Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Allison
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Field Sample ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
One Step ◽  
Interior Designers ◽  
Instructor's Guide ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
Logical Process

Math is an essential component of the interior design profession. Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers, Second Edition, teaches readers a logical process for calculating materials and estimating the costs of installed products based on their math calculations. Fully updated and revised, this book utilizes step-by-step examples and worksheets to simplify the math used in the interior design field. Sample problems and exercises take the calculations of quantities needed one step further to actually applying material and labor costs, in order to discover the installed costs of the specified products. Exercises are provided in introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels for all types of interior designers. Clear sections cover wall and ceiling treatments, window treatments, soft fabrications, upholstery, flooring, and cabinetry and countertops, making this book applicable to both commercial and residential design projects. New to This Edition -Key pedagogical features including: learning objectives, key terms, chapter summaries, imperial and metric units, professional tips, and glossary. -Student STUDIO materials including: calculation worksheets, schedules/cost worksheets, practice examples, and flashcards. -Robust Instructor Resources including: a revised instructor’s guide, test questions, additional practice exercises and answers, PowerPoints lecture slides, and Excel worksheets.

scholarly journals A study on selection of polymer based surface materials in interior design

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Sadıklar ◽  
Filiz Tavşan
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Coating Materials ◽  
Interior Spaces ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
Surface Materials ◽  
Group A ◽  
Interior Designers ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Material Information ◽  
Selection Of

People interact with surfaces in interior spaces, where a huge part of their life lasts. Many of these surfaces which surrounds the interior spaces are covering or coating materials in various textures and shapes. Materials used in interior surfaces are applied for various purposes. Protection, insulation or decoration can be considered as the main objective of these purposes.This study aims to research what kind of polymer based surface materials are used by interior designers and their reasons, frequency and area of use.  For this reason, the study is composed on a questionnaire. The questions are prepared by summarizing the polymer based material information obtained from the literature. The questionnaire participants are interior designers who are actively working in the field. With this group, a survey on selection of plastic materials has been made. Survey results are explained in the findings. The last chapter includes the conclusions and recommendations of the study.Keywords: Interior design, surface materials, plastics, polymers. 

scholarly journals The journal club and its practices

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Abdul Wohab Khan
Keyword(s):  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Journal Club ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Medical College ◽  
New Information ◽  
Change In Practice ◽  
One Step

In the era of information explosion, it is impossible for anyone to keep himself up-to-date with the literature by reading alone. Moreover there is vast amount of un-useful information added each day in the literature. Someone has to remain up-to-date with the valid and usable new information. Since its inception, journal club has been used as a useful meeting with the purposes of staying abreast of scientific publications and to judge their usability. In this article the concept of journal club and its practices were reviewed. The journal club has been proved to be a versatile program for its adaptable and multidirectional format to help the participants to develop many essential skills. It is now used as an academic program and is incorporated into curriculum in many institutes. Critical appraisal journal club models are most widely used to accomplish defined learning objectives. Evidence based journal club is one step ahead, through which practitioners judge the evidences and weigh its usability to bring a change in practice. Each institute should have defined journal club objectives for the development of students learning capability and also to develop and cultivate more skilled faculty. The practice of journal club can be adjusted and formatted according to the set goal of the organizing authority and the learning objectives of the participants. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 4, No. 2: July 2013, Pages 42-48 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v4i2.16942

scholarly journals PERANCANGAN MEDIA VIDEO DESAIN INTERIOR SEBAGAI SALAH SATU PENUNJANG PROMOSI DAN INFORMASI DI PT. WANS DESAIN GROUP

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49
Author(s):  
Wahyu Hidayat ◽  
Fauzi Maafuf ◽  
Saeful Bahari
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Interior Decoration ◽  
Interior Designers ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
A Company

Interior design and decoration for this often happens in common where both of them like in a the same profession. Because they both have the same i.e. want to give a sense of sense of beauty and comfort in every room. The Interior decoration is only a small part of the task is an interior designer. Interior designers and interior decorators alike have an important role in the enhancement of the quality of the room, although both are different. As for the field that will be needed at a company or organization to design a promotional media in promoting and informing a product item or service to the community. So the company becomes taxable in the community and in promoting a product or a simulation of the design you want. To promote it field examples like design, Interior, Multimedia, and animations.

SoftAssertions

2017 ◽  
pp. 65-86
Author(s):  
Peter A. Di Sabatino
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Professional Boundaries ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Interior Designers ◽  
The City

This Chapter glances at the shifting landscape of disciplines and professions, with particular focus towards “Interior Design.” In spite of trends and increasing examples of the erosion and overlapping of disciplinary and professional boundaries, ironically or not, there remains the need for some sort of definition; in other words, there needs to be a body of knowledge and skills defined and practiced. This is especially relevant in a world of inter-, multi-, and trans-disciplinary work and comprehensive creative practices. After a very quick look at “Environmental Design” – or the design of environments and experiences – the paper spends a bit more time examining possible core aspects of Interior Design while promoting its expanded field. An articulated interior urbanism creates clear areas of contribution from the interior designers within the city. Additionally, the chapter explores the curricular use of intensive design workshops with a singular focus of the student's attention; selected student work from Politecnico di Milano is included.

