ryan aoukar: how the industry works

as an interior designer

-know the minimum of everything

-its not about what we do but why we do it

 square 1: The broker- real estate agent; know and befriend them

square 2:The architect- they knew the client before you did; its his building & design

- not just about design, know people

-designing the world for people; solving problems (function &needs)

square 3: variety of clients

-each client brings new ideas and new information to you

-the client lives the lifestyle with the biggest experience: you are helping the client build for her need and accomodations

-he is the main source of information

-the best interior designers know his subjects know your category well

-know your category well

i.e. chefs, medical workers

First Meeting:->  test fit: how many people & what are needs

- do it wherever; short time                -know the space & landlord

-approval & meet face to face            - help client pick his space, building standards and #

-you go to the client                           -1st thing you do per building looked at

-what is the identity of the project       |

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Planning:

-furniture standard

-what is needed

-know minimum measurements of tables ------->

Schematic design & design development:

-work with team and furniture dealer

-what kind of furniture is needed

-furniture manufacturer (makes furniture but doesn't sell it; has a furniture dealer sell it to you)

-building the model; model builder figures out the planning problems

-best way to figure out the space

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Demolition phase 

-work with contractor & general contractor: GC-manages project and hires everyone

CONSTRUCTION PLAN:

-GC or you contract partition to start construction( walling)

POWER AND DATA PLAN:

work with engineer

- internet connections, lighting switches & outlet placement

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Reflected ceiling plan:

-design ceiling 1st and include in the plan the placement

-LIGHTING MANUFACTURER- different lighting and ambiances per client's need and accomodations

-lighting decides the atmosphere

finish plan:

-work with material & product designer- furniture, lighting, carpet

custom done: call manufacturer

-Artists can create space

- know every material in a deep way better than anyone

FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES:

-furniture dealers and furniture makers

-furniture librarians can help you find and bring to life your ideas when you don't know where to find them 

SIGNAGE:

-work with graphic designers; check in, out; bathrooms, directional

ART INSTALLMENT:

-galleries, art dealers, artists (wall murals, painters), photographer 

 

 

in my element

I spent an entire Saturday making new friends, exploring Chattanooga and basking in God's beauty that He calls nature. I sat and drew; I was in my element. I touched and experienced art work, architecture and leaves, grass, rough stone... I needed this: stress free, care free, my mind could wonder on nothing in particular. So I'm going to post pictures that were my favorite; photo credit to Monica Cota. Let's document the journey ;) xxx ek

Sewanee:

     

       

        

Chattanooga:  

    

    back to my                       Janet Fish              use of materials:wood

childhood roots                                                 and stone slate flooring                         

                      

 

use of different everyday materials

touching, experiencing art

let's go home

Interior Materials D.Matthews

It is just as disastrous to have the wrong accessories in your room as it is to wear sport shoes with an evening dress

- Dorothy Draper

integratedVSapplied

Applied: decorative objects, temporary, color, pattern & textures added
Integrated: structural materials, built into the space, space & form ; can be visual (appearance of structural) & structural

compare:                         

Le Corbusier interior characteristics:

masculine & modern

integrated furniture into structure

minimalist & cold cut materials

 
 

Dorothy Draper interior characteristics:                           

color, texture, & pattern                                                                                                  

antique, traditional                                                                                                     

temporary, decorative                                                               

feminine & stylistic                                               

warm & inviting                                                    

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Frank Lloyd Wright's fallingwaters

 

Applied: cherokee red paint, 

vibrant colored rugs, textiles, 

blankets, cushioned chairs

Integrated: stone chimney (structure),

slate flooring (connection to nature)

with the addition of color, pattern and textiles,

the flooring is subtle and not over powering

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eamesresidence

Applied:travel finds: masks, colors: warm environments, color of paints, rugs & textiles, sculpture figures

Integrated:ply wood (presented structural element as the element that we touch, feel and experience

                   

      thewhyquestion 

- Born out of the Victorian Era & Birth of Modernism

                                              - industrial revolution: mass production, furnishings became affordable

Everyone began running out and buying out of impulse which resulted in:

mis-application, chaotic put togethers

WRONG: many patterns together (wall paper,  drapes, carpet & couch)- multi patterns are competeing with bold colors (reds and greens)

