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Contemporary Style


Contemporary or modern style is minimalist, but can be comfortable and stylish too. Integrating bold and luxurious interior accessories into the contemporary style interior designs as well as choosing bright color schemes to balance neutrals will help jazz up your contemporary decor.
Interior Design in Contemporary style
The distinctive characteristics of the contemporary/modern style style are minimalism, clean lines, and light sophistication. Interior designs decorated in contemporary style are quite roomy and suitable for offices and homes.
Usual color scheme for contemporary style is black, white, and neutrals. Bold accents bring in stylishness into the design. If the walls are painted in neutral color choose bold accents to brighten up the decor. If the walls are bold, keep the rest of your design in neutral colors. Contemporary designs can also be in brown and pastels. These colors bring in warmth to the room designed in the contemporary style.
Lines and space are important in contemporary design. In such designs you can see geometric shapes, bold color blocks, high ceilings and bare windows. Since the style bears minimalism as its base you might want to keep the decor simple as well. A bold artwork that matches the color scheme but pops up on the wall can become a great focal point of the room.
The furniture might be of bold colors, however it should have clean lines and shapes as well. Naturally-looking fabrics that have cotton, linen, wool or silk, jute textures work well in the contemporary designs. There shouldn’t be much furniture, the space should look uncluttered and roomy.
The interior designs in contemporary style do not work well with colorful complex patterns. Instead stone, metal, and opaque glass can be well incorporated into the decor. An artwork or a sculpture can decorate the room, however massive collectibles can clutter it.
Choose the appliances and utilities that harmonize in color and shape with your contemporary style interior design. Keeping in mind the fundamentals of the contemporary style mentioned above can help you in creating your own contemporary decor.







2012 Giants: Top Interior Design Firms


2012 Top 100 Giants

Nokia Gensler

Gensler for Nokia in Silicon Valley; photo by Nic Lehoux
This was the year the firms in Interior Design­’s top 100 Giants list confounded the pundits, not to mention themselves. The first surprise: These Giants took in 14 percent more in design fees than predicted in the previous survey, grossing $2.4 billion. That’s the most earned since before 2008 and a 10 percent jump from the last reporting period.

View a slideshow of the top 10 Giants projects and return each week to see the projects of 10 additional firms.

Projects for Giants 1-10 slideshow here.
Projects for Giants 11-20 slideshow here.
Projects for Giants 21-30 slideshow here.
Projects for Giants 31-40 slideshow here.
Projects for Giants 41-50 slideshow here.
Projects for Giants 51-60 slideshow here
Projects for Giants 61-70 slideshow here.
Projects for Giants 71-80 slideshow here.