Interior design as a post-disaster team partner

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Boehm ◽  
Dak Kopec
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
International Student ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interior Spaces ◽  
Interior Designers ◽  
Interior Design Students ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose This purpose of this paper is to promote the potential for utilizing interior designers as partners on multidisciplinary teams that deal with natural disaster recovery efforts. Interior design, an often-misunderstood profession, focuses on the health, safety and welfare of all who utilize interior spaces. Members of this profession bring a unique and relevant perspective to design and problem-solving. Design/methodology/approach A self-selecting international student design call supplied the data for illustrating how interior designers’ training prepares these multifaceted professionals to practice within diverse cultural contexts to create region-specific temporary housing units. Findings The designs submitted indeed, demonstrated an understanding of the holistic process necessary for creating effective temporary shelters. Research limitations/implications A limitation of the research is that the design call involved interior design students only. A broader invitation might also solicit entries from practicing interior design professionals. Originality/value The acknowledgement traditionally accorded interior designers as essential contributors to multidisciplinary disaster relief teams is tenuous at best. This paper suggests that interior designers have the potential to assume an important role in disaster relief planning and shelter creation. Attention must now be directed toward promoting a universal appreciation of the relevant skills training, and holistic perspectives of interior designers.

scholarly journals Interior Architectural Design for Adaptive Reuse in Application of Environmental Sustainability Principles

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Celadyn
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Interior Designers ◽  
Circular Design

The paper discusses an interior architectural design model to enable the accomplishment of sustainable design strategy of efficient resources/waste management. The proposed design concept, referred to as interior architectural design for adaptive reuse, is based on the reintroduction of reclaimed or salvaged building construction materials and products acquired from demolished or refurbished building structural portions, into the structure of interior components. The presented design approach puts circular design methods and techniques in interior design practice at the core of environmentally responsible architectural design. To achieve its objectives, the implementation of resources efficiency strategy into the interior design scheme should remain a decisive interior design quality criterion. Meanwhile, the issues related to the environmental contextualization of interior spaces and their constitutive components, in fulfilment of sustainable design requirements for the conservation of natural resources, are neither sufficiently recognized by interior designers, nor appropriately highlighted in the current design practice. The main purpose of this concept paper is to develop a theoretical scheme for systemic inclusion of interior architectural design for adaptive reuse into the environmentally sustainable interior architectural design framework. This study provides interior designers with the concept of interior components design for the fulfilment of resources efficiency and waste management effectiveness.

The Purpose and Main Basis of House Layout Analysis in Interior Design

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 1113-1117
Author(s):  
Chao Ying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Layout Analysis ◽  
Interior Designers ◽  
Main Basis

The analysis of owners’ house layout is an important part of Interior design. Designers, by analyzing and evaluating objectively the house layout that is provided by the house owners, put forward a best design. The quality of original house layout is determined by house elements and environmental elements. Interior designers examine mainly houses factors and also take into account enviromental factors. The main purpose of this paper is to discusse the 12 house elements and the main aspects of environmental elements in analysis of house layout, and to give pondered suggestion.

scholarly journals Social innovation : understanding selected Durban-based interior designers' perceptions of socially responsible interior design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Xolisa Ndovela ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Social Compact ◽  
Interior Designers ◽  
Socially Responsible Design

In a world with pressing social issues that require the collaboration of multiple stakeholders to solve them, this research sought to find out through the views of interior design practitioners how social innovation might be integrated into interior design for socially responsible design. The research sought to find out from the perceptions of the participants whether social innovation practices could be integrated into interior design as an ethos for professional practice, rather than fragmented, erratic projects. The research postulates that interior design practices are similar if not complementary to those of social innovation. Both interior design and social innovation focus on the human dimension and understanding of human behaviour to construct realities that people occupy and offer an enhanced human experience. The aim was to establish whether interior design practitioners saw social innovation as a tool for more socially responsible design and whether they have engaged in social innovation and socially responsible design in their practice. The research followed an exploratory qualitative research approach positioned in the interpretive paradigm. The research used semistructured participant interviews and thematic analysis to explore in-depth insights into the perspectives and experiences of 13 Durban-based interior designers and their perceptions of social innovation integration for socially responsible design. Through a literature review, the researcher studied social innovation, design for social innovation, socially responsible design, interior design's social compact and interior design's value proposition. The conceptual framework put forward a plausible sequence of activities that can be carried out for interior design to interact with social innovation for socially responsible design. Doing so could contribute to the interior design social compact. The thematic analysis was employed to structure the research and explore the current level of understanding and engagement of interior designers in social innovation for socially responsible design. What emerged were challenges and opportunities for integrating social innovation for socially responsible design as an interior design ethos. Guided by the conceptual framework in the research, five themes emerged in the data analysis guided by the conceptual framework: Social Problem Identification, Interior Design Process, Social Innovation Process, Socially Responsible Design Process and Social Value. The findings revealed that the selected interior designers were largely unaware of social innovation and last interacted in a socially responsible design during a once-off university project. Although the participants' comprehension was at times muddled, the aggregate of their perceptions demonstrated a general grasp of what social innovation and socially responsible design are. It was interesting to note how difficult it was for interior designers to conceptualize the terms "social," "social innovation," and "socially responsible design." The majority of participants distinguished between social innovation and socially responsible design as differing concepts. Even with a basic knowledge of social innovation, most participants expressed confidence in implementing and leading teams based on socially responsible and socially innovative programs. The participants believed that their potential could only be constrained by finances, personal security, a lack of education and expertise in the cultural context of the social innovation project. The designers believed that social innovation for socially responsible design should be required in interior design and monetization, professional body, education and the other components of socially responsible design are crucial in doing so. Of the advantages of integrating social innovation for socially responsible interior design communicated by the participants, the most significant was the change of collective expectations of interior design by the general public and other business professionals. The participants shared that social innovation would favour the discipline by demonstrating to the public and other practitioners that it was about more than shallow design aesthetics. Interior design is, however, about substance and complicated problem-solving. The participants shared their challenges and methods, which could help integrate social innovation into interior design for socially responsible design.

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