A lobby or other public space design process for providing an attractive appearance complementary to a building in which the lobby is installed, by (a) Evaluating a building for determination of appropriate lobby interior design architecture and appearance, (b) Selecting a suitable design from a series of previously prepared design proposals, and (c) Selecting material for the decoration of the lobby interior for the design selected from a palette of previously prepared options for available material including selection of material type, color and design.