Rank 2012Firm (Headquarters, Website)CityState Design Fees $ Value InstalledSq. Ft. InstalledDesign staff Rank 2011Photos 
1GenslerSan FranciscoCA$398.000NR59.001,435 1View Projects
2HOKSt. LouisMO$105.000$3,400.0040.00296 2View Projects
3Perkins+WillChicagoIL$96.203$1,000.0030.80260 3View Projects
4HBA/Hirsch Bedner AssociatesSanta MonicaCA$80.478$4,748.2028.35705 6View Projects
5Leo A DalyOmahaNE$79.400NRNR199 4View Projects
6Stantec ArchitectureEdmontonAB$69.821$2,753.187.87194 8View Projects
7JacobsPasadenaCA$69.507$1,242.0013.80300 5View Projects
8Cannon DesignChicagoIL$67.500NR14.502127View Projects
9CallisonSeattleWA$56.250NRNR107 14View Projects
10IA Interior ArchitectsSan FranciscoCA$53.191$912.0022.40267 10View Projects
11NELSONPhiladelphiaPA$52.500NR27.20184 9View Projects
12AECOMLos AngelesCA$46.000$2,000.0015.0013412View Projects
13Wilson AssociatesDallasTX$43.000$3,000.00NR28711View Projects
14NBBJ
SeattleWA$42.399NRNR19613View Projects
15KlingStubbinsPhiladelphiaPA$41.800$1,500.0015.00135 15View Projects
16SmithGroupJJRDetroitMI$41.144NRNR160 12View Projects
17Perkins EastmanNew YorkNY$36.300$806.674.3017216View Projects
18PageSoutherlandPageHoustonTX$36.000NRNR108 17View Projects
19Skidmore, Owings & MerrillNew YorkNY$35.106NRNR125 19View Projects
20HDROmahaNE$35.000$10,000.0032.48263 18View Projects
21Space Matrix Singapore $28.000$290.007.50375 32View Projects
22EwingColePhiladelphiaPA$25.600$450.002.20130 24 
23DLR GroupOmahaNE$25.300$444.677.7034 23View Projects
24M Moser AssociatesQuarry BayHong Kong$24.426$183.545.39477 22View Projects
25HLW InternationalNew YorkNY$24.420$715.00NR74 29View Projects
26Flad ArchitectsMadisonWI$24.075$1,067.288.8986 25View Projects
27Bilkey Llinas Design AssociatesPalm Beach GardensFL$23.580NRNR122 27 View Projects
28Rockwell GroupNew YorkNY$23.065NRNR106 34View Projects
29Ted Moudis AssociatesNew YorkNY$22.500$450.008.7075 31View Projects
30VoconClevelandOH$22.431$394.004.2085 36View Projects
31Fentress ArchitectsDenverCO$22.230NR8.3014 --View Projects
32Corgan AssociatesDallasTX$21.291$700.007.6656 60View Projects
33STUDIOS ArchitectureWashingtonDC$20.700$171.007.13157 30View Projects
34FRCH Design WorldwideCincinnatiOH$20.400NRNR144 40View Projects
35ZGF ArchitectsPortlandOR$20.000$800.002.0075 33 
36Peter Marino ArchitectNew YorkNY$19.800$350.003.50111 35 
37TPG ArchitectureNew YorkNY$19.694NRNR122 28 
38BallingerPhiladelphiaPA$19.426$523.801.0517 --View Projects
39RTKL AssociatesBaltimoreMD$16.400$225.008.0060 26View Projects
40LittleCharlotteNC$15.524$258.006.23111 38View Projects
41VOA AssociatesChicagoIL$15.500$220.002.5096 41View Projects
42Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and AbbottBostonMA$14.627$177.300.8710 37View Projects
43Daroff Design + DDI ArchitectsPhiladelphiaPA$14.170$190.004.8047 39View Projects
44Roger Ferris + PartnersWestportCT$14.000$395.001.2033 42View Projects
45Marc-Michaels Interior DesignWinter ParkFL$13.500$16.50NR29 44View Projects
46ASDAtlantaGA$12.259NRNR72 46View Projects
47HKSDallasTX$11.800NRNR83 53 
48DBI ArchitectsWashingtonDC$11.640$200.003.0025 43View Projects
49CBT ArchitectsBostonMA$11.250$405.004.0035 50View Projects
50DiLeonardo InternationalWarwickRI$10.900NRNR80 49 
51Rapt StudioSan FranciscoCA$10.813NRNR42 65View Projects
52RMW architecture & interiorsSan FranciscoCA$10.698$320.932.3850 47 
53EnvironeticsLos AngelesCA$10.500$180.002.0063 -- 
54Mancini-DuffyNew YorkNY$9.900$300.002.5075 51View Projects
55Creative Design ConsultantsCosta MesaCA$9.500NRNR21 --View Projects
56Francis CauffmanNew YorkNY$9.400$275.007.0048 55View Projects
57Design Duncan Miller UllmannDallasTX$9.207$310.002.6559 89View Projects
58Lawrence GroupSt. LouisMO$9.189$230.002.7543 58View Projects
59BBG-BBGMNew YorkNY$9.188NRNR52 85View Projects
60Huntsman Architectural GroupSan FranciscoCA$8.972$425.001.0062 73 
61Ware MalcombIrvineCA$8.800$17.603.5233 64View Projects
62Robert A.M. Stern ArchitectsNew YorkNY$8.800$9.281.9015 56 
63Steelman PartnersLas VegasNV$8.750$400.002.0057 52 
64LS3P AssociatesCharlestonSC$8.700$420.009.1036 74View Projects
65VeenendaalCaveAtlantaGA$8.511$19.245.4776 82View Projects
66StaffelbachDallasTX$8.415$190.001.0253 62View Projects
67KNA DesignLos AngelesCA$8.300$465.002.5028 84View Projects
68Spector GroupNew YorkNY$8.200$405.003.5037 72View Projects
69SAACulver CityCA$8.190$365.002.0070 54 
70OTJ ArchitectsWashingtonDC$8.179$185.008.1845 61View Projects
71Cooper CarryAtlantaGA$8.000$95.001.5017 --View Projects
72KasianVancouverCanada$8.000NR2.0050 71View Projects
73Planning Design ResearchHoustonTX$7.910$46.203.9024 68 
74The H. Chambers CompanyBaltimoreMD$7.800$72.000.6014 59 
75Stonehill & Taylor ArchitectsNew YorkNY$7.526$250.001.7541 --View Projects
76BaskervillRichmondVA$7.487$625.006.0019 79 
77GettysChicagoIL$7.400$115.00NR71 76View Projects
78tvsdesignAtlantaGA$7.290$86.502.8743 63View Projects
79Milo Kleinberg Design AssociatesNew YorkNY$7.250$85.000.9031 70 
80AedificaMontrealCanada$7.100NRNR95 87View Projects
81JPC ArchitectsBellevueWA$7.000NRNR38 75View Projects
82KZF DesignCincinnatiOH$6.839$350.876.2526 81View Projects
83Tricarico Architecture and DesignWayneNJ$6.800$75.001.3046 --View Projects
84JGASouthfieldMI$6.700$60.000.5030 80View Projects
85ForrestPerkinsWashingtonDC$6.627NRNR46 --View Projects
86Array Healthcare Facilities SolutionsKing of PrussiaPA$6.600$165.002.0513 --View Projects
87OPXWashingtonDC$6.500NRNR40 91View Projects
88Gary Lee PartnersChicagoIL$6.478$323.901.6028 97View Projects
89Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & AssociatesAtlantaGA$6.396NRNR28 92View Projects
90BraytonHughes Design StudiosSan FranciscoCA$6.350NRNR38 69View Projects
91Ronald Schmidt & AssociatesEnglewoodNJ$6.300$20.003.1532 88View Projects
92Gresham, Smith and PartnersNashvilleTN$6.210$1,100.006.1936 78 
93Ziegler Cooper ArchitectsHoustonTX$6.171NR3.5036 100View Projects
94Rottet StudioHoustonTX$6.120$175.00NR23 --View Projects
95The Switzer GroupNew YorkNY$6.028$168.001.6526 83 
96Partners by DESIGNChicagoIL$5.921$70.413.5029 99View Projects
97Swanke Hayden Connell ArchitectsNew YorkNY$5.800NR2.0061 66View Projects
98SKB Architecture and DesignWashingtonDC$5.763$73.000.8123 --View Projects
99DES Architects + EngineersRedwood CityCA$5.735NR2.0811 --View Projects
100RNLDenverCO$5.600$173.002.9023 95View Projects
          

