Absolutely everyone wants to live in the apartment or house of which he dreams. So that all the little things are perfect. But, often, the repair leaves much to be desired. There are times when the repair is done recently, but the room all-early does not look perfect. And it seems that the owners have absolutely no taste. And all the little things and details do not fit into the interior at all.
Design project - these are the options for arranging a living room. Designers offer customers a wide variety of design options. You can choose among ready-made options, or you can create something of your own using the designer and a special program.
No professional repair can start without a design project. And it does not matter where you will make repairs. Be it a private house or a studio apartment. Perhaps you want to update the interior in an old apartment or move into a new building. Or maybe you are waiting for a replenishment and decided to make a nursery.
Of course, you can dream a little and improvise. But, every self-respecting designer who is worried about his reputation will immediately provide you with a design project, and will not just rant.
Turnkey apartment design project - is a great solution. The designers of the Lorenzio studio in St. Petersburg will help you with this. With our help, you can create and realize all your cherished dreams. Make the apartment beautiful and modern. Skillfully combine different styles and colors.
Sometimes it is difficult to decide on a large-scale repair. One word repair is something terrible and frightening. Mountains of garbage, dirt, soiled furniture. And of course, what will be the final result. You can cope with this difficult matter yourself, but it is unlikely that the result will turn out the way you see it in your dreams and pictures of glossy magazines. Therefore, it is not worth the risk and it is better to turn to specialists who know their work 100%.
Stages of creating a design project
To create a competent design project of the room you need to spend a lot of time and effort. A typical design project takes about 8-10 weeks to develop. But the more volumes and parameters of the repaired building, the more time will be spent on creating a design project. It is impossible to work in several directions at once. Each, even the smallest detail, requires separate work. And it all takes time. It is worth noting that most of the time is spent on the development and execution of technical documents. In these documents, the designer works out all the technical issues, gives the necessary instructions to the employees.
Creating design project models is divided:
- First of all, you need to inspect the room in which the repair is supposed. The designer collects all the data that he needs to create a project model. Names the approximate price that will go to materials and specialists for the work done. If everything suits the customer, the designer can start working;
- Coordination of preliminary designs with customers;
- Approval of the design project;
- Accurate calculation of estimates;
- First presentation of the project;
- Start of repair work.
Recently, 3D visualization of the interior design has been very popular. Using it, you can pre-view the color palette, furniture placement, style. This feature allows customers to see their apartment almost like in photographs. And if something does not suit the customer, the designer can offer another style or color scheme.
All steps are performed in strict order. This or that stage cannot be ignored. In this case, the design project is not accurate.
Data collection and assessment of the renovated premises
This stage is the very first and very important. As soon as the order arrives at the design studio, the designer leaves the site. He must carefully examine the premises, highlight all the nuances. Carry out accurate measurements. Without accurate calculations, subsequent work will not be performed correctly and gross errors will be made. First, the architect will face problems, and then the construction team. Even a small mistake can lead to the fact that after the dismantling work, the finished project will have to be redone. So you have to spend extra time and money.
All available technical means should be involved in the work. In the modern world there are a huge number of them (various photo and video equipment, laser meters and even ordinary roulette come in handy).
Of course, you can make a huge number of measurements. But this does not mean that the repair will be carried out efficiently. The main thing is the skill of the designer, architect and construction team. The work that is carried out at the first stage is the main and its huge amount. Of course, then it will not become smaller. It is important to know that this work is the most important. Everything that will happen in the future depends on this.
Processing received information and developing thumbnails
After the designer has collected all the data, carried out measurements, he can begin to create the first sketches. Sketching is needed anyway. It does not matter the size of the room, one room or the whole house is being repaired.
The designer, having examined the room, offers the customer various options that will make the room or house better, lighter and more spacious. The customer, having looked at the sketches, will choose the option he is interested in. It is better if there are a lot of sketches so that there is plenty to choose from. There are times that the customer does not like anything and the designer has to start working again.
Before starting work on sketches, you must definitely learn about the taste preferences of the customer, discuss styles and learn in more detail what details he wants to see in the future interior of his apartment.
Usually, the redevelopment of a house or apartment is associated with various factors. For example, the appearance of children. So, you need to make a design project that will fully meet the needs of the customer.
Preview and approval of a design project
When ready, we show the project to the customer in the form of sketches or 3D visualizations. After viewing the sketches, the customer and the designer discuss all the nuances, and if something does not suit the customer, the designer makes adjustments. It is better to make these adjustments in the early stages, in the last stages it will be simply impossible.
