Carol Crawford Environments Inc.
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GREEN INTERIOR DESIGN  SERVICES

PLANNING & CONSULTING


  • short term for individuals needing a few hours to explore options for a contemplated project, ranging from a small residential renovation to a large corporate space: half-day or full-day; designer will meet you on site and leave you with sketches, notes, recommendations; a one-time fee
  • long-term for professional design guidance to assist in the planning of a major project for an extended period; by contract agreement, designer will meet with client at prearranged intervals; fee based on designer's hourly rate and estimated scope of project
  • contract agreement: can evolve directly from short-term consultation and site visit; designer will submit a work proposal, which, if mutually agreed upon, is followed by a signed work agreement and fee arrangement.  

Contact us by telephone or e-mail to discuss which is best for you and your intended project.   Several examples  of recent consulting projects are included below:

  • Healthcare and Healing Environments
  • Children Museums


STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: an interior planning project to integrate hospital with community and create a healing environment. The concept developed by Carol Crawford Environments, Inc. and translated into space planning, mural imagery and materials was to bring the surrounding National Seashore seascape into the hospital.  Carol wrote and produced a booklet for the hospital administrative staff to use for fund-raising and introduction to healing through visual imagery, color and design.  To read excerpt, click on NEWS & RESOURCES

THE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN OF THE SIUH REHABILITATION FACILITY INCLUDED

  • A FLOOR MURAL REPRESENTING THE WETLANDS AND SHORE CUT INTO LINOLEUM FLOORING FOR THE EXERCISE AND THERAPY AREAS;
  • 300 FEET OF WALL MURALS 8 FEET HIGH, COMBINING PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCTION AND ACTUAL PLANTINGS, FOR THE WALLS OF THE GROUP REHABILITATION AREAS;
  • AN AREA FOR GARDENING THERAPY
  • SOFTENING THE SPACES WITH LONG CURVES;
  • SPECIFICATION OF GREEN MATERIALS: LINOLEUM & CARPET TILES WITH A NON-PVC BACKING; CORIAN COUNTERTOPS, NON-VOC PAINTS
  • INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUT MAXIMIZING NATURAL LIGHTING 

THE SUGGESTIONS WERE INTEGRATED INTO THE ARCHITECT'S PLANS FOR THE ENTIRE 14,000 SQUARE FOOT REHABILITATION UNIT 


  • PLAN FOR A LITERACY CENTER:  CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN
  • PLAN FOR INTERACTIVE GALLERY & WORKSHOP: LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

slide show on left; drawings for Literacy Center      slide show on right: drawings, model, photographs of interactive gallery