*ID Fee, Dollar Value and Square Footage numbers are in millions.
NR - not reported


Firms New to 2012 Top 100 Giants 
FirmRank
Fentress Architects31
Ballinger38
Environetics53
Creative Design55
Cooper Carry71
Stonehill & Taylor Architects75
Tricarico Architecture and Design83
ForrestPerkins85
Array Healthcare Facilities Solutions86
Rottet Studio94
SKB Architecture and Design98
DES Architects + Engineers99

Firms with the Most Foreign Projects 
 % of Overseas Projects
Space Matrix100%
Bilkey Llinas Design Associates100%
DiLeonardo International99%
M Moser Associates96%
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates95%
Wilson Associates90%
KNA Design85%
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates76%
Steelman Partners75%
Peter Marino Architect73%
Design Duncan Miller Ullmann70%
Aedifica70%
Marc-Michaels Interior Design60%
Gettys60%
BraytonHughes Design Studios50%



Most admired firms voted by 2012 Top 100 Giants:
1Gensler
2HOK
3Yabu Pushelberg


Median Annual Salary 
Principals/Partners$145,000
Project Managers$91,000
Designers$65,000
Other Design Staff$47,875
  
Principals/Partners$220
Project Managers$159
Designers$120
Other Design Staff$90



 Fee by Project Type  
 Forecast Fees
Office$859,572,92435.3%
Hospitality$461,316,24818.9%
Healthcare/Assisted Living$381,072,98915.6%
Government$197,696,3898.1%
Educational   $186,471,4497.7%
Retail$145,143,8136.0%
Residential$83,071,3763.4%
Transportation$29,621,1531.2%
Cultural$22,461,5310.9%
Other$69,372,5572.8%
Total:$2,435,800,430100.0%
                                           


Top 10 in Hospitality
 
FirmDesign Fees
Photos  
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates$80,478,000 View Projects
Gensler$43,780,000  View Projects
Wilson Associates$42,570,000  View Projects
Bilkey Llinas Design Associates$23,580,000 
Leo A Daly$20,643,905  View Projects
Rockwell Group$13,608,350  View Projects
Daroff Design + DDI Architects$13,319,800  View Projects
Callison$11,250,000  View Projects
DiLeonardo International$10,028,000 
Design Duncan Miller Ullmann$8,930,790 View Projects