Home= self worth, society status & self- worth, importance

Adolf Loos: ornament and crime 1908; pseudo-classical decorations, do away with ornamentation

-used applied materials: paint

color, texture & pattern 

areJUSTasIMPORTANTas

space and form

arts&craftsMOVEMENT           APPLIED:

- call to handcrafted items                                   STIGMAofwallpapers

-naturalistic, go back to nature                        -ANYTHING can be misapplied- decor,

-natural dyes                                                            wallpaper, structural materials

-SUSTAINABILITYideas: 100 years ago                  can be used to express culture

inspiration&ideas

canCOMEfromNATURE&ART

Casa Batillo

1904-1906

Gaudi

THEMED INTERIORS

- water imagery, scales, light penetration through floors

and stairs all correspond with the ocean themes

-atmosphere of being underwater

-integrated and applied materials blur

-direct line to nature

-top levels: architectural; middle: blurs; bottom :

thematic of deep ocean, dark & fish bone architecture

I reserve the right to say I like it becasue it's pretty :D

I just want to take my coloring sticks to the walls 

and let my reasoning be because I liked it. There

was no rhyme or reason behind it. It's pretty.

-xxx

I like this because...

The painting on the wall behind the table, lengthens the room by the use of perspective.

It reminds me of The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci. The painting is used in a monk's dining hall

where the painting engages with the people eating in the actual room, thus, making you part of the painting.

I like this because...

(Photo to the left:)

Purple is my favorite fall color. 

Between the napkins, mosaic and purple wall paper, 

the mix of neutrals gives it a balance and it's not too overwhelming.

I like this because...

I adore antique, free standing tubs.

It is absolutely elegant.

The rug ties in the neutral colors and 

the splash of pink.

The pieces are arranged symmetrically.

eleganceeeee

I like this because...

the use of blue is dominant on the wall but tied into

the ottoman and blue wall panel next to it. With the use 

of elegant lighting and neutral carpet and accesorizing furniture

the space is welcoming and not overwhelming :)

mix of modern and elegance

I like this one because it's pretty :)

that's all. elegant & simple with a splash of yellow. The absence of color is filled with the presence of textures. (headboard, gossamer curtain, pattern that creates a texture in the vanity stool, fluffy flowers)

sustainability: day 2

sustainability:
sustainable design:
design focusing on products and processes that protect the environment while conserving energy for future generations

popular: last 10 years; 1960's design started to change in terms of making solar homes, passive solar structure: orient house/ structure to gather natural light (heat for winter, trees create shade)

global energy usage: increases 70% between 2003-2030
major source of energy world wide: natural gas, oil, coal,
-bi-products: carbon footprint makes global warming
nuclear:
renewable resources: water, sunlight,

key terms of green design:

-green planet: recognize green product (what products produce concerns)
-energy star: energy efficient products, environmentally friendly when being disposed: windows, building products, appliances

US green building council: developed the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEAD design)

LIGHTING:
made ID's more important: control material specification;
lighting: compact florescent lighting, life cycle is more extensive (lower electric bill), doesn't create heat
florescent better than incandescent bulb

sustainability will work when it becomes more affordable
40% of the energy used in a building is lighting
have the ability to harvest indirect natural daylight (direct sunlight can be harmful)
-contain toxics and mercury

LED lights: light emitting diode
-produce colors; just now getting the white light as ambient general lighting
-better than florescent


CONTROLS: switch
daylight switching plans: lights would switch off when sunlight is coming in

FLOORING:
wood: can be reused, specify from the region- trucking cost from far away
linoleum: turpentine; more efficient

multi-functional spaces are the most efficient, as they are being used for many different purposes.

residential vs commerical

required from design of commercial, it makes residential easier to understand

more complex-less complicated

residential: home

commercial: multitude of different things

-health care: specialty; profitable: knish for interior designer; if you have a background understand clinical areas of healthcare

clinical areas of healthcare: operating rooms, waiting rooms, public areas, gift shops, cafe (dining), patient rooms: hospitality, entry: health heart,

