Interior design services, from planning to delivery
Interior Design projects can start at different points. You might only need a test fit, you might already have a plan and need the design developed, or you might want FORJ involved through the full scope. We set out the deliverables, exclusions and fee for each stage before work begins.
Commercial stages
Stage 01
Planning and feasibility
Work out whether the space can support what the business needs before significant design or construction decisions are made.
What you receive
- Existing conditions plan
- Test fit
- Space plan and layout options
- Briefing summary
- Feasibility commentary
Not included Detailed design, finishes selection, engineering, compliance certification and construction pricing.
Stage 02
Concept design
Set the design direction and work through the main layout and visual decisions, so you can approve a direction before documentation starts.
What you receive
- Concept plans
- Look and feel
- Material palette
- Furniture direction
- Concept joinery
- Renders where included
Stage 03
Design development
Develop the approved concept into a coordinated interior design.
What you receive
- General arrangement plans
- Floor finish and furniture plans
- Reflected ceiling plans
- Internal elevations
- Joinery details
- Finish, furniture and fixture schedules
- Lighting intent
Stage 04
Design intent documentation
Communicate the approved design clearly enough for your builder and specialist consultants to price, coordinate and build from.
What you receive
- Design intent plans
- Demolition and partition intent
- Sections and interior details
- Joinery details
- Finish plans and schedules
- FF&E schedules
Not included Registered architectural, engineering or specialist consultant documentation.
Stage 05
Pricing and builder supportOptional
Answer builder questions, review pricing against the design intent, assess proposed substitutions and update drawings for agreed changes.
Not included Running a formal tender, certifying pricing or administering the construction contract.
Stage 06
Delivery supportOptional
Site reviews from a design perspective, builder clarification, and review of samples, shop drawings and material substitutions.
Not included Construction supervision, building surveying, certification or project management.
Residential stages
Stage 01
Brief and spatial planning
Understand how you live in the home, review what is there, and plan the rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, storage and furniture before anything is selected.
What you receive
- Initial layouts
- Planning options
- Key recommendations
- Early furniture layouts
- Scope direction
Stage 02
Concept design
Set the interior direction: materials, colour, kitchen, bathroom and joinery concepts, furniture and lighting.
What you receive
- Concept plans
- Direction boards
- Material palette
- Preliminary finishes
- Concept joinery
- Renders if included
Stage 03
Design development
Detail the kitchen, bathrooms and joinery, and select the materials, fixtures, hardware and furniture that go with them.
What you receive
- Detailed plans and elevations
- Joinery
- Furniture plans
- FF&E schedule
- Materials and finishes schedule
Stage 04
Documentation
Document the interior so your builder and trades can price and build it.
What you receive
- Interior plans
- Kitchen and bathroom documentation
- Joinery details
- Finish plans and schedules
- Interior details
Not included Structural design, engineering, building surveying or registered architecture.
Stage 05
Delivery supportOptional
Builder queries, design clarification, site meetings, and material, joinery and furniture review.
Not included Project management, procurement and administration, which are scoped separately where needed.
Leasing and property support
For landlords, owners, agents, developers and prospective tenants who need to show what a tenancy can become before a full design brief exists.
- Test fits
- Leasing plans
- Tenancy and speculative suite concepts
- Look-and-feel direction for vacant tenancies
- Presentation plans and campaign visuals
- Refurbishment studies
Senior design review
Senior design support without a full project: drawing and documentation review, mark-ups, design direction and project reviews for builders, developers and internal design teams. Taken on selectively.
Scoped separately
These are not part of a standard design scope. Where they are needed, they are named and agreed in writing.
- Project managementNot included by default. Where it is offered, each managed task is named in the scope.
- ProcurementSupplier pricing, purchasing, order tracking and delivery coordination, with the commercial arrangement agreed first.
- Contract administrationNot a default service. Scope and qualifications are confirmed before FORJ takes on any formal role.
Who does what
Responsibilities of FORJ, the builder and specialist consultants
FORJ
Leads the interior design.
- Planning and design direction
- Materials, finishes, joinery and furniture
- Design intent documentation for pricing
- Design clarification during delivery, if included
Your builder
Engaged by you. Introduced by FORJ or your own.
- Construction and trades
- Construction pricing and programme
- Site management and safety
- Building from the documentation
Specialist consultants
Engaged separately where the project needs them.
- Structural, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire engineering
- Building surveying and permits
- Access and acoustic advice
- Registered architecture where statutory scope requires it
What FORJ does not provide
Unless specifically scoped and legally appropriate.
- Building construction, head contracting or trade contracting
- Structural, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic or fire engineering
- Building surveying and statutory certification
- Architectural services that require registration
- Construction safety management or builder supervision
- Guaranteed project costs or construction programmes
Start at the stage you need
Tell us where the project is now. We will recommend the stage to start with and put the scope and fee in writing.