INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
The ideal time to contact us is as soon as possible, ideally at the same time as the architect. Having an interiors perspective early in the project is critical to the optimum design and end finish of the project. We take the plans and spend time working out how you and your family members will use the spaces. In particular we look at the bathroom layouts, locations of functional areas of the home such as boot rooms and laundry rooms. We check door swings and make sure the flow of the spaces work in terms of furniture placement. Every detail of how the internal layout works is explored which means that when your home is submitted for planning you can be sure every aspect of your home has already been thought about.
INTERIOR DESIGN
We understand that while having a beautiful home is important, it has to be a place that provides a functional, practical and workable space. We work with clients to optimise the use of every space within the home while paying attention to the smaller practical elements such as a socket for the hoover. The location of the property and the style of the building are always taken into account with the design being sympathetic to its surroundings. Our designs aim to authentically reflect the client's requirements, taste and aspirations for their home.
LIGHTING DESIGN
Lighting is a such a powerful tool in terms of the design of the home. We believe excellent lighting design is critical to any design project. Our lighting design team has several goals.
1. To make your home feel warm and inviting. We do this using lights with the right warmth levels (kelvin) and rather than a blanket approach to lighting, we only place the lighting carefully where you need it.
2. To highlight the architectural features of your home bring a stunning contemporary look and feel to the space.
3. To design a lighting plan that delivers the right levels of light to the right places. This means that we plan all your focused lighting in the right places. For example we will light areas that you will need higher lighting levels such as kitchen preparation spaces.
4. To ensure that you are able to set different 'moods' within your home. For example - 'party' 'cooking' 'relaxing' This is done by carefully arranging the circuitry so that you can control individual sets of lights and dimm them to the required level. Where required we also can design a fully computerised option which then sets the mood you require within your home at one touch of a button.
BATHROOM DESIGN
Bathrooms can be complicated areas and at IJI we have the experience required to think about every interface within your bathroom. We recommend the lighting design and bathroom design is completed together to get the very best outcome from the space.
JOINERY DESIGN
There are areas of the home that lend themselves to bespoke joinery such as wrap around bookcases in a Library, a built in desk in an Office, media units in a Snug, wardrobes in the Dressing-room or fitted cupboards in the Boot Room. We provide bespoke custom designed drawings that optimise the aesthetics, specifically incorporate the Client's requirements and maximise the utilisation of the space.