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Commercial interior design—sometimes called contract interior design—involves the design and specification of public spaces, such as offices, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and so on. It is normal for a commercial designer to focus his or her practice on only one area or perhaps on a few types of related public spaces. Depending on the size of the design firm, a firm might offer expertise in multiple specialties. Table 5‐4 is a partial list of the specialties that exist within commercial interior design.

An important skill for the commercial interior designer is to have knowledge and appreciation of the client's business. This knowledge helps the designer ask better questions about the needs and goals of the client during programming. The designer also realizes that clients are different even when they are in similar business categories. Therefore, the designer needs to understand the business of the business in order to make appropriate design decisions.

TABLE 5‐3. Partial list of residential interior design specialties

Single‐family homes	Model homes and apartments
Townhouses	Dormitories
Condominiums	Sustainable design
Patio homes	Senior housing
Apartments	Apartments in assisted‐living facilities
Manufactured housing units	Color consultation
Vacation homes	Historical restoration/renovation
Residential restoration	Custom closets/storage
Kitchen and/or bathroom design	Residential children's spaces
Home offices	Renovation for the physically challenged
Home theater design	Private yachts and houseboats
Music rooms/game rooms	Home staging

TABLE 5‐4. Partial list of commercial interior design specialties

Almost any kind of commercial or business facility can become a specialty in interior design. Choosing too narrow a specialty, however, can limit the amount of business the interior designer will be able to obtain.

General offices

Facility planning

Corporate executive offices

LEED ® specialist

Professional offices

Law

Advertising/public relations

Accounting

Stockbrokers and investment brokers

Real estate and real estate development

Financial institutions: banks, credit unions, and trading centers

Architecture, engineering, and interior design

Consultants of various kinds

Health care

Hospitals and health maintenance group facilities

Medical specialty office suites

Nursing homes and assisted‐living facilities

Medical and dental office suites

Outpatient laboratories and radiological treatment facilities

Psychiatric facilities

Rehabilitation facilities

Medical laboratories

Veterinary clinics

Hospitality and recreation

Hotel, motels, and resorts

Restaurants, coffee shops, etc.

Commercial kitchens

Recreational facilities

Health clubs and spas

Country clubs

National and state park facilities

Amusement park facilities

Sports complexes

Auditoriums and theaters

Museums

Convention centers

Casinos

Set design: movies and television

Retail facilities/merchandising

Malls and shopping centers

Department stores

Specialized retail stores

Gift shops in hotels, airports, and other facilities

Store visual merchandising

Displays for trade shows

Showrooms

Galleries

Boutiques

Educational and institutional facilities

Colleges, universities, and community colleges

Secondary and elementary schools

Day‐care centers and nursery schools

Private schools

Churches and other religious facilities

Government offices (federal, state, and local)

Courthouses and courtrooms

Prisons

Industrial facilities

Corporate offices

Manufacturing facilities

Training facilities

Employee service areas, such as lunchrooms and fitness centers

Transportation

Airports, bus terminals, train depots, etc.

Tour ship design

Custom and commercial airplane interiors

Boats and ships

Recreational vehicles

Adaptive use

Restoration of historic commercial sites

Commercial products design

It is also important to realize that the client who has contracted with the designer is often only one of the users/stakeholders that must be satisfied. The satisfaction of employees and the public or the clientele of the business directly affects the success of the design and future business. Not understanding and designing in relationship to this issue can result in a nice‐looking interior for an unhappy client.