-more healthcare construction than anything: good business

- too many healthcare; raises expenses: tax payers

-if you can get specialization in clinical areas; good niche: pharmacy: NEED TO KNOW WHAT GOES ON,  LABORATORY: sub categories- micro bio, blood testing, segregated spaces within a lab and what the need is

ER, ICU:  particularly specialized

heart CAD, lab suites…ect. specialized clinical areas

How do you get involved: worked for a company providing products; furniture company clinical products; design and utilize products

-hospitals doing little by little (renovations)

problems with healthcare design:

-healthcare facilities are the most abused environments 

-24/7 operation center, materials must be durable- everything is used all the time

durability, clean-ability…ect

spaces being used 24/7 

-airports

-hospitality (resorts, hotels…)

-some restaurant

-police stations, fire stations, jails

-hospitality:

boutique hotels: quiant, more specific to clientel

-restaurant:

specific: formal, modern, derive thru, fast food

many sub categories

within:

-kitchen design: extremely specialized- appliances (some one else)

designers: layout, flow, circulation

hospital cafeteria, resort,

-corporate:

law firms, headquarters, main offices, advertising agencies, business offices

need: waiting areas, offices, executive offices, partner offices- hierarchy structure, computer rooms, conference rooms, training rooms, reception area

-retail:

stores

-institutional: 

schools, universities, school offices, gyms, arenas, 

-ecclesiastical: 

churches,  

 -government: GSA: general service administration

federal, specialized lowest discount 

GSA pricing

theatre-smaller specialized

public:

museums- smaller specialized

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as a designer:

what services you provide and breakdowns:

-specified: all the space planning, design, finished selections, furniture package, lighting: then document & hand to client or others to be bid on, not a supplier, do the design work and get a fee for it: your work and design, track daily log of time- bill those clients for those hours for your specification work

-dealership: you provide certain lines of commercial furnishings, upholstery, window coverings: specify and point of purchase 

* designers work for you, meet with client: layout, partition planning (sheet rock), they would be primarily responsible of FFandE: furniture, fixtures and equipment 

module: make selections in finished schedules in documents, selling that to the user

- not as specific as specified: selling the product on mark up

-commercial design firm: have several lines of furniture,wall coverings…etc. reps will visit and show you product representing manufactures, pull from many different manufactures, 

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modular: panels, cubicles, case goods-desks, desk chairs, guest seating :Systems Furniture

interior design definitions

define, dates established, primary purpose:
 write official definition for an interior designer

ASID- american society of interior designers; ASID is a community of people driven by a common love for design and committed to the belief that interior design, as a service to people, is a powerful, multi-faceted profession that can positively change people's lives.
Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people's lives
founded in 1975
oldest and largest leading professional organization for designers
(ASID.org)

NCIDQ: National Council for Interior Designer Qualification
-tests the protects public health, safety and welfare by identifying interior designers who have knowledge and experience to create interior spaces that are not just aesthetically pleasing but also function and safe
-independent and non-profit organization of state and provincial credentialing bodies
provides research and expertise that informs state and provincial licensing laws and regulations for ID profession
(NCIDQ.org)


IDEC: interior design educators council; to support the objectives of the IDEC and to advance the profession by supporting educational, research, and creative opportunities for educators and students. maintaining IDEC's leadership in the field of IDEC rests in part, on our ability to sustain a solid financial foundation
IDEC is to support the advancement of ID education and scholarship through the development, management, and distribution of resources
(idec.org)

CIDA: council for interior design accreditation; non-profit, independent organization for inter design education programs at colleges and universities in US and Canada
-ongoing enrichment of the ID profession through identifying, developing and promoting quality standards for the education of entry-level interior designers and then encouraging accrediting and supporting educational programs to aspire those standards
35 years old

(accredit-id.org)

IIDA: international interior design association;  to create a strong niche for the most talented and visionary ID professionals, to elevate the profession to the level it warrants, and to lead the way for next generations designers and innovators
balance of passion for good design and strategy for the best business practices
founded in 1994
(iida.org)



AIA: american instate of architects; 1857; leading professional membership association for licensed architects emerging professionals, and allied partners
(aia.org)

-certification: get out, get experience take the NCIDQ
-what brings relevance to a design degree vs someone who has no degree but has taste (HGTV)