Interior Design - the design process

Interior Design is the planning, layout, and design of the interior spaces within a building........

including functional improvement, 

aesthetic enrichment, 

psychological enhancement of the interior space.

design is rational thoughts based on knowledge, gained through research and experience

design criteria

• function and purpose
• utility and economy
• form and style
  
  
  image and meaning

intuition and imagination adds dimension to your design

phases of design

• statement of problem; - pre design
• collection of data;
• analysis of data;
• programming;
• design concept;
• design development;
• construction documents

pre - design
analysis
collection of data
field measurements
document existing conditions

tools - Internet, city/town hall, site visits, photos

programming
Architectural programming is the systematic process of gathering and analyzing information about a building or other setting, and then using that information to create guidelines for the performance of that setting. The total design process includes two stages: programming and design. In programming, the parts of a design problem are separated and identified. In design, these parts are put together to form a coherent design solution. The first task for any designer, and perhaps the most important, is determining the requirements of a proposed building or site—the programming.

conceptual design
brain storm
based on data program
basic ideas form

tools-
adjacency matrix - hierarchy of spaces
bubble diagrams - spatial relationships
quick sketches - look at many solutions
design images

schematic design
major functional and spatial relationships
develop your best concepts
start basic sketches
assign square footage

tools-
trace paper, design images

design development
finalize schematic - choose best design
start final drawings
chose materials, lighting, systems

tools- 
auto cad, Internet, materials library

construction drawings
assign all dimensions
all materials selected

presentation