Interior Design

Interior design, often confused with interior decoration, involves the organization and coordination of all aspects of the interior of a space, from paints and finishes to cabinetry, lighting, ventilation and windows, plumbing and fixtures, and creation and placement of non-load-bearing walls.  Interior designers are often tasked with creating a functional, pleasant space for users that also complies with environmental, safety and accessibility requirements.

Specialties

• • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.^[30]
  • 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.