Interior Design
Interior Design
For Centerbrook, interior design is essential to choreographing how people experience our buildings. Furnishings, materials, finishes, and the ambiences they create set a stage for living.
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Integral Resources
Centerbrook’s designs are supported by dedicated interior design and product research staff. They are a resource integral to our design process, with technical knowledge, access to our extensive products library, and a focus on leading trends. They collaborate on all projects from the outset, addressing functional requirements and later ensuring that materials, finishes, and furniture complement the architectural design.
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Calibrating Size
We ask clients what furnishings they expect for each room. Early on we may not have defined the aesthetics, but we still need to know sizes and arrangements in order to right-size our spaces. We prepare studies to test footprints, consider how furniture placement can encourage conversation groupings and privacy, and devise space intervals to ensure ease of circulation. In short, we calibrate interiors for the needs of each client.
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The Message of Materials
While we always consider durability and the visual appeal of our interiors, we also recognize that differences in finishes imply differences in behavior. Soft seating suggests relaxation and an invitation to linger. Chairs on wheels imply activity and busy-ness. Style of furniture says a lot about the spirit of a place—modern says forward leaning, and historic shows respect for tradition. We often arrange an amalgam of styles to express a place’s vibrancy across the continuum of time.
