Living Space

Focus is placed on three main categories within the consumer environment nl, Retail-, Architectural- and Construction Industry. Each category is also broken-down in subcategories which will be discussed at a later stage. For now, I would like to summaries and define the main categories.

Retail Industry – Living Space gives access to the individual, purchasing building material and other products directly via the Internet. We also visit our client "one on one", for that personal relationship.

• Sale to consumers "the selling of goods directly to customers", sell goods directly to public "to sell goods directly to the public for their own use", directly to public "directly to the public in shops, by post or telephone, or over the Internet"

"Retail consists of the sale of goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be individuals or businesses. In commerce, a "retailer" buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells smaller quantities to the end-user. Retail establishments are often called shops or stores. Retailers are at the end of the supply chain. Manufacturing marketers see the process of retailing as a necessary part of their overall distribution strategy. The term "retailer" is also applied where a service provider services the needs of a large number of individuals, such as a public utility, like electric power."

"Shops may be on residential streets, shopping streets with few or no houses or in a shopping mall. Shopping streets may be for pedestrians only. Sometimes a shopping street has a partial or full roof to protect customers from precipitation. Online retailing, a type of electronic commerce used for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions and mail order, are forms of non-shop retailing."

"Shopping generally refers to the act of buying products. Sometimes this is done to obtain necessities such as food and clothing; sometimes it is done as a recreational activity. Recreational shopping often involves window shopping (just looking, not buying) and browsing and does not always result in a purchase."

Architectural Industry – specify to the professional. Living Space provides a service and platform to the Architect and Designer, for instant access to technical specification on building material, via the Internet.    

• "The art and science of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures."
• "The practice of an architect, where architecture means to offer or render professional services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use."
• "A general term to describe buildings and other structures."
• "A style and method of design and construction of buildings and other physical structures."

"A wider definition may comprise all design activity, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. It requires the creative manipulation and coordination of material, technology, light and shadow. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing buildings and structures, including scheduling, cost estimating and construction administration. As documentation produced by architects, typically drawings, plans and technical specifications, architecture defines the structure and/or behavior of a building or any other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed."

"Architectural works are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements."

"Architecture sometimes refers to the activity of designing any kind of system and the term is common in the information technology world."

Construction Industry – selling to the professional. Living Space provides a platform to supply the Building Industry; we provide instant access to technical specification on related products and their selling prices, by using the Internet.   

• Act or process of constructing "the building of something, especially a large structure such as a house, road, or bridge"
• Built structure "buildings a structure that has been built"
• Workmanship and materials "construction the way in which something has been built, especially with regard to the type and quality of the structure, materials, and workmanship."

"In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect."

"For the successful execution of a project, effective planning is essential. Those involved with the design and execution of the infrastructure in question must consider the environmental impact of the job, the successful scheduling, budgeting, construction site safety, availability of building materials, logistics, and inconvenience to the public caused by construction delays, and bidding, etc."