OUR Home PROJECTS
AREA:
TYPE: RESIDENTIAL HOUSE
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
TYPE: RESIDENTIAL HOUSE
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
AREA: 60 SQM
TYPE: CONDOMINIUM UNIT
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
TYPE: CONDOMINIUM UNIT
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
AREA: 300 SQM
TYPE: TOWNHOUSE UNIT
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
IDEAL SPACE FOR MAXIMUM GUEST CAPACITY.
TYPE: TOWNHOUSE UNIT
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
IDEAL SPACE FOR MAXIMUM GUEST CAPACITY.
AREA: 60 SQM
TYPE: CONDOMINIUM UNIT
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
IDEAL SPACE FOR MAXIMUM GUEST CAPACITY.
TYPE: CONDOMINIUM UNIT
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
IDEAL SPACE FOR MAXIMUM GUEST CAPACITY.
AREA: 300 SQM
TYPE: TOWNHOUSE
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
MAXIMIZE SPACE, & IMPROVE AIR VENTILATION.
TYPE: TOWNHOUSE
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
MAXIMIZE SPACE, & IMPROVE AIR VENTILATION.
AREA: 20 SQM
TYPE: CONDOMINIUM UNIT FOR VACATION USE
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
MAXIMIZE SPACE IDEAL FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
TYPE: CONDOMINIUM UNIT FOR VACATION USE
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS:
MAXIMIZE SPACE IDEAL FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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Br MlNETTE FAJARDO, PHD
6B [ OURHOME: JULY 2007
DESIGN EXPERTISE
The importance of hiring a professional interior designer for your home
A lot of us are familiar with the annual exhibits that Interior Design students hold in malls or convention halls. These are probable venues where homemakers go to search for an interior designer. These students put up their exhibits as part of their scholastic requirements and will still have to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree followed by two years of employment experience before taking the professional licensure examination. Only after they pass the board exams and acquire a license from the Professional Regulation Commission will they be allowed to legally practice interior design and legitimately be called interior designers.
Benefits of Hiring a Professional Interior Designer
Similar to dermatologists who specialize in skin matters or accountants who specialize in finance, a professional interior designer's forte is desii:ning interior spaces. This differentiates an interior designer from an architect. Because of his or her education, an interior designer knows how to stay within a given budget, provide alternatives in material specifications. select furniture suitable to a theme, choose appropriate colors, suggest the correct fabric for curtains as opposed to upholstery, recommend other professional consultant for areas beyond his capabilities and look into the progress of interior construction among others.Professional interior designers will help clients economize on their expenses—all revisions will be done during the design process instead of a trial and error construction that will entail unnecessary expenses. tie or she sensitively looks into the client's requirements to come up with a design solution that embodies the elements and principles of design.
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WHAT A PROFESSIONAL INTERIOR DESIGNER CAN DO FOR YOUInterior design has evolved into a specialized profession, no longer limited to furniture and accessories selection and arrangement, or curtain and upholstery specification. Professional interior designers offer more than just aesthetics but also function, security and economy. They look into a client's lifestyle and provide design solutions with a personal approach. They consider the positions of furniture and light fixtures, the right materials to use, where to purchase such materials, which specialty contractors to deal with, and even supers ise the interior construction and fit-out of your project. They are knowledgeable in interior construction techniques and are trained to collaborate with other design professionals and co-workers in the construction industry.
Design Fees of Professional Interior Designers
The Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PHD) has established some standards in charging professional fees. Most probably, if you are hiring a professional interior designer, he or she is a member of the PIID and will follow the said standards.
Standard fees are determined by the scope of services that is needed, the size of the project in terms of area andfor complexity. the location of the project site, and the competency and experience of the professional interior designer. Fees may be charged on an hourly, daily, lump sum or percentage basis. They present. in general, a professional fee proposal that the client will be allowed to study, accept or decline, before work will commence. Credentials. track record, and pictures of accomplished projects are presented to the client so that he or she gets an idea of the kind of work the interior designer does. Interior construction and furnishing do not necessarily have to he awarded to the interior designer. Ile or she may recommend qualified contractors and specialty suppliers. Unless the interior designer is into fit-out contracts or interior construction, he or she merely coordinates the various trades and looks after the client's welfare. |