MATTHEW CARLISLE Below: Concept design / artist’s impression of a formal reception in a private villa in Africa
to an older property to make better use of the height of the ceiling, but in all cases a good designer will immediately be able to visualise the space’s potential, furniture layout options and what the final aesthetic could be. Other examples are rooms with dual or even treble functions such as cinema, lounge and children’s playrooms all combining as one so that they can operate formally and informally, or designing clever storage solutions in walk in wardrobes, achieving what we call the ‘Mary Poppins bag’ effect so that no spare inch is wasted.
In addition to the room’s
locations and functions, spatial awareness naturally considers the arrangement of furniture. When we conceptualise a property, we will envisage it complete with the furniture, the dressing and all the final touches. We begin by sitting in the spaces, walking through them and discussing them in situ. We’ll draw markings on the floor and make cardboard cut-outs to try out different ideas. We hand sketch the initial designs before moving on to exploring the spaces using the latest 3D technology to be able to truly
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visualise what the clients experience of that room will be. All clients and their design
briefs are different but the most common ones that are almost always used are as follows - • Not walking into room seeing
the bare back of furniture. • Have a clear route through a
room if it connects with another. • Try and stick to standard
architectural proportions of room height and width. • Consider how is lighting going to effect the spatial arrangement and always make the best use of any natural light
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