CTC Students Offer Renovation Ideas to Chamber of Commerce

Chattahoochee Technical College’s interior design students were invited to propose ideas on giving the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce a more updated look. 

The areas of focus were an employee break room, an open-office area, and large community room; which, once renovated, will create a place of community and interaction.  

The class created floor plans keeping the work of the Chamber and its role within the community as a central theme. Each student devised a proposal, provided drawings and documentation of the idea, and presented her/his ideas to member of the Chamber. 

This project spanned two semesters and gave the students an opportunity to put to action concepts that were being taught in the classroom.

Offered at the both diploma and degree level, the Interiors Program provides a foundation for career opportunities in such areas as the retail sector, architecture and design firms, sales of specialty products, visual merchandising and in several niche areas. 

Both options provide education in the basics of design fundamentals, color theory, floor plan arrangement, window treatments, material selection, drafting and drawing and lighting. 

There is also an emphasis on business practices for entrepreneurial students wanting to start a business after graduation. Students focus on both presentation and technological skills before taking part in internships within the industry. Classes are offered at the college’s Mountain View Campus in Marietta.

As a part of their studies, students have offered suggestions for enhancing the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce building, designed the new interior for the Community Bank of Pickens County, presented re-designs of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce and the rental space of the Earl Strand Theatre in Marietta, remodeled the Appalachian Campus Student Center, provided guidance on space redesigns for the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce and participated in both the Bent Tree Tour of Homes and the Woodstock Holiday Tour of Homes.