Design A Space

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Design A Space

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Contents

• Analysis of the Brief
• Client Survey
• Client Profile
• Evidence of Existing Space
• Analysis of Colour, Trend And Concept Boards
• Design Specifications
• Current Designer

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Analysis of the brief

• I have been asked to re-design the outside
  entertaining area of the backyard. The are a
  family of 5 with a large dog called the whole
  family have busy lifestyles and rarely have time
  to work on things that they want to do. They
  regularly entertain, but they find this area of
  the backyard an embarrassment because it isnt as
  nice as they would like it to be.
• They would like a bigger table from what they
  have at the moment, new flooring (the floor is
  currently concrete and unattractive), they would
  like a stylish floor which symbolizes who they
  are and how their house is, they would like a new
  garage back door changed into a roller door. I
  asked my clients if they would like a small
  kitchen area added so it would be quick and easy
  to accommodate any cutlery that they needed
  spontaneously instead of having to go inside and
  abandoning the guests, they approved to this and
  I was thinking that I could add two cupboards and
  two draws, a sink and a bar fridge.
• I have created a specific design that can be
  user friendly, inexpensive and stylish to
  accommodate the new area of the outdoor
  entertaining area.

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Client Survey

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  Clients survey- outside
• What room is it that you want to be re-done?
• __________________________________________________
  _______________________
• What do you use this space for?
• __________________________________________________
  ____________________________
• Who uses the space
• __________________________________________________
  ____________________________
• Do you have any children? What are there ages and
  genders?
• __________________________________________________
  
• What styles do you like? (retro, 60s, vintage,
  modern)
• __________________________________________________
  ____________________________
• What are your favourite colours? Would you like
  these colours to be incorporated into the colour
  scheme of the room?
• __________________________________________________
  ____________________________
• Would you prefer the lighting be more natural
  light or would you prefer more artificial
  lighting?
• __________________________________________________
  __________
• Would you prefer to use recyclable products or
  non recyclable products in the space?
• __________________________________
• Do you have a specific budget for the different
  products? If so what is it?

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Client Profile
Client profile the father is a business owner,
who mows the lawn every 2-3 weeks and helps out
with the larger chores in the garden. the mother
who goes to TAFE and works 3 days a week on top
of going to TAFE. 3 kids - 20 yr old apprentice
- 19yr old student - 16yr old student
Location Sydney north about a kilometer off
the train line and high way, small neighbourhood
with lots of trees. Their house is on the
downfall of a hill, bright sun in the morning and
no sun from about 3- 330 in the afternoon Space
that is being re-designed Outside entertaining
area, Barbeque area, at the right hand side of
the house, behind garage, it is used to cook
BBQs and for casual entertainment. This area is
bring re-designed to have the same look as their
house, the need it to be done up and to put some
back liveliness to it. Budget My clients have
been looking into re-doing this area for some
years and have an appreciation of the cost
involved therefore they believe a budget of
3500 is adequate. However there is some
flexibility with the budget. My clients needs
and wants Theme wanted Modern, Asian,
Indonesian/Balinese this theme is carried out
throughout the house and they would like it to be
incorporated outside. Particular things that
need to be changed The two big blue doors into a
roller door, needs to be changed into a more
functional space, which will be used more often
then what it is now, a movable food preparation
and serving island. The creation of an undercover
area and the floor needs to be upgraded and
changed. Main features into new area Barbeque
and table and chairs and the plants would be best
to have as the main feature there also needs to
be a table and chairs. My clients dont require a
water feature as they have a swimming pool. The
main purpose to this area is To relax to
entertain guests and do have a sit down meal and
being able to comfortably fit 8 to10 people
around the table. Colour interest for the
space Green and neutral earthy colours, the
greens could be introduced with the garden and
the earthy colours could be introduced with the
feature wall and bar colours. These points have
been taken from the survey the two household
owners did, I have collated the information and
these are the main factors I have bought up. I
believe I need to do what I have been asked to do
by my clients rather then what would look best,
its their house and they need to put up with it
after all.
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Evidence of existing space
Photographs of an outdoor area
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Analysis of Colour, Trend and Concept Boards

