Designing Interior Architecture (eBook)

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Sylvia Leydecker, 100 % interior, Köln, ehrenamtliche Vizepräsidentin des Bundes deutscher Innenarchitekten.

Sylvia Leydecker, 100 % interior, Cologne, and voluntary Vice President of the Union of German Interior Architects/Designers BDIA.

Foreword by Simon Hamilton 8
Foreword by Kees Spanjers 9
IN BETWEEN - INTERIOR DESIGN BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN 10
Public Image 10
Professional Profile 17
Interior Design as Corporate Design 20
The Social Dimension of Interior Design 29
Product Design 32
Integration 32
Colour 32
Material 32
Values 40
Trends 42
Interior Design is a Reflection of the Era 49
Building Types 52
DEVELOPING A DISCIPLINE: INTERIOR DESIGN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 62
SUSTAINABILITY: INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND INNOVATION 66
Sustainability Through Industry Standards 67
Rating Systems 69
Evaluation 72
Sustainability Through Innovation 75
Building Small and the Influence of Economy and Ecology 76
Case Study: Four Small Projects, New York, USA 80
Modular Means 81
Impermanence 83
Case Study: Illy Caffè 85
Case Study: Toolbox, Turin, Italy 87
The Performative: Flexibility to Multifunctionality 87
Adaptive Re-use 97
YOU HAVE TO BE INSPIRED... FASHION, MUSIC, ART AND SCIENCE AS DESIGN INSPIRATION 98
What Does Design/Designing Mean and What Do We Understand by Qualities? 98
Inspiration: Between Emotion and Function 101
You Have to Be Inspired... by Music 101
You have to Be Inspired... by Art 102
You have to Be Inspired... by Fashion 110
You have to Be Inspired... by Science 114
QUALITY OF LIFE 120
Quality - the Quiet Revolution 120
The Quality of Space: Order, Freedom, Structure and Pathways 128
Micro-stress Factors in Hotel Design: Do It Simple Do It Stupid 132
Living: From the Living Room to the Skyscraper and Back 136
The Quality of Life and Work: The Glory of Bore 142
Emotionality: Anthings Goes, but... 150
TRADITIONAL MATERIALS 156
Glass 157
Wood 161
Metals 172
ROADS OF MATERIAL INNOVATION 176
Mood 176
Protection 180
Wellbeing 181
Acoustics 182
Performance 182
Dynamic Decorative Surfaces 182
Personalisation 185
Responsible 185
SPACE-DEFINING SURFACES: FLOORS, WALLS, CEILINGS 186
Material Light 187
Light Concrete 193
Spinning a Yarn 193
Reclamation 193
WOVEN MATERIALS: FROM WOOL FELT TO SMART TEXTILES 198
Wool 199
Three-dimensional Textiles 201
Laser-cut Textiles 201
Wooden Textiles and Textile Wood 201
Metallic Fabrics 203
Smart Hybrid Textiles 203
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN INTERIOR DESIGN 204
What is Nanotechnology? 205
(Almost) Self-Cleaning 209
Improved Indoor Air Quality 211
High-performance Low-thickness Insulation 211
Thermal Nanomaterials for Reducing Heating and Cooling Requirements 211
Elegant and Visionary Architectural Forms Using UHPC 212
Other Applications 212
Energy-efficient Light: Super-flat and Flexible 212
Paints and Light 214
Information Technology 214
THE AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF LIGHT, AIR AND ACOUSTICS 216
Light - a Sensual Building Material 217
Qualities of Light: from Richard Kelly to the Present Day 220
Light is Emotion 226
Light Sceneries 230
Cultural Aspects of Light 234
Light for Senior Living 237
Lighting Design and a Sense of Identity 239
Indoor Air - an Invisible Design Element 241
Components of Indoor Air Concepts 241
Indoor Air and Sustainability 242
Indoor Air and Interior Design 242
Acoustics - an Aesthetic Design Element 244
Facets of Acoustics 244
Acoustics and Well-Being 246
Acoustics is Communication 248
Acoustic Design and Interior Architecture 250
Examples of the Use of Technical Installations as Design Elements: 250
SPIEGEL Group Canteen in Hamburg, Germany 253
Interval Foyer of the Palace of International Forums in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 254
MEDIA 256
Media and the Fine Arts 258
At Home in Cyberspace 262
Topological Transformations and Interspaces 264
From Interface to Interspace 266
From Intelligent Technology to Intelligent Typology 272
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 276
Smart Home 278
Standardisation and the User Experience 279
Residential Applications 280
Public and Commercial Environments 281
Sense and Simplicity 286
TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 288
Heat 289
Electricity and Signals 290
Water, Gases, Air 290
Heat Systems 290
Heat Production 290
Heat Distribution 291
Heat Emission 292
Cooling 292
Cooling Systems 292
Distribution and Provision of Cool Air 293
Ventilation Systems 293
Humidity and Temperature 294
Air Change Rate 295
Health and Comfort Levels 294
Basic Types of Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems 295
Decentralised versus Centralised Air-Conditioning Systems 296
Duct Network 297
Room Ventilation Flow Systems 297
Air Diffusers 297
Solar Protection 298
Active versus Passive Solar Protection 298
Wastewater Systems 298
Gas Installations 299
Wasser Purification 299
Hot Water and Drinking Water Installations 299
Electrical Installations 300
Centralised Energy Production and Distribution 300
Decentralised Energy Production 300
Transfer Points in Buildings 300
Putting It All Together: Measuring, Control and Regulation Systems 301
The Field Level 301
The Automation Level 301
The Management Level 301
Fire Protection 302
The Fire Protection Concept 302
Fire Protection - Building Structure and Construction 303
Fire Protection - Technical Systems and Installations 303
BUILDING IN EXISTING FABRIC 304
Barrier-free Access 305
Conservation of Historic Buildings 310
Two Different Approaches to Conservation: Neues Museum and Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany 321
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 326
INTERIOR DESIGN WITHOUT FRONTIERS 330
Challenges 330
Prerequisites 332
Services 332
First Steps 334
Outlook 334
HOW INTERNATIONAL DO WE WORK? 339
Afterword and Acknowledgements 348
Books and Journals, Trade Fairs, Associations and Other Useful Links 349
About the Editor and the Authors 350
Illustration Credits 352
INDEX 355
Index of Designers and Authors 355
Index of Projects 356
Index of Building Types 358
Index of Places 361
Profiles 362