INTERIOR DESIGN WITH PLANS
Interior design with plans
Benjamin Franklin was an exceptional scholar noted for his remarkable turn of phrase. He coined the saying ‘no pain, no gain’ and popularised the proverb ‘people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’. But perhaps his most famous phrase of all, however, is ‘if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail’ – and this is particularly pertinent in the world of luxury interiors.
An interior design with plans will always yield a more coherent and considered outcome than a project without. Plans actually come in a number of highly-detailed and almost scientific forms – it’s far more than wafting about with fabric swatches and a mood board, although the latter is a useful planning tool for interior designers.
The planning of house interiors almost always starts with a space plan. Each room is measured, the square footage calculated, windows and doorways noted, and the orientation plotted so a ‘to scale’ line drawing can be created.
While a space plan is ideal for plotting new fixtures, fittings and items of furniture, we may also work to more technical plans that indicate the materials used in construction, angles and floor levels. Extra layers of detail are added when power, lighting and data supplies are mapped out and suddenly, you have a complex set of plans that allow for pinpoint precision when refurbishing a property.
We also use computer generated images (CGI) as a planning asset at the Rudolph Diesel interior design studio. Using specialist software packages to forecast outcomes and make alterations brings a new meaning to ‘interior design with plans.’ Positioning, repositing, repainting, reupholstering, reordering and radically redesigning can all be done on screen before any time (or money) is spent on site.
Even if your plans are no more ambitious than revamping your ground floor cloakroom, a set of plans will keep the mind focused, prevent procrastination and reduce the risk of mistakes. Our design team is here to draw up any plans you may need and execute your interior design vision, so please get in touch.