Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordinates, and manages such enhancement projects. Interior design is a multifaceted profession that includes conceptual development, space planning, site inspections, programming, and research, communicating with the stakeholders of a project, construction management, and execution of the design.

Commercial

Commercial design encompasses a wide range of sub specialties.

  • Healthcare: the design of hospitals, assisted living facilities, medical offices, dentist offices, psychiatric facilities, laboratories, medical specialist facilities.
  • Hospitality and recreation: includes hotels, motels, resorts, cruise ships, cafes, bars, casinos, nightclubs, theaters, music and concert halls, opera houses, sports venues, restaurants, gyms, health clubs and spas, etc.
  • Retail: includes malls and shopping centers, department stores, specialty stores, visual merchandising, and showrooms.
  • Visual and spatial branding: The use of space as a medium to express a corporate brand.
  • Corporate: office design for any kind of business such as banks.
  • Institutional: government offices, financial institutions (banks and credit unions), schools and universities, religious facilities, etc.
  • Industrial facilities: manufacturing and training facilities as well as import and export facilities.
  • Exhibition: includes museums, gallery, exhibition hall, specially the design for showroom and exhibition gallery.
  • Traffic building: includes bus station, subway station, airports, pier, etc.
  • Sports: includes gyms, stadiums, swimming rooms, basketball halls, etc.
  • Teaching in a private institute that offer classes of interior design
  • Self-employment
  • Employment in private sector firms

Residential

Residential design also encompasses a wide range of sub specialties.

  • Balcony
  • Bathroom
  • Bedroom
  • Conservatory
  • Corridor & hallway
  • Dining room
  • Doors
  • Dressing room
  • Floors
  • Garage/shed
  • Garden
  • Gym
  • Houses
  • Kitchen
  • Living room
  • Media room
  • Nursery/kid’s room
  • Pool
  • Roof
  • Spa
  • Stairs
  • Study/office
  • Terrace
  • Walls
  • Windows
    • Basement windows
    • Shutters
    • Skylights
    • uPVC windows
    • Wooden windows
  • Wine cellar