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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.
Steps in the Design Process• Step 1: Identify the project• Step 2: Assess the client characteristics• Step 3: Analyze the environment• Step 4: Develop a preliminary budget• Step 5: Compile a design resource file• Step 6: Plan use of space• Step 7: Choose a style and color scheme• Step 8: Select backgrounds, furniture, lighting, and
accessories• Step 9: Present the design• Step 10: Implement the design.
Step 1: Identify the Project• What is the change that needs to be
made?• How much will you charge the client?
This includes labor, costs of items in the rooms and the house cost of $225,000 (standard for all clients).
• How much time do you have to complete it?
• What is the goal of the project?
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- This is your client sheet)– Lifestyles– Activities, entertaining preferences, hobbies
and study and work– Preferred Atmosphere– Future Considerations (what are their future
plans?)
Step 3: Analyze the Environment
• The Environment Inventory– Number of rooms– Activity Zones (work,
private, and social)– Storage Areas– Furniture and Accessories
• Find out the furniture style that would match with your family
– Condition of Backgrounds– Electrical and Lighting– Safety– Traffic Flow
• Consider Furniture Needs
• Establish Priorities– Budget restrictions
• Measure Space & Furniture– Check out locale
builder websites to see ex. floor plans
• Creating scale drawings– ¼ in. =1 ft.
Step 4: Develop a Preliminary Budget
• Write down everything that needs to be purchased- this will help client know how much to expect and will help prevent you from overspending– Remember that those this is not the final
cost- going well over is unprofessional and is frowned on
• Create price estimates based on the size of the room (paint, flooring, etc.)
Step 5: Compile a Design Resource File
• Take before photos of the area to be redesigned.
• Find sources of ideas:– magazines– Furniture and
accessory catalogs– Websites – Sunday newspapers– How to books
• Organize by separating into categories:– Furnishings– Window treatments– Floor coverings– General for pictures – Product brochures– Wallpaper samples– Paint samples– Fabric samples
Step 6: 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 6 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
Drawing Plans
• Floor plans give a view from above• Elevations show a side view• Interior elevations show one wall as
seen from the center of the room
Step 7: Choose a Style &Color Scheme
• Style-refers to the overall characteristics of design.– It might reflect a specific period of time,
a region, or a designer.– It might also evoke a feeling such as
formal, informal, or cozy.
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 8: Select Backgrounds, Furniture, Lighting and Accessories
• 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 9: Present the Design
• Floor Plans• Elevations• Pictorial designs (which
are pictures as if you were actually looking at the room)– One point perspective is
looking at one wall– Two point perspective is
looking at where two walls meet
Types of Visual Representations• Sample Boards– Contains mounted samples of proposed
wall coverings, floor coverings, fabrics, and window treatments.
– Separate boards for each room
• Computer presentations• Models: usually 3-D
A Professional Presenation
• Once all designs are complete the presentation must be made.
• Oral presentations consist of:– Introduction– Discussion of the design– Summary
• Finally presentation of the budget
Step 10: Implement the Design
• Developing a time line• Making purchases• Scheduling installations• Make sure to maintain
frequent communication with the clients!