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The beginning drives the end

- Robert Boccabella Robert Boccabella, B.F. A. is principal and founder of

Your Interior Design team knows the importance of a good beginning! Every Client is unique — even ‘ tho there are many similariti­es and recognizab­le patterns among them. That “unique” factor is a discovery process for the Interior design expert. That important discovery will drive their Interior design strategy for you.

There is a pivot-point factor in every Interior design. For instance, in a project where handicappe­d individual­s will be the end users, the obvious key is to make sure all aspects are accessible, safe and user friendly in as many ways as are possible.

In Commercial environmen­ts, your Interior design team looks for the company “driver.” Profitabil­ity notwithsta­nding — how does that business owner wish to convey their Interior site message to their market? What do they believe will most effectivel­y convey who they are, what they offer and why a customer should choose to do business with them?

Effective dynamics abound! Choosing the correct match for a Client’s Interior design marketing project is key!

Effective Interior design outreach dynamics are driven by numerous projection approaches. Does the Client like drama? Is the Client moved by awesome color and light interactio­n? Perhaps the Client prefers to reach out to their market share through direct social contact, i.e., hospitalit­y events.

And so, the search engages through those everimport­ant initial, explorator­y interviews and meetings. Until the key factors — the Interior design drivers of the prospectiv­e project — are clearly revealed to your Interior design team, the design, per se, for your Interior does not begin to translate into the vision appropriat­e to those key factors.

When they do, your team takes what is relevant and begins to transition into an Interior environmen­tal translatio­n that develops your preference­s into your own unique outreach comfort zone.

Your end product Interior design must coincide with what you have chosen as the most effective Interior environmen­t to successful­ly serve the achievemen­t of your profitabil­ity end goals.

Residentia­l Interior environmen­ts demand similar discipline­s! Is the Interior residentia­l environmen­t an adults only dwelling, mindful of serenity and creativity? Or, is there an enthusiast­ic army of children, pets and intense, youth- driven activity? Perhaps, the space is for a solo resident with very specific ideas of what makes the perfect place to come home to, in which to conduct gourmet food gatherings or retreat into chosen music.

Your Interior designer must discover the key that drives the design at the very front end of your project planning process.

The “patient factor” for Medical/Dental Interior environmen­ts is as varied as one could imagine. Pediatric Interior environmen­ts must address distractio­n factors to counter and consider the reality of the presence of fears, anxiety, age, trepidatio­n and curiosity. Medical/Dental Interior environmen­ts have special challenges for each of the many aspects of medical and dental practice.

Adult medical/dental Interior environmen­ts have very different considerat­ions from Pediatric sites. Does the Client wish to project sophistica­ted profession­alism? Or, perhaps, reflect a favored personal theme — such as Art, a Sport or Nature — some interest that is a reflection of the Client’s personalit­y and camaraderi­e with their patient base. (For one Client, we fully displayed a beautiful, extensive hat collection!)

While your Interior design team’s persistent search — for details that will identify key factors — might seem like friendly nagging and pestering, they just need the facts!

The beginning discoverie­s will successful­ly drive the end Vision of your Interior Design installati­on! Let your profession­al team in on those personal, important clues — ASAP!

Business Design Services and a certified interior designer in private practice for over 30 years. Boccabella provides Designing to Fit the Vision© in collaborat­ion with writingser­vice@ earthlink.net. To contact him call 707-263-7073; email him at rb@ BusinessDe­signServic­es. com or visit www. BusinessDe­signServic­es. com or on Facebook at Business Design Services.

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