Interior Design from Start to Finish

Ana García, cofounder of Nook Architects, believes that transmitting the essence of a space in an alluring and functional way greatly depends on the elaboration of a good project that takes the smallest details into account and prepares for the unexpected. This Barcelona-based architecture and interior design studio specializes in translating the needs of their clients into custom-made living and working spaces.

In this course, you learn to develop a project step by step; From the first contact with the client and space, to the detailed preparation of the final project, to carrying it to its completion. Understand how measurements and proportions work, see how to establish the right criteria when selecting the correct materials, lighting, colors, and textures to find the best result.

Start the course by getting to know a little bit about Ana García, how she started out in architecture and interior design, and her main influences. See how a comprehensive renovation is carried out at Nook Architects by analyzing their House of Mirrors project.

Strengthen your knowledge of interior design projects such as the architectonic scale of different spaces that a house is comprised of the selection of new materials in tune with existing ones, lighting, and the right furniture. See how all these new aspects are linked to social changes and to the lifestyle of each user.

Next, discover some tips and tricks to make a start on your blank page, and create sketches for the preliminary phase of your project. Create your sketches with your chosen medium, either paper or your favorite 3D software.

Once you have your previous sketch approved by your client, elaborate a detailed plan of the steps required to carry out your project, to start building in the most organized and controlled way. See how to draw up a budget, taking into account the permits involved to visualize the final stages.