to move and

people if there is a dining room

Elements of Design• Balance• Unity• Rhythm• Proportion• Emphasis

*Keep this in mind when decorating rooms*

Step 6: Select Backgrounds, Furniture, Lighting and Accessories (SHOPPING!)• Backgrounds-floors, walls, ceilings

and windows.– Deciding which materials, colors,

patterns and textures to use is part of the design process.

– The goal is to make sure that backgrounds harmonize with the style.

Step 7: Finish up • Complete the “Math Calculation” Sheet• Complete the floor plan on provided ¼-

inch graph paper including the furniture placement

• Refer to the rubric to ensure your group has completed all required parts

• Practice for your presentation– You will describe your client prior to presenting

Step 8: Present the Design• Be ready to present

your design along with the client description, and how your design of the space fits the client.

Types of Visual Representations• Sample Boards– Can contain mounted samples of

proposed wall coverings, floor coverings, fabrics, and window treatments.

• Computer presentations• Models: usually 3-D

2 pt. perspective

Floor Plan

Design Boards

A Professional Presenation• Once all designs are complete the

presentation must be made.• Oral presentations consist of:– Introduction • Include client description

– Discussion of the design • How does it suit the client?

– Summary• Finally presentation of the budget