Final Exam

Solution Statement:

When choosing the materials for the Red to Black Financial Planning Office Suite, close attention was paid to the durability as well as the style of the materials. Because this office suite is a traffic area, materials needed to have very durable and wearable qualities which would allow for the materials to have a longer lifetime. As well as the materials being durable, the materials also needed to have sustainable attributes which would also add to lifetime of the materials. The materials selected also needed to help create a comfortable atmosphere where people feel welcome. In order to create this comfortable atmosphere in the space, materials were chosen with warmer tones and softer textures. Overall, all of the materials selected reflect on their aesthetic qualities and also their durable attributes.

Floor Plan:

Finish Schedule:

        

Room	Floors	Walls	Countertops	Cieling
Reception Room	Hardwood:Lumber Liquidators Selected Beech #10014020	Paint: Duration Home Interior Latex Matte Color: Bolero #SW7600	Laminate: Formica Jamocha Granite #239114	Ceiling Tiles: Armstrong Fine Fissure Tech Color: Black #1728Bl
Conference/Seminar Room	Hardwood:Lumber Liquidators Selected Beech #10014020	Paint: Duration Home Interior Latex Matte Color: Pewter Tankard #SW0023	Laminate: Formica Jamocha Granite #239114	Ceiling Tiles: Armstrong Fine Fissure Tech Color: Black #1728Bl
Advising Office	Hardwood:Lumber Liquidators Selected Beech #10014020	Paint: Duration Home Interior Latex Matte Color: Pewter Tankard #SW0023	Laminate: Formica Jamocha Granite #239114	Ceiling Tiles: Armstrong Fine Fissure Tech Color: Black #1728Bl

Materials and Calculations:

Material: Pre-finished Solid Hardwood

Company: Lumber Liquidators

Product Number: 10014020

Form: Plank

Gloss Level: low gloss

Space Used: reception area, conference/seminar room, and advising offices


Sustainability: made of 5% waste


Installation: nail and staple


Maintenance: follow a regular maintenance schedule which includes sweeping, using a dust mop or vacuum, and removing anything that could potentially scratch the floor


Calculations: 
     Cost: $5.69/Sq. Ft. 
     Reception area= 12’ x 36’ = 432 Sq. Ft.

     Conference/Seminar Room=12’ x 16’ = 192 Sq. Ft.

     Advising Office (x2)= 12’ x 10’ = 120’ x 2 = 240 Sq. Ft. 

     Total Sq. Ft.= 864 + 10% = 951 Sq. Ft. 

     Total Number of Boxes: 48

     Total Cost: $5533.92

     

Material: Duration Home Interior Latex Matte

Company: Sherwin Williams

Product Number: A96-1200

Color: Bolero

Color Number: SW7600

Space Used: reception area

Color: Pewter Tankard

Color Number: SW0023

Space Used: advising offices and conference/seminar room

Sustainability: longest lasting stain resistance, antimicrobial formula resist mildew growth, low VOC and low odor formula

Installation: brushing, rolling, or spraying

Maintenance: washable latex coating allows most stains to wipe clean with water

Calculations: 

    Cost: $33.98/gallon

    Coverage: 350-400 Sq. Ft./gallon

    Total gallons needed for reception area: 2

    Total gallons needed for conference/seminar room: 2

    Total gallons needed for advising offices: 3

    Total number of gallons needed: 7

    

    Total Cost: $237.86

Material: Oak Plywood

Company: Lowe's Home Improvement

Product Number: 6222

Model Number: 00063

Color: Natural

Space Used: reception area, conference/seminar room, advising offices (This will be the base molding for all cabinetry, desks, and countertop surfaces)

Sustainability: 100% recyclable

Installation: wood adhesive and nails

Calculations: 

   Cost per board: $18.64

   Sq. Footage needed for reception room: approximately 250 Sq. Ft. 

   Sq. Footage needed for conference/seminar room: approximately 250 Sq. Ft. 

   Sq. Footage needed for advising offices: 200 Sq. Ft. 

   Total Sq. Ft needed: 700 Sq. Ft. + 10% = 770 Sq. Ft. 

   Total number of boards needed: 97

   Total Cost: $1808.08

   

Material: Minwax Wood Finish

Company: Lowe's Home Improvement

Product Number: 35149

Model Number: 70013444

Color: Ebony

Color Number: 2718

Spaces Used: reception area, conference/seminar room, advising offices

Installation: brush, cloth, or foam applicator

Calculation:

    Coverage: 150 Sq. Ft. per quart

    Cost per quart: $ 7.57

    Total Sq. Ft. needs to cover: 770

    Total number of cans: 6

    Total Cost: $45.42

Material: Formica Brand Laminate 

Company: Lowe's Home Improvement

Product Number: 239114

Model Number: 7734-58-60X120-000

Color: Jamocha

Spaces Used: reception area, conference/seminar room, advising offices

Installation: glue which will bond the laminate to the plywood

Calculations: 

   Cost per sheet: $86.67

   Size of Sheet: 5' x 10'

   Total Sq. Ft. needs to cover: approximately 300 Sq. Ft. + 10%= 330 Sq. Ft. 

