Designing Commercial Interiors, 2nd Edition

by Piotrowski, Christine M.; Rogers, Elizabeth A.

• ISBN13: 9780471723493
• ISBN10: 0471723495
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-05
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The definitive reference on designing commercial interiors-expanded and updated for today's facilities Following the success of the ASID/Polsky Prize Honorable Mention in 1999, authors Christine Piotrowski and Elizabeth Rogers have extensively revised this guide to planning and designing commercial interiors to help professionals and design students successfully address today's trends and project requirements. This comprehensive reference covers the practical and aesthetic issues that distinguish commercial interiors. There is new information on sustainable design, security, and accessibility-three areas of increased emphasis in modern interiors. An introductory chapter provides an overview of commercial interior design and the challenges and rewards of working in the field, and stresses the importance of understanding the basic purpose and functions of the client's business as a prerequisite to designing interiors. This guide also gives the reader a head start with eight self-contained chapters that provide comprehensive coverage of interior design for specific types of commercial facilities, ranging from offices to food and beverage facilities, and from retail stores to health care facilities. Each chapter is complete with a historical overview, types of facilities, planning and interior design elements, design applications, a summary, references, and Web sites. New design applications covered include spas in hotels, bed and breakfast inns, coffee shops, gift stores and salons, courthouses and courtrooms, and golf clubhouses. In keeping with the times, there are new chapters focusing on senior living facilities and on restoration and adaptive use. A chapter on project management has been revised and includes everything from proposals and contracts to scheduling and documentation. Throughout the book, design application discussions, illustrations, and photographs help both professionals and students solve problems and envision and implement distinctive designs for commercial interiors. With information on licensing, codes, and regulations, along with more than 150 photographs and illustrations, this combined resource and instant reference is a must-have for commercial interior design professionals, students, and those studying for the NCIDQ licensing exam. Companion Web site: www.wiley.com/go/commercialinteriors

Author Biography

CHRISTINE M. PIOTROWSKI, ASID, IIDA, has more than twenty years of commercial and residential design experience. She was an interior design professor at Northern Arizona University and currently provides consulting services to interior designers on business practices from Phoenix, Arizona. She was the 2004 winner of the ASID/Polsky Prize and is the author of the highly respected Professional Practice for Interior Designers, also from Wiley and soon to be in its fourth edition.

ELIZABETH A. ROGERS, IIDA, formerly an interior design professor at Utah State University in Logan, continues her design practice through the firm S.O.I.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Historical Overview	p. 4
Understanding the Client's Business	p. 7
Working in Commercial Interior Design	p. 10
Critical Issues	p. 15
Summary	p. 25
References	p. 26
Web Sites	p. 27
The Office	p. 29
Historical Overview	p. 32
An Overview of Office Operations	p. 36
Facility Management and Facility Planning	p. 44
Types of Office Spaces	p. 44
Image and Status	p. 47
Corporate Culture	p. 49
Summary	p. 50
References	p. 50
Web Sites	p. 52
Office Interior Design Elements	p. 53
Overview of Office Design	p. 54
Preplanning	p. 54
Space Allocation	p. 56
Office Furniture	p. 61
Materials and Finishes	p. 75
Mechanical Systems	p. 78
Security	p. 85
Code Requirements	p. 86
Design Applications	p. 88
Summary	p. 99
References	p. 100
Web Sites	p. 102
Lodging Facilities	p. 103
Historical Overview	p. 104
Overview of Lodging Business Operations	p. 107
Types of Lodging Facilities	p. 110
Planning and Interior Design Elements	p. 113
Design Applications	p. 123
Bed and Breakfast Inns	p. 143
Summary	p. 145
References	p. 146
Web Sites	p. 146
Food and Beverage Facilities	p. 147
Historical Overview	p. 148
Overview of Food and Beverage Business Operations	p. 153
Types of Food and Beverage Facilities	p. 157
Planning and Interior Design Elements	p. 159
Design Applications	p. 171
Beverage Facilities	p. 182
Toilet Facilities in Restaurants	p. 187
Coffee Shops	p. 187
Summary	p. 189
References	p. 189
Web Sites	p. 190
Retail Facilities	p. 191
Historical Overview	p. 193
Overview of Retail Business Operations	p. 195
Types of Retail Facilities	p. 197
Planning and Interior Design Elements	p. 200
Design Applications	p. 211
Summary	p. 231
References	p. 231
Web Sites	p. 232
Healthcare Facilities	p. 233
Historical Overview	p. 234
Overview of Healthcare/Medicine	p. 236
Types of Healthcare Facilities	p. 238
Planning and Interior Design Elements	p. 241
Design Applications	p. 247
Summary	p. 282
References	p. 282
Web Sites	p. 283
Senior Living Facilities	p. 285
Historical Overview	p. 286
Overview of Senior Living Facilities	p. 288
Types of Senior Living Facilities	p. 290
Planning and Interior Design Elements	p. 296
Design Applications	p. 304
Summary	p. 316
References	p. 316
Web Sites	p. 317
Institutional Facilities	p. 319
Overview of Institutional Design	p. 320
Banks	p. 321
Courthouses and Courtrooms	p. 332
Libraries	p. 345
Educational Facilities	p. 357
Planning Public Toilet Facilities	p. 366
Summary	p. 369
References	p. 369
Web Sites	p. 370
Cultural and Recreational Facilities	p. 371
Overview	p. 372
Museums	p. 373
Theaters	p. 383
Religious Facilities	p. 392
Recreational Facilities-Golf Clubhouses	p. 402
Summary	p. 411
References	p. 412
Web Sites	p. 413
General References	p. 415
Glossary	p. 419
Index	p. 433
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