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What
are they and why are they important?
Perhaps the basics of design are neither as sexy as getting in touch with your design style, nor as enriching as looking at form through more observant eyes, but they are critical. Understanding how to properly apply a design process helps to analyze from the bottom up all the parts of an interior environment, which helps to attain our goal of remarkable interiors.
To make sense of design, let's think about what Francis D.K.Ching says:
"The purpose of interior design is the functional improvement, aesthetic enrichment, and psychological enhancement of interior space."
That statement about interior design is rather lofty and sterile, yet very comprehensive. The end result of any design project is to produce an original, beautiful and functional solution. So, if the outcome does not address the function, solve the architectural challenges or compliment the lifestyles of the inhabitants, then it is a failure. Learning the basics allows us to weave them together into a whole that will be greater than the sum of the parts. To put that theory into context, think about the ultimate goals of interior design.
To ensure that we consider all necessary elements around "functional improvement, aesthetic enrichment, and psychological enhancement of interior space," we suggest a pragmatic problem solving approach. Learn to focus on the specifics of the design environment, carefully and thoroughly, to get an idea of how to affect the outcome properly. Spend time analyzing the parts that make up a whole design.
Then all of the planning, layout and design for the interior space can be applied in tandem to create a superior design solution.
According to Francis D.K. Ching, the parts of the whole interior environment are:
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THE PARTS: The Architectural
Context |
THE WHOLE: The Interior Environment |
As you look at the parts, isolate the descriptions of what you see into each category. Later we will put all of these together, but for now we'll focus on each aspect of each part.
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