Commercial Space Design Professional
Expand your expertise into the lucrative commercial design sector. Learn to design retail stores, corporate offices, restaurants, and hospitality spaces with professional standards and industry best practices.
What You'll Learn:
- Understanding commercial design regulations and building codes
- Retail design principles and customer psychology
- Corporate office design and workspace planning
- Restaurant and hospitality interior design
- Branding integration in commercial spaces
- Accessibility requirements and universal design
- Commercial project management and timelines
- Working with contractors and commercial clients
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Course Overview
Commercial interior design is a specialized field that offers exciting opportunities and substantial financial rewards for skilled designers. This comprehensive course prepares you to design a wide range of commercial spaces, from boutique retail stores to large corporate offices, restaurants, hotels, and healthcare facilities. You'll learn the unique considerations, regulations, and design strategies that make commercial projects successful.
Unlike residential design, commercial projects require a deep understanding of business objectives, customer behavior, building codes, accessibility standards, and brand identity. This course covers all these aspects in detail, teaching you how to create spaces that are not only beautiful but also functional, profitable, and compliant with regulations. You'll learn to think strategically about space utilization, traffic flow, and how design influences customer experience and employee productivity.
Through real-world case studies and hands-on projects, you'll develop the skills to manage complex commercial projects from initial concept through construction documentation and installation. You'll learn how to work with diverse stakeholders including business owners, architects, contractors, and municipal authorities. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped to pursue lucrative commercial design projects and establish yourself as a trusted professional in the commercial design sector.
What's Included
Module 1: Introduction to Commercial Design
Overview of commercial design sectors, regulations, and professional requirements.
Module 2: Retail Interior Design
Designing effective retail spaces, customer psychology, and merchandising considerations.
Module 3: Office & Workplace Design
Modern workplace concepts, ergonomics, and creating productive office environments.
Module 4: Hospitality Design
Designing restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality venues with focus on guest experience.
Module 5: Building Codes & Accessibility
Understanding regulations, ADA compliance, and universal design principles.
Module 6: Commercial Project Management
Managing timelines, budgets, contractors, and client relationships in commercial projects.
Your Instructor
Jennifer Roberts, NCIDQ Certified
Jennifer is a licensed commercial interior designer with 18 years of experience designing award-winning retail, office, and hospitality spaces. She has worked with major brands and independent businesses, creating interiors that enhance brand identity and drive business success. Jennifer is NCIDQ certified and regularly speaks at industry conferences about commercial design trends and best practices.