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In addition to the need to effectively control user safety and proper use of decorative materials in public buildings, “Building Interior Decoration Examination Regulations” is issued to govern the practice as well as the practitioners of interior design profession. But in spite of the fact that public safety is somewhat promoted, the regulations have evoked many dubious aspects to professional interior design practices. That is, in many cases, regulations are interpreted into different directions, which hinder official examination processes and cause confusion to designers. Because of this, the safety control policy for interior decoration is not fully executed. Thus, it is necessary to scrutinize these regulations and clarify that which causes confusions.
This study conducts such a scrutiny in terms of 1.drafting standards, 2.official examination processes, and 3.regulations. Under each category, two dubious aspects are examined and discussed. They include 1.professional jargons, and 2.problems relevant to the regulations. To achieve thoroughness in the discussion, practical cases are adopted for a three-step analysis by this study and the experts being consulted. First, relevant issues are discussed from the point of view of building codes, second, practitioners are consulted for additional comparison and induciton of the issues, and third, professional expertise from the governing agency are collected to finalize a final statement. This study concludes with a collection of amendments to some regulations.
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