Chapter 86 The Role of Investigation
The renovation of the public areas at the sales office took only a dozen days, and by the time the company returned from their overseas study tour, it was almost complete. A few empty areas were left to allow for renovation after the model rooms were designed.
The design of the public area was undertaken by Qiao Yizi Studio. They also looked at the luxury house plan made by a country D firm. Qiao Yizi admired the building's exquisitely crafted exterior, European stone facade, and metropolitan style.
However, he still cautiously offered a suggestion. He said, "Boss Lin, although the European style is popular in China now, with stone facades and complex European moldings, not all interiors are European. One of my senior sisters, who is a few years older than me, specializes in interior design. She has settled in the United States and specializes in interior design for wealthy Chinese businessmen around the world. My senior sister told me that these people, firstly, attach great importance to feng shui, and secondly, even if they live in fashionable buildings overseas, they still prefer designs with Chinese cultural elements, just like Boss Lin likes courtyard houses. I'm afraid this trend will also become popular in China in the future."
As an expert in architectural design, Qiao Yichi is not only well-versed in his own studies, but also pays close attention to popular trends at home and abroad. The period from design to construction of a building is very long. How can a work become outdated as soon as it is built? Therefore, the design must be ahead of the times, including the interior design style. That is why he made such suggestions.
Lin Ruoyan certainly understood this new Chinese cultural trend.
As China's economy develops, its cultural confidence is gradually awakening, and the tastes of the wealthy are also evolving. Her project's target audience is no longer just first-time homebuyers, having undoubtedly experienced the living experience of a Western-style villa. However, when they live near the future Olympic Center, China will showcase its millennia-old traditional culture to the world. Foreigners will be captivated, even captivated, by Chinese culture, and the wealthy will embrace fashion and appreciate the charm of traditional style.
So, perhaps her interior design should consider having a Chinese-style menu for guests to choose from.
She had already decided to sell her luxury home fully furnished, but that didn't mean she would completely deny customers a choice. She planned to create several major decorating styles, displaying them in the model apartment like a menu. Once a customer paid a deposit, the interior decoration would be based on their choice.
Lin Ruoyan asked, "Professor Qiao, since your senior sister is an expert in luxury home interior design, would she be interested in making one or two design samples for our sales office model apartment?"
"I'll ask her if she's available soon." Professor Qiao didn't dare make decisions for his senior sister, but he was definitely thinking about working on the Lin Real Estate project. Unfortunately, he knew he was better at architectural design. He didn't have the experience of interior design, especially luxury residential buildings, so he could only imitate and never truly capture the essence.
His senior sister, on the other hand, was different. She came from a wealthy family and owned several properties abroad. She was the type of person who had plenty of money and pursued her own passions. She also took her own business ventures. She would work for clients she liked, and she would charge whatever she wanted. But if she didn't like a client, or if the building they brought her had inherent flaws, she wouldn't accept it, no matter how much she was offered.
Professor Qiao took on the renovation of Lin Ruoyan's courtyard house, a task fueled by his research into traditional Chinese dwellings, particularly those in the north. He brazenly consulted his senior on numerous occasions about how to tailor the interior layout to the needs of a wealthy family, ultimately ensuring Lin Ruoyan's current comfortable living conditions.
In fact, Lin Ruoyan was not a rich girl before she traveled through time. The details that the real rich people cared about could not be achieved in the courtyard house, and she did not force it.
Lin Ruoyan knew that renowned architects had their own temperaments. Furthermore, her contract with the company in Country D included interior design. If Professor Qiao was interested and willing to participate, then she wouldn't mind paying extra. It was always good to have more options on the menu for future clients.
Lin Ruoyan didn't insist on Professor Qiao inviting his senior sister to come. Her current focus had shifted from the luxury housing project.
After all, the general tone of the luxury house plan has been set, and people from various departments have personally seen what real luxury houses abroad look like. They are all professionals, and each of them is doing their job to push the project forward. There is no need for her to interfere.
Lin Ruoyan gave her employees great authority over projects, but the employees did not dare to be careless at all, and the pressure was concentrated on the director.
The boss spent so much money to hire them to make this project the first urban luxury home in Beijing. The goal is so lofty. They call themselves professionals, so how can they not work hard?
After seeing the real large-floor luxury houses in big cities in developed countries, they look at the large apartments currently on the domestic market and know where the gap is. They also understand why the plan has to be done by foreign design companies.
Most people working in domestic design institutes have never lived in a house like that, or even seen one. Can they truly appreciate the property management and service details just by looking at pictures? The spatial layout and architectural considerations necessary to achieve such service functions and living experiences are crucial. Those who don't understand this and haven't had similar living experiences won't be able to create a design that captures that essence.
The boss spared no expense in letting them go abroad for inspection, which was exactly the kind of effect he wanted, so they were naturally very grateful.
Of course, domestic design institutes also have their strengths. As long as the client insists on the specific design scheme and requires a large apartment, they can naturally produce scientific and reasonable construction drawings in accordance with the specifications. They can also reasonably arrange the production time and focus of various drawings based on the progress of approval and construction procedures and the needs of construction preparation.
For example, when the Gardening Bureau determines whether the green space is adequate, a master plan drawing will only highlight the green landscape. Buildings are simply photographed with the ground-floor framework structure, without excessive detail. Even if the floor plan is drawn, it won't be considered. This project has a small number of buildings, all of which are square and free of branches. The area that can be counted towards the greening rate far exceeds the required area. It's no exaggeration to say that several buildings have been planted in a large park.
When the design manager of a state-owned enterprise compound looks at the plan drawing, he will know which content will easily pass the subsequent review and where there may be problems, so he can optimize in advance to avoid problems.
Another example is the need to enter the construction site in advance to level the land, and even secretly excavate the earth. These require the construction drawing design company to provide some preliminary drawings and calculate the quantities so that the construction team can prepare. Because this is a low-rise building, two or three floors of underground excavation are required. If construction and piling are not started in advance and the formal drawings are completed and approved, in northern China, it is very likely to encounter the trouble of winter construction.
State-owned design institutes' expertise in construction drawings allows them to accurately address these requirements. However, in the early days of transitioning from hand-drawn drawings to computer-generated drawings, experience and efficiency were paramount. Many technical details required manual coordination, and computers were not yet able to provide much assistance. Not only was computer drafting not widely available in many small design studios, but experienced designers were also scarce. While they could handle work on small residential buildings, they were unheard of for large luxury homes, where efficiency and accuracy were far behind.
At this time, Zhao Xingxing from the design department finally understood why the boss insisted on choosing the construction drawing unit that quoted 10 million.
A small private company compound might only cost three or four million yuan to build, but it wouldn't be as elaborate or detailed. Large state-owned enterprise compounds have their own review companies, and by hiring a few experts to review the drawings in advance, they can ensure that even the initial drawings are close to the final approved construction drawings.
It is easy to spend a few million more on design fees, shorten the construction period by a few months, or even save tens of millions in materials and construction costs.
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