Right, the first thing we do is fire up the planning software. Well you didn't think I was going to hand draw it did you? I haven't done that for years, don't know if I could do it any more. I know there are a few purists still left out there who still hand draw, but personally I believe modern technology can produce far better results in a shorter time scale. I do not believe it takes away our design skills, in fact, in my opinion it enhances them by allowing us to experiment more. Anyway enough justification let's get on with it.
Walls
The first step is to enter all the walls and create our room. The design software of choice for me is Articad; I've been using it since 1990, (shows my age) and feel really comfortable with it. Articad is industry specific software that you will not find in IT stores.
So, we've entered all the walls. Some of the more observant of you may have noticed some of the dimensions have changed from the original sketch. This is because I have but the angled walls in at 45 degrees, which they may not have been. I'm not to worried because I am not planning to put any furniture on these walls, and the dimensions I've altered will not effect the design or installation.
Furniture
Next it's time to put in some base units. Time to get creative, but don't forget the client's brief.
That doesn't look to bad, let's get some wall units in.
Well there we are, a complete design, not overly complicated but looks good. Let's take a look at some of the computer generated images.
Now you know what we do, and how we do it. What do you think?
Dave
