The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book Updated & Revised: Everything Interior Designers Need to Know Every Day

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This updated and revised edition of The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book gives you the information essential to planning and executing interior projects of all shapes and sizes in a format that is as easy to use as it is to carry—now including interviews with top practitioners from across the field of interior design. With detailed charts, specifications, diagrams, and digital information for planning and executing projects of every scale, this accessible reference explores these vital design topics: • Fundamentals: Provides a step-by-step overview of an interior project, describing the scope of professional services, the project schedule, and the design and presentation tools used by designers. • Space: Examines ways of composing rooms as spatial environments while speaking to functional and life-safety concerns. • Surface: Identifies options in color, material, texture, and pattern, while addressing maintenance and performance issues. • Environments: Looks at aspects of interior design that help create a specific mood or character, such as natural and artificial lighting, sound, and smell. • Elements: Describes the selection and specification of furniture and fixtures, as well as other components essential to an interior environment, such as artwork and accessories. • Resources: Gathers a wealth of useful data, from sustainability guidelines to online sources for interiors-related research. • The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book is an essential sourcebook for designers, students of design, and anyone undertaking an interior design project. The Reference & Specification Book series from Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in a range of creative industries must-have information in their area of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 1 FUNDAMENTALS......Page 10 Chapter 1 Starting an Interior Project......Page 12 Chapter 2 Project Management......Page 20 Chapter 3 Drawing Basics......Page 26 Chapter 4 Presentation and Communication......Page 60 Perspective on Fundamentals Deborah Berke......Page 72 2 SPACE......Page 78 Chapter 5 Proportions of a Room......Page 80 Chapter 6 Sequencing Spaces......Page 86 Chapter 7 Types of Rooms......Page 94 Chapter 8 Code and Accessibility......Page 114 Perspectives on Space Michael Gabellini......Page 130 3 SURFACE......Page 136 Chapter 9 Color......Page 138 Chapter 10 Material......Page 156 Chapter 11 Texture......Page 192 Chapter 12 Pattern......Page 202 Perspectives on Surface Annabelle Selldorf......Page 208 4 ENVIRONMENTS......Page 214 Chapter 13 Natural Light......Page 216 Chapter 14 Artificial Light......Page 220 Chapter 15 Invisible Systems......Page 226 Perspectives on Environments Yabu Pushelberg......Page 232 5 ELEMENTS......Page 238 Chapter 16 Details......Page 240 Chapter 17 Furniture......Page 252 Chapter 18 Elements and Display......Page 258 Perspectives on Elements Calvin Tsao......Page 262 6 RESOURCES......Page 268 Chapter 19 Sustainability Guidelines......Page 270 Chapter 20 Manual Resources......Page 273 Chapter 21 Digital Resources......Page 276 Perspectives on Resources Shashi Caan......Page 278 C......Page 284 H......Page 285 N......Page 286 S......Page 287 Y......Page 288 Acknowledgments......Page 289 About the Authors......Page 290