Green Interiors - Importance of Principles of Design - Praveen Soma

1. Conserve water – sleek faucet
Recycled Glass
salvaged and
reclaimed materials
reclaimed beams
Key Design Principles in ‘Green Interiors’
Praveen Kumar Soma

2. “Interior design is a multi-
faceted profession in which
Creative and Technical
solutions are applied within a
structure to achieve a Built
Interior Environment that
solves the customer's
problems and links space to
business strategies and goals”
Interior designers employ
specialized knowledge of
interior construction, building
systems and components,
building codes, fire and safety
codes, space planning,
ergonomics, materials,
finishes, furniture, furnishings,
and equipment in a manner
that will protect and enhance
the health, safety, welfare,
and well-being of the people

3. Interior design includes, but is
not limited to:
 Analysis of client needs and goals
 Evaluation of functional
requirements, ergonomics,
aesthetics, accessibility, and safety
issues
 Development and presentation of
designs
 Space utilization, materials and
finishes, furniture, window treatments,
accessories, plumbing fixtures, light
fixtures, equipment, millwork etc.,
 Preparation of interior contract
documents for interior
construction, furniture, furnishings
and equipment

4. Design Principles in Interiors
 Balance
Visual weight of the object
 Scale & Proportion
 Rhythm
 Focal point
 Gradation
Change in size
 Radiation
Tree branches /dining chairs
 Transition
Mix in sizes

5. Symmetrical
balance
Asymmetrical
balance
Round shapes and bright
colours balanced by square &
Rectangular shape in light
colours
Local grouping of
furniture in symmetrical
balance
Radial balance single
& multi seater
arranged around the
centre table
Radial
balance
Balance

6. Balance
•Symmetrical design
•Looks very static / no visual interest
•Two things Mirrored
•Asymmetry
•Contrast
•intelligent use of color
•Radial symmetry
Symmetrical balance is usually found in
traditional interiors

7. Balance
Closer look at the shelving on either side of the
fireplace, totally different, but perfectly balanced
At first glance, this interior appears to be Symmetrical

8. Scale & Proportion
•Scale & Proportion go hand in hand
•Feels welcoming, while incorrectly proportion room will
just feel crowded & unfreindly

9. Rhythm
•Contrast with the use of
light and dark tones may also
create boredom
•Connect using Rhythm -
reusing specific colors,
patterns, textures or themes
•Pattern & Texture
•As the eye moves about
a room, it picks up
specific patterns
•Patterns that don’t fit
crate conflict in the
mind
•Details
Harmony ‘If you’ve ever heard three singers sing different parts that sound amazing together, then you already
know what harmony is ‘
Different colors, different designs and different proportions combine to create a new look

10. Analysis of Traditional
Interior Style

11. Darwazza Akbar (Akbar Gate) Both are built of red
sandstone
Extraordinary work of human craftsmanship at its best marble stone carvings
All this was done at a time when no transport or roads were available at a
height of 1200+ Mtrs
Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu
Shaped like a lotus flower from top, this two-story structure has beautiful
arc ways set in geometric regularity. It was an air-cooled summer palace
of the queen.
Lotus Mahal, Hampi

12. Modern building with natural cooling systems inspired by
Traditional Indian Architecture
•Two 100 meters height buildings
• Suspended gardens on every floor
•Constructed with a mix of Concrete and Red Sandstones
•South/East/West facades are very deep with double
facades
•North facades let the sun come in and the shape of the
windows are adapted to the landscape
No Artificial Cooling, open or close automatically corridors or screen on the
facade to let the fresh air come in … IT Building Proposal in New Delhi, India by Nicolas Laisné

13. •Internal courtyard as a climate modifier and daylight
well for lighting up the spaces
•Exposed brick finish, the building has staggered
walls and the walls provide mutual shading
•The building has an appearance of a small single-
storeyed structure from the outside and holds the
visitors by surprise as one travels across the
interior spaces

14. Intro to Green Interiors

15. Green Interiors
 Type of Interior fitout
 Need of the customers
 Corporate, IT Parks,
Commercial, Hotel, Retail,
Hospitals, Residential etc.,
 Clients Requirement
 Selection of materials
 Purely with respect to need
& function of the space
 Same space can be given
multiple look & feel

16. Green Interiors
Unique in Colour,
Material, Function
Aesthetic appearance
 Interiors should
reflect the Company’s
brand image
 Colors, Materials play
a major role
 Functional value
 Selecting of Materials
should also have
functional value

17. Green Interiors
 Design, budget, location
Budget for Green Interiors
 Good designer is the one, who
can create multiple options in a
given budget
 Citing of the building
 Only Interior space may be
important for a tenant in a
commercial office or Mall
 Hotels, Hospitals, Fully owned
office, Residential will be seen
holistically
Transform Architecture vocabulary to Interior space

18. RECEPTION DESK
LAMINATE
MAKE: GREENLAM
FINISH: ALUMINIUM
METALIC LAMINATE BRUSH
FINISH
RECEPTION AREA
Material
Color
Pattern
Natural
Recycled
Water
Natural
Thank you
Praveen Kumar Soma