By Nischay Gowda, HOD Interior Department, JD School of Design powered by JD Institute of Fashion Technology
In today’s fast-paced world, technology is the silent architect of our surroundings. Hand-drawn sketches and physical models in interior design have seen a significant revolution through CAD, or Computer-Aided Design. From being luxurious, it has now become an essential part in creating spaces that are smarter and more sustainable to support the needs of today.
The CAD Revolution: The Wave in Interior Design
CAD has changed the way an interior designer thinks and puts his or her ideas and visions onto paper. In precise, it allows a designer to communicate in the highest standards. That is why being a techie, in this smart world is so in demand.
Here’s how CAD transforms interior design practices:
- Visualisation and Realism
CAD allows designers to create super detailed 3D interior models so that clients get the virtual walkthrough of their rooms before a single nail is ever hammered. This way, all processes become very collaborative: clients can view and tweak real-time designs.
- Sustainability and Resource Management
CAD simulates different layouts, materials, and energy efficiencies to achieve environment-friendly interiors. With precise calculations, it brings down waste and utilises resources to its maximum extent.
- Customisation of Smart Living
For smart houses, smart design should collaborate with technology. This is where CAD comes in handy in adding to a design all aesthetics coupled with concealed wiring, smart lighting, and automation with efficiency.
- Error-Related Cost Reduction and Efficiencies
Human errors with the old technologies involve much time and losses while, CAD does not create human errors since it contains correct measurements and estimation about the kind of material to be consumed which will save time and money too.
- Global Cooperation
Cloud-based CAD software lets designers communicate with architects, engineers, and clients anywhere in the world. Interconnected designs are particularly useful for large, complex projects.
JD School of Design: Nurturing Designers for Tomorrow
CAD is not a tool, but a bridge to the future. The best facilities are given to the students and students are trained in advanced CAD software, making them industry-ready. For example: The “Smart Living Spaces” Project
One of the practical projects undertaken by JD School of Design students during the curriculum for the advanced course in Interior Design is “Smart Living Spaces.”
In this, students are asked to develop an optimised compact urban apartment suitable for modern living. The challenges are in integrating smart technology, sustainable materials, and multifunctional furniture into such a limited space. Here, CAD plays a major role in presenting a detailed 3D model of the apartment with an example of how furniture can become a sofa that folds down to become a bed and how a dining table folds against a wall panel. The design is evaluated on functionality and aesthetics with a virtual tour while keeping track of recent trends by the faculties and industry experts. The project thus serves to not only teach technical abilities but also give a sense of solving problems.
Tradition Meets Technology
Indeed, CAD is a powerful tool. True to its potential, however, lies in the hands of how designers use it. So in JD School of Design, students are taught how to combine traditional principles of interior design with digital techniques so that this hybrid approach ensures that the human touch remains central to design, while technology enhances creativity.
The Future of CAD in Interior Design
CAD has just started its journey. Technologies such as AI, VR (virtual reality), and AR (augmented reality) are yet to change the game for interior design in unique ways. The students of JD School of Design are getting ready for tomorrow. Equipped with CAD and other emerging technologies, the students are all set to design for a world whose boundaries blur between the physical and digital worlds.
CAD has been an efficient tool for interior designers to experiment with utmost confidence and accuracy. That is what helps in designing an even smarter, more efficient space aligned with the needs of a technology-driven world.
Be it a design enthusiast, a budding professional, or just an observer; it’s quite evident that CAD is a revolution and JD School of Design is embracing this revolution.