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Upsurge of interior designing silhouetted against vast array of apartments

Nabeela Mobashwer | Thursday, 19 December 2013


Interior designing and decorative architecture is no longer an unattainable wonder for Bangladesh. It is happening, almost at the pace of the drastically changing world. With every emerging climb, a new business prospect entails at the end of the line. Likewise, today's vast expansion of real estate development has provided opportunity, more like an open market, for emerging interior designing firms and decorative architectural developers. Our country is now standing on a vast array of apartments. This new idea of uplifting the concept of apartments has not only broadened prospects for real estate business, but has also facilitated such supplementary opportunities to flourish.
There is an assortment of the kind of business when it comes to interior                designing. The existing projects that include the function of interior embellishment include a variety of niches in Bangladesh. Following are a brief outlook on each of them.
If you want to design a space that your client will love, you really have to know their personality and lifestyle. - Brian Gluckstein, ARIDO, IDC
Interior design begins with us. The skill of analysing the needs, goals, safety requirements and integrating them into a functional and aesthetically attractive design has emerged as a full-fledged new profession. Architects today, are specialising in this particular forte in order to master this unique art of creating interior environments within designated time and budget. Hiring a professional interior designer not only adds value to our home, but also minimises risk, therefore cutting down potential costs by a substantial amount. Additionally, the fees only make up a relatively small proportion of the entire construction cost, which makes it a fruitful investment for the better outcome of our project. There are numerous interior designer firms operating in today's market. Some notable names would include Koncept Interior, Tamanna Interior and Win Interior Solutions. Amidst these great names another side of business has flourished that is architectural glass designs. Glass is a very appraised material in today's interior design. It gives off an image of a frozen liquid that transmits and reflects light, making it an element of utmost creative usage in interior design.  Glass makes life more luminous, which was recognized by entrepreneurs such as-Ms Sabrina Islam. She is the founder of Reflections, the leading architectural and decorative art glass manufacturer of Bangladesh. Since the emergence of interior decoration, the demand for art-glass has marked sharp rise creating luminous barriers without diminishing space, silhouetted against the light. An open market and premium quality led to these interior designing businesses at the pinnacle of its success. Due to offering a vast assortment of products including, firms such as -Reflections became the first pick for any industrial glass supply. Starting from residence, workplace, healthcare and hospitality - interior designing has covered all the sectors of business.
Good design can make a difference functionally, create better work processes and ultimately impact employee retention. - Sally Mills, IDIBC, IDC.
A well-designed corporate space or working environment can potentially affect quality of work, promote productivity and increase employee retention. Corporate spaces these days are not only getting more and more competitive regarding their interior and exterior splendour, educational institutes are in no way lagging behind. Brands build their initial image by the magnificence of their working environment, which held the company Grameenphone at the top of the game for a while now. However, other corporate companies, starting from real estate to telecommunication, consultancy to MNCs are successfully living up to the growing standards of the country. This has not only boosted up business for architectural firms, but has created an entirely new economic sector in the country.
 North South University started off the trend of an exquisite private campus, which set the balls rolling for the others following up. Now, every private university has either matched up, or are on the verge of doing so. Universities like IUB and EWU have already established their novelty in the education sector, which were evidently followed by positive feedback from the society. Others have initiated projects of making it only bigger and better. Professionals would ensure our peace of mind in the assurance that our project will meet the needs of our business. Being functional and aesthetically pleasing at the same time, it would also guide us through building technology, ergonomics, environmental and sustainable issues, fire codes and accessibility guidelines.
Our first objective is to make patients feel comfortable and reassured.- Tamara Dvorsky, ARIDO, IDC
Healthcare spaces make a positive impact in the lives of patients and employees. There was a time when hospitals stank, the walls were dilapidated and the entire place screamed out an aura of depression and ailments. The revolution was brought about by modernized hospitals like Apollo, Square and United Hospitals. The architectural beauty and aesthetic interior changed the nation's perception on healthcare centers. They were no longer a smelly dingy to be scared of, but a reassuring center to be nurtured with hope in. This was only possible due to the immense contribution of professionally trained interior and architectural designers who reassuringly met the needs of staff and patients while respecting strict infection control and building codes.
We love creating restaurants that go to capacity… not just because of that great food, but because of the great interior that makes them relax and have fun. - Inger Bartletter, ARIDO, IDC
Dhaka is now a generation full of eateries. With restaurants mushrooming up the entire town, it is turning into one of the most competitive marketing mixes. Every little detail counts to lose or gain customers, interior, being one of the most important. With a youth so prone to good food and good photography, a restaurant needs a signature interior to make a mark on their target market. Some restaurants made it big not for the food, but for the place. Interior does not necessarily indicate expensive investment. Some notable places have exemplified creative interior designing with the cheapest and environmental-friendly interior methods, thus heavily attracting customers. Ajo Café, Soi 3 and The Live Kitchen are examples of such successful cafés that have made it big by offering a unique place to experience. As for the expensive kind of decoration, creating the perfect ambience and comfort for customers often play a he role in a café's bar of success. The Japanese restaurant, namely, ICHI, has successfully touched the exact right chords to hit the success button by beautiful interior design.
There are several other element suppliers for the emerging business of interior design in Bangladesh. The more we name, the deeper the industry sinks in and the wider the expansion spreads over. Bangladesh is modernising; perhaps this is the biggest sign that it really is.
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