After approval by the customer of the design project, the architect can start work. From this moment, dismantling work begins. Some companies work on a different principle, without waiting for the full approval of the project. This is not worth doing, because it can entail only unforeseen expenses in the subsequent stages.
It is important that at this point money is received from the customer for the purchase of materials. The architect is engaged in redevelopment, transferring electrical wiring (if necessary). After that, the construction team can begin dismantling the room.
Often an architect and designer can ask the customer for a floor plan. This is necessary in order to know where the communications are. The exact location of communications will reduce time and not engage in the search for wiring. All this is already in the plan.
Particular attention should be paid to the terms of reference. Terms of Reference - an important and basic document. All data on the progress of dismantling work is entered here. Having glanced at this document it becomes clear how work is carried out and what plan is followed. Therefore, one cannot allow a technical document to be created incorrectly and unprofessionally.
The terms of reference should be developed taking into account all the special premises. For example, if repairs are carried out in an office building, then, first of all, you need to pay attention to ventilation and all the requirements that sanitary and fire services require from builders. All work must strictly comply with construction standards.
Estimate calculation
Once all the dismantling work is completed, you can begin to work with the design project. The customer must approve the project finally. After that, you can make calculations. The designer must provide a complete list of materials and suppliers. If he cannot do this, then the repair customer can independently resolve this issue. Choose furniture stores, visit textile stores, and negotiate with suppliers of facing materials. All items are included in the estimate and the result is summarized. The total amount is announced to the customer.
There are situations when the project was approved in advance, the estimate is signed. But, for some reason, the repair did not start. Some time has passed. Prices for material and services have changed. Therefore, it is more profitable to work with large studios that have their own extensive list of suppliers and agreements with suppliers, so you can purchase all the materials and complete the project at the best prices and as close to the design project as possible, even if you have to overcome force majeure.
Usually such force majeure situations take a lot of time to search for options for replacing finishing materials or furniture, originally conceived by the project. And to solve such problems on your own will be just an exhausting affair.
Presentation of the project
The presentation of the design project to the customer is carried out using a 3D program, the model is realistic. The customer sees on the computer screen how the room will look. How the furniture will be arranged. How the walls will be decorated and what decor items will be used. It always takes quite a lot of time to create a model of a design project for a room. But it is justified.
The program allows you to swap furniture, paint the walls in the desired color, and even walk around the apartment or house. You can even work on lighting: properly position lamps and fixtures. See how the room will look at different times of the day. What happens if you combine different light sources.
Not every studio or private interior designer can offer the development of 3D visualization of a project. But the ability to work with new technologies makes it easier to create a design project.
With small budgets, the best option for the project is a sketch. Sketch images help to understand how the room will look, what colors will be used in the decoration and how the furniture will be arranged, as well as how any complex structures, for example, made of drywall, will look like. But the presentation cannot convey the effect that can be seen with the help of 3D-modeling of the interior.
If the customer agrees with everything, then you can start. Now you can adjust the decor elements, replace textiles or paintings that the designer offers. Pictures can be replaced with your own photos. Usually, these changes do not affect the final amount in any way. But if, nevertheless, the changes go beyond the amount indicated in the estimate, the customer is informed about this.
In this case (when we change any details of the project), the designer must acquire the missing decorative elements. It happens that they have to order and wait a long time. Sometimes, it happens that some elements cannot be found. Then the designer is looking for analogues. He shows the analogs to the customer and agrees with him a possible replacement.
Start of room decoration work
When everything is ready, all materials are purchased, furniture is delivered, you can proceed to the design of the room. Masters make out the room strictly according to the technical document.
Be sure, the designer provides one copy of the finished project to the customer, and leaves the other to himself.
After completion of all work, the repaired premises is handed over to the customer. We advise you to leave a review about the company that was engaged in the repair and about the studio that made the project for you. This will help others find the perfect option.
Ordering a design project for an apartment is easy. The main thing to know is that you need to contact experienced craftsmen and construction companies who have proven themselves from the best side. Studio Lorenzio guarantees quality repairs and original ideas. The specialists of our studio in this matter, they approach each order with seriousness and responsibility.
Prices for the design project of the apartment will pleasantly surprise you. Working drawings cost from 750 rubles per square meter. The price of working drawings and sketches is slightly higher from one thousand rubles per square meter. But the 3D project costs 1,500 rubles per square meter.
Studio Lorenzio is one of the best in St. Petersburg. And the main thing to remember, repair is not scary. It is important to know what you want to get in the end. Take this matter seriously and prepared. Think and browse through various styles in advance, think about the color scheme, and choose the appropriate decor. Discuss this with the designer. It will help you to understand this issue in more detail and will help to solve complex and difficult nuances.
