For my negotiated project I will be attempting to realise the industry of refurbishment. Over the past 4 years of my design life the projects I have most enjoyed have been doing this, The Cockfield project, converting a derilict church into a family home. An old hexham post office into a cafe (which was a client based project and was realised) and finally the current project I am at now which is converting an old tin garage into a high end rustic restaurant.
I believe there would be the oppurtunity for me to succeed in this area as with the current economic climate there is not much disposable income around so people are always looking for the best offers. Converting already existing buildings saves on many buildings costs and also shortens the expected finish date significantly, also the large use of sustainable materials and reclaiming products will be cost efficient for a buisiness plan such as this and could be the difference between the profit and a loss. Currently I am in line to start a placement for a company called Dakota design and I am hoping to bring my ideas to them to.
Overall I am hoping to realise the opportunity of refurbishment in an ever changing design world. If the project was a success I think the prospect of taking it out onto a bigger scale of self employment or taken the idea to a bigger company would have every chance of succeeding and be a way of taken things forward even on smaller budgets.
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