RCI Designs

Interior Architecture, Design And Decoration Services

CONSULTANCY AS NEEDED
RCI Designs helps You with the development of new ideas & offers design solutions for You to consider. Constructive Design & Decoration advice prevents You from making expensive mistakes.

We will listen to Your vision, be willing to give You the benefit of our knowledge as well as provide You with a framework for moving forward on Your Design & Color Scheme.

Be guided with over 30 years of experience in design to help You realize Your vision and make qualified choices & decisions when You doubt yourself.

Interior Design Consultancy for Your project is available via phone, zoom or on-site by the hour* or book a full day completely tailored to suit YOU!
*Indicates 2-hour minimum

CONSULTANT SERVICES OFFERED
RCI Designs offers a broad range of Interior Design Services whether you are building new, extending or renovating a single room or every room.

Giving You over 30 years of experience in Residential and Commercial Projects from start to finish.

We offer You a complete range of services to choose from as outlined below.

COLOUR
We create customized colour schemes for Your new or existing project just to provide the architectural drawings and photos of your existing site or rooms.

Exterior Color Schemes for Residential and Commercial Buildings are customized to suit Your specific project from pavers to paint colours right up to the roof tiles.

Interior Color Schemes tailored to suit Your project comprising material and finish selections for kitchens, butler’s pantry, bathrooms, laundry, custom cabinetry, paint colours & general interior finishes for Residential & Commercial Projects.

RCI Designs offers general and site-based Color Consultations.

KITCHEN DESIGN

• Sketch Designs
• Working Drawings
• Specifications
• Colours & Materials
• Appliances, Fixture & Fittings Schedules
• Complete Documentation for Your Kitchen, Butler’s Pantry & Laundry
• Rina Cohen is a KBDI Au - Certified Kitchen Designer
• A Winner of many Awards for Kitchen Designs

BATHROOM, ENSUITE AND POWDER ROOM DESIGN

• Sketch Designs
• Working Drawings
• Specifications
• Colours & Materials
• Fixture & Fittings Schedules
• Complete Documentation for Your Bathroom, Ensuite & Powder Room

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN

• RCI Designs Offer for a Single Room or for Every Room of Your Home -
  Room Design & Layout Drawings
• Space Planning
• Interior Color Scheme
• Custom Cabinetry Design – Dining, TV Room, Study, Walk-in Robes, Children’s Bedrooms
• Fixtures & Fittings Selections – Lights, Handles, Appliances, Bathware & much more
• Lighting & Electrical Layouts

COMMERCIAL DESIGN

Rina Cohen is a Registered Building Practitioner and will work with You to prepare a tailored Office Design to suit Your brief & our services include:

• Layout & Space Planning
• Workstation layout
• Entry Foyer & Reception Design
• Conference, Meeting Room & Breakout Areas Design
• Kitchenette Design
• Custom Joinery Design
• Permit drawings for the tenancy fit out

INTERIOR DESIGN & DECORATION

We offer a Complete Interior Decoration Service

• Furniture Selection & Procurement for Single Rooms or a Complete Project.
• Fixtures & Fittings Selections - Start with Appliances & Finish with Door Stops.
• Feature Lighting Selection
  Art & Accessories Selection, placement and rejuvenation of your existing and acquisition of new pieces
• Fabric Selection for Reupholstery & New Furniture including Bedheads & Wall Paneling
• Treatment for Window Furnishings Style & Fabric Selections
• Interior Styling, Accessory Selection & Interior Decoration

COLLABORATION WITH CONSULTANTS

RCI Designs Works Collaboratively with All Consultants Architects, Landscape Architects, Builder, Cabinetmaker & Trade liaisons from inception to completion to achieve the outcome of your vision.

AWARDS

1994   Winner of Blanco Award for Aesthetics and Functionality Towards 2000 Kitchens for the New Century
1994    Winner of Laminex Award Budget Kitchen Towards 2000 Kitchens for the New Century
2009    Winner of KBDI Best Large Kitchen Victoria
2009    Winner of KBDI Best Kitchen Designer Victoria
2012    Shortlisted KBDI Best Medium Kitchen Victoria
2013    House & Garden Top 50 Rooms
2014    Winner of KBDI Best Large Kitchen Victoria
2014    Winner of KBDI Best Kitchen Designer Victoria
2015    Winner of KBDI Best Large Kitchen Victoria. 2017    Shortlisted KBDI Best Small Kitchen, Best Large Bathroom and Space Design 2019    Shortlisted KBDI Best Large Kitchen Victoria

APPOINTMENTS

1990       Representative for Australasia Wilsonart Global Design Challenge in Texas, USA
1991       Representative for Australasia Wilsonart Global Design Challenge in Atlanta, USA
1990-92 Served on the Victorian State Chapter of the Design Institute of Australia
1995       Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia
2012-15 Served on the Victorian Committee of the Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute          
2014-15 Chair for the Victorian Committee of the Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute 2020 Board Member of the Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute of Australia

QUALIFICATIONS

1984    RMIT Diploma of Arts in Interior Design – Dip Arts ID
1995    Design Institute of Australia appointed Fellow ship - FDIA
2001    KBDI Certified Kitchen Designer – CKD Au
Currently Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia
Currently Member of the KBDI and Certified Kitchen Designer CKD- Au
Currently Registered Building Practitioner
2019 Feng Shui Consultant – Form School and Compass Flying Stars 2019 Institute of Integrative Nutrition Health Coach (INHC) Accredited Currently completing Iridology studies to become a HTS Coach