   Total Number of Sheets needed: 7

   Total Cost: $606.69

Material: Armstrong Fine Fissure Tech Ceiling Tile

Company: Lowe's Home Improvement

Product Number: 1728Bl

Product Family: homestyle ceilings/panel

Dimension: 24" x 24" x 5/8" 

Spaces Used: reception area, conference/seminar room, advising offices 

Sustainability: contains recycled post-consumer and post-industrial products

Installation: installs in grid using Prelude ceiling suspension system

Calculation: 

  Price per crate: $119.63

  Sq. Ft. in crate: 64 Sq. Ft. 

  Sq. Ft. needed: 864 Sq. Ft. + 10% = 951 Sq. Ft. 

  Total number of crates needed: 15

  Total Cost: $1,794.45

Material: Black Bonded Leather

Company: Officemax

On Product: Macaria Task Chair

Product Number: 21919033

Manufacturer Number: 0M02957

Space Used: conference/seminar room

Calculation:

   Price per chair: $99.99

   Total number of chairs needed: 10

   Total Cost: $999.90

Material: Black Leatherplus (leather that is polyurethane infused)

Company: Officemax

On Product: Boss Mid-back Leatherplus Executive Chair

Product Number: 21173212

Manufacturer Number: Y524J7B9706

Spaces Used: reception area, advising offices

Calculation: 

   Price per Chair: $249.99

   Total number of chairs needed: 3

   Total cost: $749.97

Material: White Bycast Leather

Company: Barstools and Barstools

On Product: Baxton Studio Isa Bycast Leather Barstool

Product Number: 131165

Spaces Used: reception area

Calculation: 

   Cost per chair: $205.00

   Total number of chairs needed: 10

   Total cost: $2050.00

Material: Black Vinyl

Company: Bizchair.com

On Product: Black Vinyl Sidechair with chrome sled base

Product Number: BT-509-BK-GG

Manufacturer: Flash Furniture

Spaces Used: advising offices

Calculation: 

   Cost per chair: $39.99

   Total number of chairs needed: 4

   Total cost: $159.96

Final Calculation: 

   Total cost of project: $13,986.25

Blog 12: What I have learned in this Class

In this course , ID 3311, we have covered information over many topics including: fibers, weaves, dying, elements and principles of design, printing, unusual materials, flooring, countertops, wallcoverings, and many many more. On  top of the topics covered in class, we have taken many field trips which have included field trips to: the Texas Tech Fiber and Biopolymer Research Center, All About Looks, Design Expo, Leftwich Chapman, Collins Tile and Stone, Jeff Seal Homes of Distinction, and Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper.  All of these field trips provided valuable learning information and also first hand experience. All of the information covered in class as well as the information covered on field trips has made for a very learning filled semester.

All of the topics covered in this course have proved invaluable to the process of interior design. It was proven to be very important to attend class every day as all of the information covered was information we would need to use now for current projects or information we would have to use in the future to be a successful interior designer. For example,  the swatch kit seemed like a nagging task to learn each weave and the name of each fabric and then have to pick fifty fabrics and identify their weaves on top of that. However, learning each of those fabrics and the weaves will help each and every one of us in the future when it comes to fabric selection. While we only had one test that covered the information in this class, there will be many more test in the future with projects and also when we have graduated and become interior designers. That is when the true test will be for the topics and information from this class.

This class was very unique in the perspective that we actually took field trips to many different places to get first hand experience of the topics we actually covered. The information covered in class was much more interesting and a lot easier to grasp after visiting these various places and seeing how things actually work. For example, visiting All About Looks was a ton of fun on top of being a valuable learning experience. After the three women explained how they identify weaves in fabrics, it suddenly was a lot easier to do the same. Also, being there and seeing how designers in the real world actually select and order fabrics will be very valuable to me in the future when I actually have to do the same. The field trips taken for this course proved to be a very important part of learning the information covered in this class while also showing how different firms and companies work within and with interior designers.

This course used information taught in the classroom as well as information taught by firsthand experience during field trips to teach each topic covered in this class. Without the information introduced in the classroom, the field trips information would have not made sense. Also, without the information learned during the field trips, the information taught in the classroom would have not been grasped so thoroughly.  The classroom and the field trips worked together in this course to teach invaluable information that will be used throughout our careers as interior designers. 

