Professional Practice for Interior Designers. Christine M. Piotrowski
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