Embark on a purposeful journey towards redesigning your home, centred around those significant moments that make your life and your family's life truly meaningful. Utilizing an attached workbook and your home's floor plan, this class provides an introspective exercise to help you identify, conceptualize, and actualize your home design vision.
This class is a reflection exercise with the help of the attached workbook and your home floor plan. 
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In this class you will learn: 
In this class, you will gain insights into:
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The application of experience design in the realm of home interior design: Experience design is a holistic approach that considers the user's journey, not just the final product. In the context of interior design, it involves creating a sensory, emotional, and aesthetic experience that meets your needs and reflects your personality.
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Identifying the existing strengths and shortcomings of your home: Before you begin your redesign, it's vital to identify what currently works well in your home and what doesn't. Perhaps some rooms serve their function perfectly, but others feel cramped or uninviting. This step allows you to maintain the elements that already fulfil your needs while improving areas that fall short, ensuring that the end result is a home that's more comfortable, functional, and truly yours.
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Identifying the values and needs that resonate with your home environment: Your home should reflect your values and lifestyle. Are you an advocate for sustainability? Do you cherish family time or quiet moments of solitude? By identifying what's important to you, you can incorporate elements that reflect those values, such as using eco-friendly materials or creating a cosy reading nook.
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Recognizing the moments that are significant to you: In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we often forget the importance of the simple moments that bring us joy. Whether it's a family meal, a morning coffee ritual, or an evening of relaxation, acknowledging these moments can guide the design process. It ensures that your redesigned space supports and enhances these activities, making each moment even more special.
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Assessing the challenges that would require us to implement the moment: Implementing changes to create spaces that celebrate your significant moments can come with challenges. This could involve spatial constraints, budgetary limits, or a lack of certain design elements in the market. I'll guide you in foreseeing these potential hurdles and strategizing to overcome them. This could mean maximizing the use of a small space, balancing between splurging and saving, or customizing design elements. It's all about finding solutions that don't compromise your vision but rather bring it to fruition within your specific circumstances. This understanding helps ensure a smoother, more successful redesign process and a result that truly encapsulates your cherished moments.
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Questioning the Challenges: Confronting challenges can often lead to more refined, creative solutions. By asking yourself what emotions you want to evoke during your treasured moments, you can guide your design choices more effectively. For instance, if you desire a sense of peace during your morning coffee ritual, consider what design elements foster tranquillity for you. Is it natural light, a certain colour, or perhaps a specific view? Additionally, consider how to create these feelings with minimal effort. Could rearranging furniture, adding mirrors to enhance light, or simplifying decor achieve the desired effect? This process of introspective questioning can help you navigate challenges in a way that makes your design process more efficient and your results more personally fulfilling.
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Learning outcomes:
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Understand the experience design principles and apply them to create holistic, personalized home interiors.
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Identify the current strengths and areas for improvement in your home to form a solid foundation for your redesign project.
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Clarify the values and needs that are significant to you, allowing these insights to guide your design decisions.
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Recognize and define the moments that hold personal significance, translating these into tangible design concepts.
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Design home spaces that reinforce and celebrate your cherished moments, enhancing daily experiences.
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Effectively question and navigate design challenges to create fulfilling, functional spaces with less effort.
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Class requirements and prerequisites: 
There are no stringent prerequisites for taking this course. However, the following might be beneficial:
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Interest in interior design: While no prior experience is necessary, a general interest in the field of interior design will make the course more engaging and enjoyable for learners.
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An open mind: Be ready to explore new ideas and embrace creative and unconventional solutions.
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Basic understanding of your living space: Being familiar with your home’s layout, room dimensions, and existing decor can help you participate more effectively in exercises and discussions.
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Photos or floor plans: If available, pictures or floor plans of your home could be helpful tools during the course. However, they're not essential as we also emphasize conceptual thinking.
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A writing medium: A notebook or digital device for taking notes, jotting down ideas, and filling in the worksheet will be useful.
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Who is this class for?
Anyone who is thinking about starting a home design project or a redesign project. Often redesign projects happen when there is a major life event or a big change in the family structure, like kids leaving for college, or maybe the items around us feel old and lacklustre, and we feel the need for a change. 
This class will teach you how not to get side-tracked by pretty things but select items that will support the kind of moments that you want to create together with the people you love in your home. 
This course is intended for anyone who is eager to transform their living space in a way that reflects their unique lifestyle and cherished moments. It's perfect for those planning to embark on a home design or redesign project and wish to do so with a thoughtful, personalized approach.
It's also an excellent fit for those interested in interior design as a hobby or potential career path. You'll gain a deeper understanding of how to apply the principles of experience design within the realm of interior decor, which can enhance both personal projects and professional pursuits.
In short, if you're passionate about creating a home environment that not only looks aesthetically pleasing but also nurtures your significant moments and experiences, this course will be a valuable journey.
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Love the class project? Want some more fun quizzes and reflection exercises?  Try the free <a href="https://anamarcu.myflodesk.com/dev7tnanl2" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">"Home Happiness Worksheets Bundle". </a>
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Who am I?
I’m a licensed architect with over a decade of experience in Vienna, Austria. I have a double degree in Architecture and "Building Science and Technology" and I am deeply passionate about design psychology and optimising interior design to create great emotional experiences for people. I aim to design spaces that make people FEEL loved, happier, healthier, and more creative.
In my classes, you will find tips and strategies that will help you design a great home. You will learn how certain design decisions can influence your emotions and behaviour and what you can do to create a home that will make you feel happier and supported in your goals.
You can also check out my class <a href="https://skl.sh/3z4mvs8" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">How to Think Like an Architect</a>
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Introduction

Experience Design

The Current State 

What Matters to You

Prioritise What Matters

Identify the Moments 

Assess the Challenge

Question the Challenge

Class Project

Final Thoughts

AM_Workbook_Moments that matter.pdf.pdf

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