Blog 10: Jeff Seal Homes of Distinction Revision

Jeff Seal home are truly a gem of Lubbock, Texas, and the South Plains. As you wander through most of the Southwestern areas of Lubbock you will notice some homes that have more character or are more unique than the average cookie-cutter home. You may ask yourself who designs or builds these homes and the answer is Jeff Seal; who truly creates homes of distinction.

Jeff Seal doesn't just create the exterior of the house to be distinct. Most onlookers will never get to see the inside of a Jeff Seal home, but the best part of a Jeff Seal home is the interior which creates and implements such a creative interior you would have never imagined. Each Jeff Seal home is created with the homeowners and clients right by the designer's side. For a home to be approved for construction, each house must have an approved floor plan, supported construction drawings, rendered design sketches, and detailed CAD sketches. This makes each home that Jeff Seal creates truly unique because each are tailored to each client's wants and needs. Also, a lot of care and detail are poured into each home because every step and process has to be approved by the client. This is a very good example of how the interior design process actually works.

In the interior of each Jeff Seal home, there is an environment which is truly unique to each family that lives in that home. The designers from Jeff Seal work with the homeowners to pick the plumbing fixtures, kitchen appliances, lighting, paint colors, and flooring materials. The teamwork between the homeowners and the designers ensures that there are no two homes alike. Also, this teamwork prevents the homes from looking like cookie-cutter homes which is so prevalent nowadays. Along with the design process, this company contracts and builds with the most skillful construction companies who are truly artisans of the architectural world and can create these distinct homes. And finally, to add the final touches to a Jeff Seal home, designers select all plant materials that will be used around the home that reflect the design philosophy as a whole. This helps add even more character and help pull all of the design concept even more together.

Jeff Seal homes are called homes of distinction for a reason. The designers and the homeowners truly do team up to create a home that reflects both the homeowners wants and needs along with the designer's concepts and ideals. Together this creates homes that are unique and completely different from the average cookie-cutter home you may see driving around town.

Blog 6: Unusual Materials Revision

Interiors and furniture do not have to be made from the same everyday materials. Throughout the world various interiors and furniture have been made from a variety of unusual and innovative materials. For instance, different structures have been created by using class bottles that can create a very unique, interesting structure or interior to look at.

To add an interesting look to any structure, a simple wall of glass can be added making that structure more unique and aesthetically pleasing to the wall. These walls of glass can be referred to as bottle walls. A bottle wall can be defined as a wall made out of glass bottles and a binding material. Constructing a glass bottle wall can be quite simple actually. You use the glass bottles as you would a masonry unit and then combine the bottles with adobe, sand, cement, stucco, clay, plaster, mortar, or any other joint compound.

While bottle walls are believed to have been around since Ancient Rome for aesthetic reasons, the first actual bottle house was constructed in 1902 by William F. Peck in Tonopah, Nevada. The house was constructed by using 10,000 bottles of beer and was later demolished in the early 1980's. The next known bottle house was built by Tom Kelly in Rhyolite, Nevada using 51,000 beer bottles masoned with adobe. Kelly constructed his bottle house because trees were so scarce in the Nevada desert. As the years continued many different people and even organizations continued constructing glass bottle walls and structures because it is a very good alternative to normal building products and also because the glass  bottles create such a unique and interesting environment.

Whether the structure is completely made out of glass or the structure only contains a bottle wall, a unique feel and look has been added. Glass bottles add a unique look that cannot be duplicated. They are also a great alternative building material that is also very environmentally friendly as well. This unusual material is a very functional and aesthetically unique building material.

Blog 4: Campus Materials Analysis Revision

The six applications of fabrics include seating, window covering, wall covering, panel systems, floor coverings, and fiber based art. Walking around the Texas Tech campus you can see many of these applications put to use in a variety of settings. In the Human Sciences building, as shown in the below picture, a black leather like material is used for seating in many of the areas. In the English building, many office chairs are upholstered in a decorative fabric that is very wear resistant. Both of the materials used on these two pieces of furniture have many positive but also some negative attributes. 

The black leather like material used for upholstering the seating used in the break areas of the Human Sciences building has many ups and downs. For instance, the aesthetic qualities of the material go along perfectly with the Texas Tech colors, red and black, as the material is black with red accents used. However, one of the displeasing qualities of this material is that it looks cheap from one perspective. You can tell this material is not real leather even though it is supposed to made to look like genuine leather. The functionality of this material is great though. It is very wearable and also cleanable meant for an area of high volume and accidents. These two attributes make this leather like material perfect for the break area of the Human Sciences building. 