My clients have different views over the colour
use and design. One client would prefer greens
and natural colours whilst the other client would
prefer light beige and light browns. I have tried
to incorporate both of these preferences into my
colour, trend and concept boards. My final design
includes natural woods and green foliage with off
white side wall and garage with white
roller-door. After having a meeting with one of
my clients, he was able to tell me which of the
three trend and three colour boards he preferred.
My client preferred the 3rd colour board (this is
the colour board with Lopez W and Big Wig AL) he
would like these colours incorporated into the
design. I asked which of the trend boards he
preferred and whether he would like them to be
incorporated into the new design of my space. He
preferred the White colour board and he would
like them to be incorporated into the design. I
have tried as much as possible to incorporate all
of my clients needs, wants, colour and trend
preferences into my initial design.
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Design Specifications
Function the function of a design is its duty or
activity, its plays a specific role in the
design. The final function of my space is to be a
comfortable entertaining area that is able to fir
6-8 guests this area must be covered from the
elements. The end design must fit the needs and
wants of my clients. Materials The materials I
have to use need to stay within my budget and
need to with stand the elements of the weather.
Having to incorporate these issues into my design
will allow me to have a better understanding of
research about the materials. Therefore I will
have an increased knowledge when coming to
finding the correct materials. Shape Size I
have to include the bodily dimensions for
movement and maneuvering between places. I have
to create a space which will allow people who are
6ft 5inches walk under a roof or over head
without hitting their heads. I also need to
create a walkway down the side of the yard which
is 1.5m wide so people wont get stuck whilst
walking down. By creating an area using these
dimensions we will be able to work with people in
the community who need special measurements for
an entertaining area. Safety My project must be
safe and must have safe working environments
people must be able to walk around safely, be
able to sit at the table with a safe distance
from the BBQ. I must place all my objects at a
good distance apart from each other. By creating
a safe environment users will like to come back
to the area for another run. Cost I must stay
within reason of my budget this is because my
clients specifically set me a budget and also
said there is some leniency. With staying in my
budget I will learn to follow my finance plan and
my clients words. I will be able to develop a
skill of learning that for some clients money
doesnt come off trees and that there is a limit
for some things. Environment The environment I
am working in is outside, so all pollution I make
will affect the surrounding trees and garden. So
I have to minimize pollution, how to do this? I
will use minimal pollution products and I will do
thorough research to come to a conclusion of
which products to use. The skills I have formed
are thinking about the environment and what
happens when not taken care of and what products
create minimal pollution.
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Current Designers
Architect and Interior DesignerB.A. (Hons.),
B.Arch., M.Regional Urban Planning,
M.D.I.A. Interior Designer, who has worked in the
design industry for 20 yrs works in Adelaide and
Queensland, he works with and --Architects
Interior Designers. The work incorporated local
and interstate projects where as the Design is
primarily local. ?s styles are eclectic, he
likes minimalism and lots of white surfaces, but
he also has a very colourful side. ?He likes to
mix old and new furnishings to help keep things
interesting and to inject personality. doesnt
like reproduction styles such as Tuscan, and he
prefers to not work with clients who like such
things. ? prefers to work with residential areas
but he particularly likes working with
apartments. These provide challenges but also
lots of opportunities for personality filled
spaces believes it mainly comes down to clever
planning and using furnishings that can perform
multiple functions.  I also like using a lot of
white and I mostly avoid window treatments.  He
tends to use large items of furniture as he
doesnt believe that they make spaces seem
smaller.  In fact a few larger stylish items
look way better than a selection of smaller
ones. I have been inspired by Designs with his
use of exuberant and bold colours. He is able to
maximize the use of small spaces and this
inspires me because the space I am re-designing
is reasonably small. has given me new ideas of
maintaining old furniture in the space that I
will be re-designing, and that the theme that I
will be re-creating my space into is one that my
client has seen in real life and this is
Balinese.