Renovation of housing seems to many to be a troublesome and costly event - this applies to both strength and money. Often, a simple rearrangement of furniture is not enough, I want to make radical changes, up to a complete redevelopment of an apartment, house, or even the entire site! However, it is not so easy to demolish a wall or build a new one in an apartment building — you must first make sure that such an action is legitimate, submit numerous drawings to the regulatory authorities, and coordinate them. To speed up the repair, it is best to turn to the designer before he starts - he will help determine the interior, select the appropriate shades and materials, correctly execute the zoning and take into account the requirements of each family member. Development of a design project will allow you to more clearly present the final result, and, if necessary, make changes in time.
Type of design project
To get a result that fully meets the expectations, it is necessary to describe to a specialist as much as possible how, where, it is planned to redo the room. Design projects developed for works of different scale are distinguished by a set of necessary documents and drawings: it can be just a sketch, limited to the furniture layout options. If, however, to beat the existing features of the layout with the help of an unusual color solution is not enough, more serious work will be required. Professional design developments give the interior a finished look, as well as make the housing comfortable for its owners.
Standard interior design project
Simple and economical, but at the same time functional and informative design project. It helps to systematize the repair process and determine the basic style of the interior, gives you the opportunity to look at the room from the side, to determine what is missing and what can be added or corrected. A distinctive feature of this type of project is the lack of specifics - there are no clear instructions on the texture or shades, the furniture layout is approximate, all these details are indicated on the sketch for understanding the general concept.
The development of a standard design project includes two mandatory steps: a sketch and a project. In drawing up the sketch takes into account all the features of the layout of the room: the number of rooms, light, size, frequency of use of the premises. The designer helps to determine the materials and color scheme, selects the best options for furniture and other interior items. The design of any room - whether it be an office or an apartment - needs careful thought out details, because they give the interior completeness, give it the necessary atmosphere. Of course, one sketch is not enough. Numerous technological calculations are required, which will ensure the fast and competent implementation of all design proposals. The project includes detailed drawings, which indicate the location of the transfer walls or niche design, if they are planned. The floor, ceiling, walls and doorways - all these repair work items are also reflected in the project. An illustrative sample will help the working team to carry out repair work as accurately as possible.
The development of a standard design project will help to remain within the budget agreed in advance during the repair: a careful calculation of all the details will allow to meet the estimate, while the customer's wishes will remain in the first place.
Full interior design project
Technological approach to design provides the most accurate match the intended result with the real. Drawing up a complete design project will provide a thorough knowledge of what the apartment or house will look like after renovation: furniture, small and large household appliances, and decor items. The sample with the end result will coincide one hundred percent, because the project even indicates the brand of all finishing materials. The composition of the documents usually includes several options for planning, with detailed consideration of the details of each.
The plan of all surfaces makes it possible to work out in detail the dismantling of old materials, to see the transformation of the room in detail at any stage. A detailed plan for the placement of chandeliers or floor lamps, sockets and other electrical wiring, a plan for the placement of all pieces of furniture, plumbing and other equipment, the obligatory indication of the size of each room before and after the renovation works give the most complete picture of the work to be done, as well as how much will cost. Three-dimensional visualization provides special clarity. The presence of three-dimensional picture leaves no questions to the details of the design.
Lighting solution, zoning, compatibility of shades and textures - all this can be checked, and if desired - corrected. In addition, the presence of a 3D format picture is convenient when carrying out repair work on a large area, because it is a modern, and most importantly, fast, way to demonstrate at once all the advantages and features of designer interior solutions.
Author's supervision
In most cases, the repair or complex redevelopment requires constant monitoring of the designer. Often, during the performance of work, there are issues that can be solved without at the same time violating the basic concept of the future interior, only by the project author. The developer will control the team and the quality of work, check the location of all communications with the plan, help with difficulties in the choice of materials. The use of this type of design project guarantees the most complete compliance of the result with the expected.
The composition of the design project
Drawing up a design project takes place in several stages, each of which is closely related to the previous ones and cannot be excluded. Independent development, of course, is not prohibited, but it is fraught with numerous inconsistencies with the requirements of the legislation, and therefore with the modifications of the project, the subsequent delay in repairs for an indefinite, but obviously long, period. This is especially true of projects that include the integration of a kitchen with residential premises. An experienced designer will not only take into account all the wishes and ideas of the customer, but based on experience, he will tell you how to better organize the space to achieve the comfort of the whole family.
Technical task
The first step towards perfect interior renovation. In order for the designer to understand what result the customer wants to achieve, it is important to discuss all wishes at the very beginning. As a rule, the list of requirements for a design project includes a detailed description of the premises being repaired, suggestions regarding the color scheme and textures of materials. The most detailed answers about the preferences of all family members will provide the specialist with a better understanding of how the client sees their housing. Drafting of technical specifications is possible, as in person meeting with the designer, and using e-mail - in this case, you must immediately consider all the points. Upon completion of the inclusion in the list of all the necessary work, the customer puts his signature, after which work on the interior project goes to the next stage.
It is at this stage that an approximate calculation of the cost of repair or redevelopment is formed.