The office chair material in the English building also has it many advantages and disadvantages. The material from an aesthetic perspective is not the most pleasing thing to look at. The design on this fabric is very busy and has too much going on, especially when it is meant for classrooms where focus is key for students. The design in this fabric can be an easy distraction to anyone in these classrooms. The functional qualities, however, of this material is outstanding. The material is obviously very wearable and resistant to abrasion which is great because there clearly many different people sitting in these classroom seats on a daily basis. 

After walking through campus, there are many different materials used in a variety of ways. You can see almost every application application of fabrics which are seating, window coverings, wall covering, panel systems, floor coverings, and fiber based art on the Texas Tech campus. These are just two examples of how fabric can be used in the application of seating. These two examples, however, go to show that there are advantages and disadvantages to any fabric used in any application or setting. 

Blog 1: Fibers Revision

Ever wonder what the fabric you are touching is made of? Well, the answer you're looking for would be fibers. Fibers are components of different chemical makeup which are spun into what are called yarns that make up the most basic building blocks of all fabrics. Of course, each fiber has its own unique properties, strengths, and weaknesses which make them more or less suitable for certain uses. There are different categories and subcategories of fibers which help determine what that fiber's most appropriate use would be.

There are two basic groups of fibers: natural fibers and man made fibers. Natural fibers can be defined as fibrous materials that exist in plants, animal products, and minerals. These fibers are also biodegradable and are considered a sustainable, environmentally responsible material choice. To break down natural fibers even more, you can divide them into two more subcategories of plant or cellulosic fibers and protein fibers. Cellulosic fibers include materials such as cotton and linen. Protein fibers, such as wool and silk come from animals such as sheep and silk worms. On the not so natural side, man made fibers are artificially created for use in fabric. Like natural fibers, man made fibers can also be subdivided into two groups: natural man made fibers and man made synthetic fibers. Natural man made fibers include materials such as glass, latex, asbestos, and rayon. Man made synthetic fibers are normally classified as generic or branded and include nylon, polyester, and acetate.

Classifying fibers even more, the way the fiber is produced and certain characteristics of a fiber can also categorize fibers. Filament fibers are produced in a continuous form which creates a smooth character. For the most part, all synthetics are produced as a filament fiber. Staple fibers on the other hand are naturally produced in cut lengths that vary from plant to plant or animal to animal. The length of the staple affects the material's quality, appearance, and performance. Other qualities of fibers can affect the different use of a fiber such as thermoplastic fibers which soften when heated and harden when cooled. Thermoset fibers, however, harden when heated and cannot be manipulated like thermoplastic fibers. Another characteristic of fibers can be the way they react to water. Hydrophobic fibers repel water while hydrophilic fibers readily absorb water.

Fibers are the basic building blocks of all materials. Fibers themselves, however, are not so basic. They come in many different categories and subcategories with many different characteristics that help determine if that fiber is appropriate for use in a certain material.

Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper

          

         One of Lubbock’s treasures can be said to be Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper  which is a full design firm that provides architectural and engineering design mainly in public entities. These public spaces include municipal infrastructure, education, healthcare, and transportation. This firm is not only located in Lubbock however, there are also four more locations which include: Amarillo, El Paso, Midland/Odessa, and Las Cruces. Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper is an extremely distinguished design firm being consistently ranked in the top 500 Design Firms in the United States and also being ranked in the top three of the 2010 Best Multidiscipline A/E Services Firms to Work For.

            Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper have a long and rich history beginning in the year 1945. Gordon W. Parkhill, Marlin R. Smith, Jr. , and S. Clarence Cooper were three college buddies that returned to West Texas at the end of World War II and saw West Texas’s need for civil engineering services and then began their civil engineering firm in Lubbock, Texas that year. These three men had no idea that their humble design firm would one day be in the top 500 Design Firms in the United States. The boom in their business came from the boom in the agricultural industry which led to more growing cities that in turn needed professional civil engineering consultant services to provide these towns with basic municipal infrastructure services of water, sewer, paving, and drainage. Over the years this firm expanded to be in five different cities and maintains a staff of 250 plus employees and the firm’s size and reputation allows these employees to work on high-profile projects.

            This prestigious firm does contain an interior design department. This department strives to integrate research, analysis, and informaton into the creative design process which in the end results in an enviorment which is appropriate for the space and the function of the space. The goal of the interior design department in Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper is to equip interior spaces to improve the quality of life, increase productivity, and protect the health, safety, and the welfare of the public. Utilizing these goals, this department has worked on an array of projects including healthcare, educational, retail, commercial, and govermental. Collaberation within this department and all of the other departments of this firm is essential for success in any design project.

            Visiting Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper can open your eyes to how all different branches of design can work together to create one successful project. Working in a design firm is all about teamwork with each department for the success of the whole firm. Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper would have no their prestigious and distinguished reputation without this teamwork of each branch and also each department within the firm.

References: http://www.team-psc.com/