When dealing with interiour planning tasks one has to consider a broad range of different variants and styles that match dependent on geometrical properties and related constraints. The selection of appropriate components from a large database containing a variety of different product ranges without interfering with a single constraint is a challenging task. Nowadays, there exists a number of s...

Very little has been published on the perceptions of architects who choose to practice interior design. That is, architects simply assume that they should engage in interior-design work. When asked why an architect practices interior design, a common reply is that architecture includes interior as well as exterior design or that being an architect implies one has the training and ability to des...

Do therapists and potential clients similarly evaluate offices of practicing clinicians? Furnishings in a therapist’s office can create a welcoming environment, yet little research examines perceptions of such furnishings, leading to the focus of this research. In a previous study with 30 color photographs of psychotherapists’ offices, students favored clinical settings that were soft, personal...

Interior design and construction (IDC) is a sophisticated often prolonged process that delivers building to occupation. Traditional practice rather unproductive, involving the work of several different trades crowded in situ delivered sequentially one after another. To enhance productivity IDC, offsite receiving increasing attention as innovation along with Design for Manufacture Assembly (DfMA...