Measuring plan
Of course, no repair, and even more so if it involves the transfer of walls or even their complete destruction, can not do without measuring the room. Walls are measured, at several points the height of the ceilings, doorways and window openings. Often there are inaccuracies in the measurements - somewhere the ceiling is a couple of centimeters higher, somewhere an imperfectly flat wall. To correctly eliminate all the errors in the finishing, you must fix them at the very beginning.
Planning solution
The main preparatory work falls on this stage, which can be somewhat podzatyanutsya in time. The designer makes several examples of floor-by-floor (if it’s about the house) layout and arrangement of furniture, the number of options can even go up to ten. Finally, upon reaching an agreement, when absolutely all amendments and preferences are taken into account, a final plan of upcoming works appears. In developing the plan, not only the personal wishes of the customer are taken into account, the designer also strives to achieve the greatest ergonomics and functionality of the environment, while complying with the SNiPs, Guests and other necessary standards.
Stylistic collage
Provides project visibility for better perception. To help the client present the future interior, the designer can create a collage both on paper and in electronic form. Various pictures are used, most similar to the things used in a real project. In this way, the client can also use when explaining his ideas to the designer, any image will do: pictures, personal or copied drawings, clippings from magazines or newspapers are very obvious. In the future, these examples can be used in the final stylistic collage.
Furniture layout and installation plans
There may be several such documents, according to the number of furniture placement options. The customer must approve one that is most appropriate. When the customer and the designer came to a common opinion about the arrangement of furniture and redevelopment details, it is necessary to record all the information for the team of builders who will perform these works. The plan is detailed and includes:
- details of the flooring laying scheme - tiles, parquet, laminate;
- demolition of walls and installation of new ones - all figures must be indicated here (height, width);
- the construction of niches (by analogy with the previous paragraph indicates the depth and exact location);
- any multi-level facilities (floor, ceiling, bathroom sunk into the floor);
- furniture arrangement.
The floor and ceiling plan includes an indication of the type of coating and construction. In addition, a sectional view is provided.
Electrical installation plan
First of all, when repairing it is necessary to decide where the sockets and lighting devices will be. Having a furniture layout plan, it’s not so difficult to plan the layout of all electrical appliances, decide where the switches, home appliances will be placed, in what rooms and along what boundaries the warm floor will be laid. This stage is very important, because the inconveniently located outlet can significantly reduce the degree of comfort. However, it is not worth much to delay the decision, because you cannot skip this step, which means that construction work will be suspended.
A good example would be a kitchen - there are a lot of household appliances in this room, for convenience, there should be enough sockets for switching on several small appliances at the same time. The same with lighting - multilevel light zoning in the bedroom is much more convenient than a lonely chandelier on the ceiling.
Drawings of non-standard parts
Any non-standard designs, such as built-in furniture, various shelves and niches, figured doorways, must be displayed in detail on separate drawings. Documents will provide the most accurate implementation and the result will be exactly as planned when planning.
Sketch solution
Having solved the issues of construction and rough work, do not forget about finishing. A sketch, made by hand or in electronic form, will help to get a complete picture of what the new housing will be like. Sketching is based on a pre-approved stylistic collage. At this stage, checked aesthetic harmony.
3D interior visualization
The final stage of creative work on the transformation of the interior. The advantage of volumetric imaging is the ability to view each room from any angle in the smallest detail. During the development of 3D illustrations, all previously agreed drawings, plans for the placement of all objects and lighting are taken into account. By the way, it is the three-dimensional picture that can give a complete picture of the zoning, where the light will fall, how harmonious the furniture is with the decor items.
Working documentation
Upon completion of the design project, all materials, furniture and lighting devices are recorded in the summary table, on the basis of which estimates are made. The customer should have on hand an impressive collection of documents:
- a summary list for each repaired room with a detailed list of all finishing materials, an indication of their articles, approximate cost, addresses of stores;
- summary list of interior items (furniture, lighting, decor items);
- drawings (for construction works, redevelopment details, electricity wiring, phased installation of non-standard facilities);
- visualizations and sketches.
I must say, in addition to decorating the room, the responsibility of the designer extends exclusively to the stage of finishing works. In case of impossibility of self-control, the author’s supervision is used to prevent or resolve difficulties while observing all points of the project. If it is necessary to manage a team of builders, it will already be a question of technical supervision and it is worth negotiating with the foreman.
Conclusion
Full redevelopment is possible at the level of not only an apartment or office, but even a cottage, and in the latter case, landscape design will be appropriate. Specialists will help maximize the potential of the room in full accordance with the wishes of the customer.
Development of the design project will expand the boundaries of imagination, will allow to bring not only creativity, but also comfort to the interior. At the same time, we should not forget about the legislative side of the issue: many works, such as dismantling, require coordination with the regulatory authorities, because the demolition of the wall should not jeopardize the strength of the house construction, the same applies to any changes to the facade, as well as space manipulations balcony or loggia. Permission for such work is not received by the designer, but by the customer, it is better to do this in advance, so that later the project development process does not delay. You should not be surprised if third-party narrow specialists are involved in the work, for example, for planning the cultivation of electricity or installing air conditioners. Summing up, we can say that the development of a design project by a competent and experienced specialist helps not only to implement all the most incredible ideas, but also to do it qualitatively and to meet the pre-planned budget.
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