INTERIOR

DESIGN
 Basic Architectural Terms
• Arch
– Is a curved structure that
spans an open space and
supports a roadways, ceiling,
or similar load
• Chicago windows
– Windows with spaces on the
sides of the windows to let air
get in
• Columns
– are long thin pieces that
hold up a roof or part of a
building
• Dentils
– decoration along the side of a building.
They look like teeth
• Dome
– is a hemispheric roof or vault

• Dormers
– are windows set in a small
gable projecting from a roof
• Eaves
– are the undersides of
an overhanging roof

• Fanlight
– is the semi-circular window
over a door like a fan
• Gable
– is the triangle-shaped part
of a wall at the end of a sloping roof
• Lintels
– are long piece of stone or wood above a
window or door
• Quoins
– Are large stones use to make
the corner of a building stronger
 Planning the Layout
Importance:
• Layout has a strong impact on the
customer and your ability to service the
customer.
 Planning the Layout
Key points to get you started.
– Location of key elements: rooms, registration
desk, bathrooms, etc.
– Creating a good customer flow
– Square footage vs. anticipated capacity
– Analysis of the different types of activities
happening within the space and how much
square footage each activity needs.
– How do the activities relate to one another.
– Is your staff fully equipped to service your
customers
– Is the staff satisfied with the layout of their
equipment?
– How can you optimize the staffs working
environment?
 Hotel Rooms Design
Two Directions of trend:
• To provide more luxurious multipurpose rooms
and suites
• Toward economy accommodations

Note: With both approaches, designers must

ensure that the room or suite layouts are
accessible to the physically challenged.
Accessible guest rooms have design features and
floor plans that provide the maneuvering clearances
for guests with limited mobility.
Requirements:
• Widths and clearances at the entry, connecting,
closet, and bathroom doors.
• Maneuvering space in front of the closet, in the
sleeping area, and within the bathroom
• Clearances to use and transfer to fixtures in the
bathroom
• Clearances to open dresser drawers, to maneuver
into knee space at the desk, and to access the bed,
bedside table, windows, blinds, and thermostat.
• 12’ Bay Spacing
This alternative 12 ft 0 in. bay-
spacing design requires the
dresser to be offset from the
floor of the bed. The
bathroom wall is stepped
back to provide clearances
for the bathrooms door and
connecting door. The
heating/ cooling unit projects
into the room to allow
access to the thermostat. If
balconies are provided, a
minimum depth of 5 ft 0 in.
is recommended to allow
guests with wheelchairs to
turn around.
• 13’ Bay-Spacing
A 13 ft 0 in. bay spacing
provides room for
wheelchair clearances,
including a turning space
in front of the closet and
at the foot of the beds, an
access aisle between the
beds, a T-turnaround at
the window aisle for
access to temperature
controls ad blinds and
drapes, door clearances ,
and a bathroom that
meets ANSI standards
• Suite with 14’ Bay-spacing
Accessible suites should meet
the same requirements for
accessible guest rooms and
guest baths. Because suites
are usually more generous in
terms of space, providing
accessibility is less difficult. If
a small kitchenette is
included, a knee space 2 ft 3
in high should be provided
below the sink. A countertop
height of 2 ft 10 in. is suitable
for both ambulatory guests
and guest in wheelchairs. A
pull-out lapboard at a height
of 2 ft 6 in. provides a work
space for guest in
wheelchairs. The kitchenette
should include a 5 ft 0 in.
turning space.
These two diagrams illustrate
the same bathroom plan
with the required
clearances for door
operation and turning
space and access to each
fixture, including the tub/
shower, vanity, and water
closet. Clearances for
maneuvering space, door
operation, and individual
fixtures can overlap.
Because at the vertical
characteristics of
wheelchairs, clearances
can include toe space ( 9
in. high) below water closet
and knee space (2 ft 3 in.
high) below vanity.
Other Sample Floor plan
 Registration Desk
Design considerations:
• The number of persons actively staffing the
counter-like facility will dictate both the width and
overall depth of the front desk. It is suggested
that between 5 and 7 ft be allocated per staff
workstation and that one workstation be
allocated for every 125 to 150 rooms. For every
additional 125 to 150 rooms, an additional
workstation should be provided. Peak check-in/
check out loads could require even more staff
workstations.
• The front desk should be easily
accessible from and to the main hotel
entrance. “Easily accessible” strongly
implies clear visibility.

• Elevators servicing the hotel guest

rooms should be readily visible from
the front desk. This is not always
feasible in extremely large hotels.
• The front desk should be designed in
such a way as to take into
considerations the various users it will
accommodate. Special attention
should be given to the fact that hotel
guests may be physically challenged
or chair-bound. The overall height,
writing surfaces should be designed to
accommodate a hotel guest seated in
a wheelchair.
• The basic front desk design should avoid,
whenever possible, visual obstructions that
block sight lines or create blind spots.
accordingly., columns and high walls should
be avoided.

• Equipment and custom elements that are

typically incorporated within the front desk
include computer monitors with keyboards
and printer, room racks, reservation racks,
information racks, room status displays, mail
drawers, key drawers, alpha guest listings,
message- waiting display, alarm systems,
and file and cash drawers.
 Color Schemes
The color wheel is made up of 6
colors.
3 Primary: Red, Blue, Yellow
3 Secondary: Green, Orange,
Purple
• Primary colors cannot be mixed
from any combination of colors.
• Secondary colors are
combinations of the primary
colors.
– Red and Yellow = Orange
– Red and Blue = Purple
– Blue and Yellow = Green
• Complementary colors are
opposite colors on the color
wheel.
– Red and Green are
Complements
– Yellow and Purple are
Complements
– Orange and Purple are
Complements
– Orange and Blue are
Complements
– Yellow and Blue are
Complements
• Complementary colors work well
together. When used in an
interior setting they should be
used in equal amounts and equal
tone or intensity.
• Harmonious colors are the colors next
to one another on the color wheel.
– Red and Orange
– Blue and Purple
– Blue and Green
– Green and Yellow
– Yellow and Orange
– Red and Purple
• In the 1920’s Itten, who is affiliated
with the German Bauhaus movement,
developed the color star that included
12 colors.
– 3 Primary Colors
– 3 Secondary Colors
6 Tertiary Colors
• Mixing two secondary colors together
creates Tertiary Colors.
• Shade
– Adding white or black to a color changes the shade of that color.
For example: adding white too red creates a pink, which is a
shade of red.
– An interior scheme made up of different shades of the same color
is a monochrome color scheme.
• Tone
– Tone describes different gradations of a color. There are warmer
and cooler tones of a color. For example: add green too blue and
you have blue-green that is warmer or add blue to purple and
create a blue-purple that is cooler.
– The important concept to understand is every color has a
different tone or undertone.
– Many times the undertone does not show itself on a single paint
sample. It helps to see the colors that come before and after the
color on the paint chart. This will give you a hint as to what tone
the color may take on.
– Another way to see a color's undertone is to put the color next to
the other colors in the room. You will then begin to see the
undertone of a color.
– Have you ever painted a room one color and it turns out to be
another? This is because all colors have an undertone. Looking
at an all white paint chart will help you to visualize this concept.
They are all white but if you see them next to one another some
appear pink, yellow even blue.