Chapter 6: Ideation

We read Chapter 6 in Rengel's book Shaping Interior Space. This has come in handy while Tracey and I are trying to figure out our concept. According to Rengel, the point of a concept is to "give the project a sense of cohesion and identity." Concepts help you figure out design decisions such as shape, orientation, placement, and color. Concepts have to address the challenges of the particular project and provide stability to the design process. He makes it clear that most concepts are not going to come from a sudden flash of genius, you have to think about it and find out what the space needs.