FAQ

How the COLLECTIVE WORKS

Why choose JCI for my project?

With over a decade in the design and built environment, JCI offers interior design consultancy services and solutions to multinationals and high net worth individuals, seeking luxury and comfort. With an efficient blend of industry expertise, use of quality finishes, and top-notch service delivery, we provide interior services in Commercial, Educational, and Residential areas, as well as offer retail partnerships.  

How to contact Us?

To get in touch, please reach to us through the Contact section. We will then redirect you to a staff who is most suitable to process your request. 

What is the 1st appointment?

he first meeting with JCI aims to make an inventory of your project based on the examination of your current space.  

 

 

We are attentive to your project while you share details of the atmosphere you are looking for or aiming at achieving. Our team will immediately follow up with an interior design proposal and then chart the next steps 

What is the time between the 1st appointment and the study of your interior architecture project?

The deadlines are very variable depending on the importance of the study and the scope of work to be carried out. The interior architect or visualizer will provide you with information on the duration of the mission from the first appointment but will not be able to offer you a full schedule until after the study of your project. The sections Projects allow you to consult examples of projects and their duration of realization, from study to delivery. 

What is the payment schedule?

Payment is scheduled as agreed with the client based on the proposed contract, work scope and timeline.

Types of SERVICES

What is the difference between an interior decorator , Interior architect and an architect?

Interior decorator 

An interior decorator chooses furniture and sets it up, he chooses colors and materials for floors, curtains and advises decorative accessories. Simple renovation projects can be entrusted to an interior designer. 

Interior designer / interior architect 

An Interior designer / interior architect integrates interior design into his expertise because this mission is an integral part of his work. Its job is to think of the whole interior with coherence (housing, office, commerce, etc.). He works on the partitioning, the water and electricity supply networks, the light, the ergonomics of the fitted-out spaces, etc. He must also consider the architecture of the project. The interior designer is not authorized to intervene on the structures of the buildings, but he can call on a design office to deal with the structural part, if necessary. The law requires interior designers to have a decennial insurance. 

Architect  

The mission of an architect consists mainly in the construction, enlargement, or elevation of a building or in major renovations of buildings when the structure needs to be modified (floor, load-bearing walls to be consolidated). Even if they are authorized to deal with the structural work, they generally call on design offices for this part. 

Architects are architectural designers, their activity gives them an undeniable artistic sense, but they generally do not have the detailed approach of an interior designer for the overall creation of an interior space. This profession is highly regulated. It is enough to inquire with the order of architects to know if the one you have chosen is entitled to practice. In addition, these professionals must take out decennial insurance. 

What is the role of a Landscape Designer ?

A landscape designer is a professional in the development of outdoor and indoor spaces: garden, pool, terrace, balcony, interior courtyard, patio, condominium garden, rooftop, vegetable patch and interior plant design. advise on the selection of plants and outdoor furniture and assist you in the layout of your outdoor space. 

To bring an identity to your business and create a plant atmosphere conducive to well-being, a landscape designer adapts to the specific needs of professionals and integrates plants into your premises: shop, reception hall or waiting, showcase, green wall, terrace. 

Can the House & apartment inspection be carried out independently? 

A House & apartment inspection accompanies you in the reflection that precedes the purchase of your home. In complete independence from the seller (real estate agent or private individual), an interior decorator or an interior designer will share with you, orally, his general diagnosis of the property you wish to acquire. It highlights the constraints to be considered (state of the electrical and sanitary networks, insulation), offers you oral solutions to modernize and optimize the space and gives you an estimate of any renovation work. A diagnostic service before real estate purchase is a mission of accompaniment-advice which does not imply the delivery of graphic or written elements (plan, sketch, trend board). 

What is the average cost for an interior designer service?

The price will depend on the size of your property, the amount of work to be carried out and the type of service. 

Is the 1st appointment charged and how can I pay it?

No. As, this is the period we use to understand your requirement and work scope  

Service PROVIDERS

How to choose the right renovation/construction company?

A renovation or construction company is a company specializing in the renovation of apartments, houses, or commercial spaces. The scope of this type of business is wide. On the interior side, they take care of the renovation of floors and walls, the renovation of a kitchen or bathroom, the layout of the attic and the energy renovation. 

Not all renovation companies are equal. The members of Interior Architect often work with the same renovation companies for several years. All are labeled and selected for their seriousness, according to a few fundamental criteria: 

  • have subscribed to decennial insurance (covers the client for 10 years following the work) and civil liability 
  • seniority of at least three years and proven experience
  • human and technical means sufficient to cover interior designer projects,
  • quality of completed work, cleanliness of the site and compliance with safety standards,
  • expertise of the teams,
  • responsiveness of the company and impression of confidence in the
  • quality of the materials used.

What are the criteria to take into account when choosing an interior designer, architect, interior designer or landscape designer?

The service provider must be insured, experienced and work with competent companies. All the members of our collective are selected according to these rigorous criteria. 

 

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