Interior Designers | BIM Design Process

The Whole Building Model 

Rick Rundell, AIA - author for cadalyst magazine

1-2-3 REVIT: BIM for Interior Design [1 of 3]

Discussions about BIM (building information modeling) typically focus on the design of the outside of the building and the many benefits BIM brings to that aspect of architectural design. We read about massing models and curtain walls, expressive roof forms and detailed wall sections. But what about the inside of a building -- the finishes, the fixtures, the area requirements, the furniture schedules? Does BIM make a difference there?

1-2-3 REVIT: BIM for Interior Design [2 of 3]

Last month we began our exploration of how BIM (building information modeling) is being applied to interior design -- enabling designers to quickly and easily model and visualize the inside of a building. This month I'll focus on how interior designers can use BIM to capture and manage their design ideas as multiple options within a single building model.

1-2-3 REVIT: BIM for Interior Design [3 of 3]

This month, let's examine how interior designers can take advantage of the data stored and managed within the building model. The data embodied by BIM is fundamental for tasks throughout the interior design process: early design activities such as schematic space planning and master scheduling; the accuracy of detailed design activities like quantification and costing; and finally for the production of well-coordinated documentation.

Revit Furniture Families-Web-Based Interior Design Resources 

Online design tools allow you to be the designer

Revit 2009 Resource Page-Families, Blocks, Symbols

Free content for Revit 2009 users in the form of Revit families, furniture, lighting, blocks, symbols and 3D modeled architectural content. This includes Revit lighting, furniture, cabinets, kitchen equipment, walls and manufacturer content built exclusively for Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP.

Free Revit Family Downloads From Visa Lighting

Visa Lighting is offering a free, massive (397mb) Visa Lighting Revit family download of their lighting products.

Download USG Revit Wall Styles Library

Where can I find more Revit wall styles? Download the USG 22mb Revit wall library of rated wall systems. The zip file includes more than 50 Revit template files with multiple wall styles stored in each file. Chase walls, plaster walls, mold tough walls, shaft walls, exterior walls, fire rated walls...well, you get the idea.

Digital SketchPad

Web-based design tools for designing kitchens and baths.

Career Center 

JobZone-InteriorDesign.net

Review resume's, post a job, or view job offerings specific to the interior design community.

Concepts 

Universal Design - New Relevancy for the 21st Century (PDF)

Originally Printed in ICON magazine. (summer 2004)
Advocates predict that in the next decade universal design will transform the American home, significantly altering real estate, design and construction standards. Their benchmark is the capacity of a home to accommodate the physical, sensory and psychological abilities and limitations of all its occupants-and their visitors-over the course of their lifetimes.

Associations - Interior Designers 

American Society of Interior Designers Commercial and Home Interior Design (ASID)

ASID is a community of people-designers, industry representatives, educators and students-committed to interior design. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people's lives. Its more than 38,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Locate an ASID Chapter

International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) works to advance the value of the interior design and its practitioners as well as to cultivate leadership within the profession. IIDA has more than 10,000 Members in eight specialty forums, and more than 30 Chapters around the world committed to enhancing the quality of life through excellence in interior design and advancing interior design through knowledge.

International Facility Management Association (IFMA)

IFMA is the largest and most widely recognized professional association for facility management, supporting approximately 18,000 members. The Association's members are represented in 125 chapters, 16 councils and one Special Interest Group (SIG), in 56 countries worldwide. Globally, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the largest facility management-related conference and exposition.

American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD)

Founded in 1981, ASFD is the only international non-profit professional organization dedicated to advancing, improving, and supporting the profession of furniture design and its positive impact in the marketplace. Professional Members specialize in the design of both residential and contract furnishings and accessories. Membership includes both American and International professional designers, industry affiliates and associates, design school teachers and students. Corporate Members include suppliers of products and services to the industry and furniture manufacturing companies who wish to support the goals and objective of the Society.

Council for Interior Design Accreditation

Established in 1970, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly known as the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research or FIDER) was established by the leading interior design professional organizations at that time to develop standards for interior design education and to acknowledge the increasing demands of an emerging profession.

In January 2006, the organization's name was officially changed from FIDER to the Council for Interior Design Accreditation in order to explicitly communicate its primary mission: accreditation.

Design Support 

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI)

For 75 years, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) has been North America's specialist in marketing support of buildings with wholesale showrooms. MMPI acts as a market maker for the industries it serves, bringing together wholesalers, retailers and consumers. In this capacity, MMPI is both a property manager and trade show producer, divisionally organized by the industries housed in its buildings and represented at its events.