This comprehensive text introduces the reader to the entire process of planning residential interiors. Extensive full-color photos and diagrams augment the text to explain what an interior designer should know to work with other professionals, such as architects, electricians, and plumbers, to meet clients' housing needs. The focus on contemporary American housing trends is enriched with references to interiors from the past and from other countries.

Planners, architects, and designers can have a great impact on living environments and well-being. Well-being is a natural outcome of natural living, but it is important to realize that a real and comprehensive understanding of well-being can only be achieved through the continuity of the concept to all environmental scales starting from the biosphere and leading towards interiors. Since interior space is one of the most important determinants of our everyday experiences, its role in well-being as a conscious construct needs to be the most important concern of spatial design. Well-Being Design and Frameworks for Interior Space is a pivotal reference source that proposes a framework including different dimensions of well-being and that discusses the importance of each dimension through the examination of past and present living environments in an attempt to figure out the appropriate ways of thinking, living, and building that can lead to healthier environments and happier people. Factors discussed throughout the book include the history of the concept of living well, the evolution of well-being with age, the requirements that affect well-being, the potentials of certain design approaches for well-being, the existing environments (such as vernacular structures, heritage buildings) with specific advantages for well-being, changes in well-being requirements, interior environments with different functions (such as schools and home environments), and the intersections of interior design with other design disciplines. This book is ideally designed for architects, interior designers, planners, engineers, administrators, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Ian Bruce has written this book with the aim of helping the amateur grasp the concepts of this ancient Chinese ideology. It includes an introduction about the philosophy of Feng Shui and explains terms such as Ch'i in easy to understand language. Each room of a house is given its own chapter and includes ideas for creating ideal living space. It is fully illustrated throughout and includes colour pictures to help you make the most of your home.

Beyond the beauty that plants can bring into our homes, there is an ever-changing element that fills our living environments and our souls like a rite of rejuvenation. Plants bring vitality, growth and good vibes. When we invite plants into our home, we breathe cleaner air and we are happier. Caring for them is to nurture our relationship with nature and a reminder that we evolved from it. Go Green provides readers with a beautifully illustrated look at a wide variety of indoor plants - from herbs to air plants - and provides both essential care and maintenance tips, alongside ideas on how to use them to decorate your home.

As evidenced by the success of Live, Love, and Decorate, Martyn Lawrence Bullard is beloved for his ability to mix a broad range of styles in eclectic, sophisticated, yet always comfortable interiors. His trademark attention to detail, adventurous use of colour and texture, and references to history are hallmarks of his style. Known for his commitment to quality, he travels the globe to source the world's most beautiful objects. For this all-new selection of design projects, Bullard continues to draw upon these inspiration-filled experiences as well as his penchant for studying and collecting both vintage decorative arts and pedigreed antiques. This peek into Bullard's newest cache of homes is inspiring in its mix of styles-from exotic chic to luxuriant modern-and will appeal to designers and home owners with an eye for bold interiors. Included are a Connecticut country estate, a Balinese-inspired house in Malibu, Tommy Hilfiger's pop art-filled beach house in Miami, and the Chateau Gutsch in Switzerland, once home to Queen Victoria and now a chic boutique hotel.

"Meeting Matteo, over 10 years ago in Hoxton Square has led me to develop a genuine respect and curiosity about his work and approach. I was excited and apprehensive when I decided to write his story. Such a responsibility. This book is not simply about Matteo's transformation from Marketing to the world of Interior Design over the past decade, but more about what inspires and drives someone and how they get through it. "From nothing, Matteo has created a design studio with a reputation for elegance, quality and quirkiness. I feel lucky to have been allowed such unlimited access, which has brought me closer to Matteo. I hope what I have discovered keeps you turning the pages, as I know that there is a lot more to come. Have a look for yourself." Matteo Bianchi is an award-winning Interior and Product Designer with an entrepreneurial flair. Born in Venice, Italy, Bianchi's inherent passion for design led him to train at the Chelsea College of Art & Design in London, after a career in marketing and advertising. Matteo Bianchi is the Founder and Director of Matteo Bianchi Studio, launched in 2007 and he also teaches Interior Design related courses at The Interior Design School, London and Chelsea College of Art in the United Kingdom and The United Arab Emirates. Matteo Bianchi's Studio combines unexpected, unique and refined Interior and Product Design.

