Any residential or commercial building project are initiated by an architect. They are responsible for drawing the structure, planning the material requirements and carrying out inspection. Civil engineers and site supervisors oversee day to day operations, they are responsible to lay a strong foundation depending on total availability of space, type of soil where the structure stand into, and decide on type of foundation to be laid such as shallow, deep or a pile foundation. They also figure out the material requirement for laying pillars or beams and ensuring that the structure replicate the building design. Interior designers on the other hand are responsible for space planning and elevation inside home or an office. They are responsible for positioning of various furniture and equipments and color selection and style decoration of walls, ceilings and floors.
An architect and a civil engineer have a larger role to play in building construction and design. An architect depending on the requirement and the budget of their client advices brick, stone or a wooden structure. Building planning also involves: Designing of water storage tanks, sewage lines, main electrical lines, plumbing lines, heating systems, balconies and porches and out space designing including garden and lawns. For any structural change and extensions, civil engineers are consulted. They understand the foundation and advice whether any additional load could be sustained or not. Similarly any further extensions, loft conversions and any major structural modification in a house or an apartment must get a an approval from an authorized civil engineer.
An interior designer measures the horizontal and vertical room dimensions and suggests slight modifications whenever the need arises. They are responsible for enhancing the look and feel of home. Work of an interior designer varies from client to client. It takes into consideration several factors such as: physical structure of house, carpet area, current interior trends, taste and budget of the client among others. Home interior designers coordinate with clients to decide colors of the walls, type of flooring, type of ceiling, lighting display and positioning, kitchen and bathroom tiles selection, furniture and equipment placements, ventilation points, curtains style and color, door decorations, upholstery covers, table tops and TV covers, wall frames, appropriate placement of show pieces & flower vases and decorative exterior lights and fixtures.
Space planning & elevations specialist Highland Park, Lisa Wolfe provides both bohemian style, french quarter interiors and urban transitioning designs for her clients across Chicago and North shore regions.
A team of architects, building engineers and interior designers could make ‘wonders’ together. While architects and civil engineers guarantees long lasting structures, creative interior designers bring liveliness and jubilance to homes. Though they are expensive buyouts, the immense value that they add to homes are priceless.