Interior Design and Finishes

Introduction

  • Final lecture focusing on interior design in small-scale residential construction.
  • Quote - Charles Eames: "The details are not the details. They make the design."

Key Elements of Interior Design

  • Product Knowledge:
    • Knowing products and materials is crucial for interior designers and architects.
    • Essential to know suppliers and costs.
  • Material Library:
    • Maintain a material library with physical samples (tiles, carpets, metal, fabrics).

Lecture Overview

  • Topics covered: Interior design, interior finishes, interior fixtures and lighting, interior features, case study house interior.

Interior Design - Case Studies

Guggenheim Museum

  • Interior consists of plaster, glass, metal, masonry, and lighting.
  • Details: lighting, curves, materials, junctions.
  • The building section shows the translation of the exterior design to the interior.

MIT Design Hub (Sean Godsell)

  • Every detail is meticulously designed.
  • Level 10 long room: Facade design creates internal lighting patterns.
  • Level 9 pods: Meeting spaces with colored glass portals.
  • Corridors: Metal sliding doors.
  • Level 1 gallery space: Designed for display and projection.
  • Long Stair: Lighting is carefully planned.

Lyons House Museum

  • Designed as a home and gallery.
  • Custom built organ.
  • Murals and artworks throughout the house.
  • LED lighting is integrated into the house.
  • Lounge room: Artworks displayed within the family living space.
  • Timber stair: Ties in with the facade design.
  • Custom built library: Timber shelving, timber ladder, polished concrete floor.

Interior Finishes

Plasterboard

  • Commonly used due to being economical and easy to install and paint.
  • Installation: Comes in large sheets.
  • Modern Approach: Square set corners without corner beads.

Timber

  • Used for walls, floors, and ceilings.
  • Different types: Timber flooring, timber cladding.
  • Timber stairs and ceilings require craft.
  • Installation Methods: Knowing how timber products are installed is critical.
  • Assignment 2: Research on products and materials.
  • Junctions: Southern Cross Junction, aluminum corner details.
  • Finishes: Shisuke band or yakisuke cladding.
  • Curved Walls: Specific suppliers have products to achieve curved walls.

Masonry

  • Used as exterior and sometimes interior cladding.
  • Stacked Bricks: PGH sells bricks and pavers.
  • Faux Brick Panels: Cost-effective alternative to real bricks.

Concrete

  • Less commonly used due to higher cost.
  • Precast concrete walls.
  • Alternatives: Faux concrete wall panels.

Glass

  • Used for frameless glass screens and glass steps.
  • Six Degrees Architects: Use recycled glass.

Tiles

  • Used in various shapes, sizes, colors, and textures.
  • Large Format Tiles: Grout lines matched for continuous look.

Metal

  • Decorative Materials: Perforated metal and decorative metals.
  • Cost: More expensive; used in larger residential and commercial projects.

Interior Fixtures and Lighting

Capital Theatre (6 Degrees Architects)

  • Refurbishment with vibrant materials and lighting.
  • Adaptable to different conditions.

MCR Letterbox House

  • Palette: Timber flooring, plastered walls, feature colors.
  • Custom Designed: Stone TV cabinet, built-in fireplace.

JCB's Harold Street Residence

  • Tiles on floor, timber on ceiling.
  • Room Divider: Custom joinery instead of a full wall.
  • Large sliding doors create an inside-outside connection.
  • Unique: Kitchen bench design with stone and cantilevered timber.

Lighting

  • MCR House: Strip lighting in the ceiling.
  • Pendant lights as feature elements.
  • Design Hub: Lighting shines through the facade at night.
  • Adaptive Lighting: Track lights for gallery spaces.
  • Yarraville Project: Using 3D CAD for lighting design.

3D CAD Programs for Lighting

  • Revit used to test lighting in projects.
  • 3D Light Fittings: Model light fittings with light sources.
  • Lighting Simulations: Check daylight and artificial light at different times of the year.
  • Client Communication: Communicate lighting concepts effectively.
  • En Suite Design: Skylight in shower, feature lighting.
  • Lounge Area: Le Corbusier light fitting.

Lighting Preferences

  • Downlights: Minimal downlights due to energy inefficiency.
  • Wall Lights: Preference for wall lights and freestanding pedestals.
  • Low Lighting: Preference for low lighting versus bright lighting.

Recycled Lighting

  • Six Degrees Restaurant: Recycled tools used for lighting.

Lighting Design

Natural light should be sufficient during the day where possible

Interior Features

  • Timber Finishes: Various applications of timber.
  • Vegetation/Planting: Integrating plants into interiors.
  • Screens: Timber screens.
  • Color: Highlighting structural support with color.

Tower House (Also Maynard)

  • Unique Interior: Austin Maynard's unique designs.
  • Void Utilization: Net within a stair void for kids.
  • Custom Joinery: Climbable joinery.
  • Library: Sunken floor and timber finishes.

House Museum

  • Custom-made multipurpose piece (seating, music, etc.)

Essendon Project

  • Renovation/Extension: Large project with detailed renders.
  • Floor Plan Details: Dimensions of joinery, materials, GPOs, light switches.
  • Elevations: Detailed drawings of cabinetry.

Schedules

  • Coded System: Material codes, fixture codes.
  • Woodcut Engineered Floorboards: Specifications including material, finish, size.
  • Comprehensive Schedules: Door hardware, fixtures, lighting, appliances.

Cabinet Maker Drawings

  • 3D Model: Cabinet maker creates detailed drawings.
  • Accuracy: Dimensions to the millimeter.

Site Photos

  • Final Stages: Multiple trades working simultaneously.
  • Profiled Timber: Below island bench.
  • Butlers Pantry: Cutout for sink, overhead cabinets.
  • Integrated Appliances: Sub Zero fridge.

Final Photos

  • Timber Flooring: Venetian plaster wall.
  • Tundra Stone: Over island bench.
  • Themed: furniture was bought specifically for the house.
  • Sunken Lounge Room: Bench seat overlooking the pool.
  • Functional Fireplace: With correctly fitted TV.

Case Study House Interior

  • Profiled Timber Cladding: In the kitchen.
  • Terrazzo Splashback: Natural stone.
    Integrated : Air Conditioning and LED lightings.
  • RYALLOC windows and doors.

Bathroom Design

  • Simple fittings and styling.
  • Black and white theme.

Bedroom/ Parent Sanctuary.

Sheer curtains for aesthetic detail.

Material Selection

Exhaustive Product Specifying.
Every detail is noted and costed from hinges to doorhandles.

Key Points

  • Study the drawings to see structural details.
  • Detailed elevations required.
  • Be interested in how things are constructed.
    Details, elevations/ section. All interlinked to produce a quality outcome.