Das Buch setzt die technischen Kenntnisse voraus, welche der Hochschulingenieur in den Beruf mitbringt. Es gibt keine Beschreibungen ausgefuhrter Anlagen und auch keine Gebrauchs anweisungen fur kunftige Bauten; ein sich lediglich auf Faustregeln und Vorbilder stutzendes Arbeiten kann im Werkstattbau ebensowenig zum vollen Erfolge fuhren wie auf anderen Gebieten der Technik. Als Ziel schwebte dem Verfasser vielmehr vor, den Werks- oder Betriebsleiter, der zum ersten Male einen Neubau durchzufuhren hat, fur diese Aufgabe gewissermassen vorzube reiten, ihm die wesentlichsten Gesichtspunkte vertraut zu machen und die Auswahl zweckent sprechender Anordnungen zu erleichtern. Als reines Nachschlagewerk ist das Buch nicht geeignet. Es muss - wenigstens bei der ersten Benutzung - im Zusammenhang gelesen werden. Die Behandlung des Stoffes bewegt sich, abweichend von der Reihenfolge bei der Entwurfstatigkeit, vom einzelnen zum allgemeinen, weil das Verstandnis fur die Gesamtanlage die Kenntnis der Einzelerfordernisse voraussetzt. Am Schluss des Buches befinden sich ein Quellennachweis und ein alphabetisches Sachver zeichnis. Im Quellennachweis sind einerseits die Veroffentlichungen angefuhrt, welche dem Verfasser als Unterlagen fur die Bearbeitung gedient haben, andererseits auch solche, die dem Leser weitere Hinweise fur seine Entwurfstatigkeit geben konnen. An der Spitze eines jeden Hauptabschnittes ist auf die dort in Betracht kommenden Nummern des Quellennachweises aufmerksam gemacht. Diejenigen Bucher und Abhandlungen, deren Durcharbeitung fur den mit Werkstattbau beschaftigten Ingenieur besonders lohnend erscheint, sind durch Sterne * her vorgehoben."

Chinese wallpaper has been an important element of western interior decoration for three hundred years. As trade between Europe and China flourished in the seventeenth century, Europeans developed a strong taste for Chinese art and design. The stunningly beautiful wall coverings now known as `Chinese wallpaper' were developed by Chinese painting workshops in response to western demand. In spite of their spectacular beauty, Chinese wallpapers have not been studied in any depth until relatively recently. This book provides an overview of some of the most significant Chinese wallpapers surviving in the British Isles. Sumptuously illustrated, it shows how these wallpapers became a staple ingredient of high-end interiors while always retaining a touch of the exotic.

Cities are not only places that house buildings; they are also spaces where cultural and social relations are built and developed. These properties must be taken into consideration when constructing and renovating new housing. Different methodologies can be used in order to create new flexible solutions for mass housing units' interior spaces with the aim of improving their adaptability by using a user-centered approach. Re-Coding Homes Through Flexible Interiors: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an optimal resource that investigates how interior design models can transform existing spaces into more flexible and functional housing units while also increasing the functional value and spatial quality of living spaces in social housing. The book specifically discusses how genetic algorithms, a generative design approach, are used to solve nonlinear design problems. It also provides results that can be referenced based on actual domain data, which can be used as references to other architectural and interior design approaches. Featuring research on topics such as housing design and mass housing, this book is ideally designed for architects, engineers, interior designers, furniture designers, construction companies, architecture firms, practitioners, academicians, students, and researchers.

Author Marie Masureel is an interior stylist and photographer whose passion is varying home decor with repurposed elements and found objects from nature, season by season. For autumn, she gathers fallen leaves, seasonal berries, and rose hips for flower arrangements and wreaths. To welcome spring, she turns to a garland made of newly formed fern fronds, while in summer, wildflowers, shells, driftwood and other materials create an effortless bohemian beach look. Winter is embraced with the concept of hygge, using a neutral palette and candlelight for a feeling of coziness. The book features illustrations that focus on only one house in order to demonstrate in practice how simple techniques and natural materials can create varied atmospheres throughout the year. Masureel shows the reader a more mindful way of living and decorating, revealing easy methods of styling the home following a 'less is more' aesthetic to create an atmosphere that is warm, relaxing, and beautiful.

Expert Kitchen & Bath Planning Guidance from NKBA in one comprehensive package The NKBA Professional Resource Library is a complete reference set for students, professionals, and those working toward earning their credentials in the kitchen and bath industry. This nine-volume set covers the fundamentals of planning, design, construction, products, and project and business management with updated content approved by NKBA staff, accredited college and university course instructors, and experts in the field. This unique set includes nine individual guides packed with full-color photographs and detailed illustrations that cover the latest industry trends and practices from CAD tools, sustainability features, and more. The NKBA Professional Resource Library includes full-length editions of the following books: *Bath Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards, 2nd Edition *Kitchen & Bath Products and Materials: Cabinetry, Equipment, Surfaces, 2nd Edition *Kitchen & Bath Residential Construction and Systems, 2nd Edition *Kitchen & Bath Business and Project Management, 2nd Edition *Kitchen & Bath Design Principles: Elements, Form, Styles, 2nd Edition * Kitchen & Bath Lighting: Concept, Design, Light *Kitchen & Bath Sustainable Design: Conservation, Materials, Practices *Kitchen Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards, 2nd Edition Get the insight you need to bring your innovative and functional kitchen and bathroom designs to life on time, on budget, and within code with the NKBA Professional Resource Library, 9-Volume Set.