Interior Designer

Interior architects plan and design spaces or room concepts as specialists for the architectural design of interior spaces and the constructive interior fittings. You create drafts and work them out to precise execution plans. They include many factors in their planning: for example, given building structures, function-related room assignments, room proportions, materials and colors, building services systems, optimal lighting and adjacent exterior surfaces. They are also involved in the tendering and awarding of construction works. They supervise the execution of the work in the construction management, document defects and ensure that they are remedied. In some cases, interior designers also design furniture, lights, building and interior fittings and are active in industrial design, trade fair construction, for exhibitions or in furnishing advice. As experts, they prepare expert reports in the area of ​​barrier-free renovations or carry out inventory surveys in the area of ​​monument conservation.

Interior architects find employment e.g.

• in offices for interior design or architecture
• in engineering offices for technical planning and design
• in studios for industrial or furniture design
• in interior design companies
• at furniture manufacturers
• with property developers
• at monument protection authorities
• at stand construction companies

The salary level for Interior Designer in Germany is: from 3234 up to 4528 EUR per month

Why is?

Interior architects design the interior of buildings. You design and plan interiors. They take into account design, construction, economic, ecological, functional and social aspects.

Versatile applications

Interior architects can be employed or freelance, e.g. in interior design and engineering offices or in ateliers for furniture design. They also work for interior design companies, furniture manufacturers or property developers. In monument protection authorities, they create e.g. Concepts of use from the point of view of monument conservation or carry out inventory surveys.

They advise customers who want to furnish their home anew, but are also active wherever interior spaces need to be designed to be functional and appealing, such as offices, doctor's surgeries, sales rooms, restaurants, exhibition stands or concert and theater halls. They also provide expert opinions on the assessment of damage and defects in interiors and act as experts in areas such as barrier-free renovation or sound and heat insulation.

Optimal room design

Interior designers take a variety of requirements into account when planning. Design, functional, technical, building physics, building biology or ecological and not least economic aspects have to be included. In addition, the people who live or work in the rooms should feel comfortable. In the case of older buildings, requirements of monument protection must also be observed in some cases. This results in the need to cooperate with people from different areas, with clients, representatives of building authorities, specialist engineers from other areas or construction specialists.

They often work together with architects at the planning stage of an object. Based on the plans, they develop the first concepts and, if necessary, take over the technical and economic planning and monitoring of the interior, from the right flooring to the lighting. According to the wishes of the client, they produce detailed drawings of all the individual elements of the facility, obtain offers from suppliers and handicraft companies, check cost estimates, place orders, coordinate the work and ensure that deadlines are met and completion is on time. Possibly. they also develop concepts for the use of BIM methods and standards and implement them in project management.

Plan, monitor and evaluate well

From sketchy representations to detailed and work planning as well as mass determination up to the complete building application for the building authority: the interior designers carry out numerous tasks from the computer. Working with relevant construction software and CAD programs is part of everyday work.

The plans drawn up serve, on the one hand, for submission to the building control authorities, on the other hand, and on the other hand, as a working basis for the construction companies and craftsmen who are commissioned with the execution. The invitation to tender and the award of the various construction works are just as much part of the tasks of interior designers as the supervision of the construction work.

After the completion of the finishing work, interior designers arrange the building acceptance and check invoices. The systematic documentation of the overall result and the monitoring of the warranty also fall within their area of ​​responsibility. If you have an additional qualification in the field of energy-saving construction according to the Energy Saving Ordinance, you can also issue building energy certificates.

Furnishing advice and presentation

When working in furnishing advice, interior designers hold consultations with customers who want to furnish their home, work space or business. In the discussions, they determine the customer's wishes and the financial framework, point out possibilities and present design suggestions, and later, if necessary, the finished planning.

In addition to their interior design tasks, interior designers develop and design furniture, lights, building and interior design elements from design to series production, and are involved in catalog design and also in advertising and presentation.