Course Title: DES 283 Space Planning
Term: Fall
Course Description
Exploration and application of human-centric design requirements in interior environments, including design for diverse populations, programming, space planning theories, creative ideation using manual sketching and models, and collaboration to develop solutions using the design process. Prerequisites: ART 111, 112, ART 113, DES 282 or permission of instructor.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES, OUTCOMES, AND GOALS:
Introductory Level.
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Interior design majors will combine design theory, creativity, and functionalism to develop effective interior solutions. Projects will include applications of design theory within spaces to promote creative solutions and integrate programming to develop the client and user requirements for specific interiors and then incorporate these requirements in their design solutions.
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Interior design majors will create design solutions featuring a human-centric design that responds to user needs and promotes health and well-being. Projects will include entry-level research and application of environmental and physiological needs of the users, accessibility and building codes, and sustainable characteristics of interior materials.
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Interior design majors will justify their decisions through written and verbal statements. Two of the three projects will include composing concise statements to be used as design guidelines and require oral presentations that integrate drawings and design terminology to explain their process components and solution.
Assignments and Projects:
Project Assignment 1: Design for Diversity - Democratic Design. The democratic design elevates the common person by supplying design solutions based on respect, safety, health, natural labor, and resources. This project enables students to learn how to research people, identify what they can design to help their lifestyle and provide a creative design for them with experimentation. The project requires you to explore the people and their lifestyles based on geographic, political, social, environmental, cultural, and economic conditions. Then you will identify specific needs and develop innovative and realistic design solutions to create environments that are respectful and sustainable (able to be continued).
Assignment 1 - Project for Diversity.PDF
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Project Assignment 2: Design Theory - Planning Spaces - This semester's second project explores how interior design solutions are accomplished and expressed through floor plans, spatial theories, and the design process. Readings, discussions, and exercises in the text will be considered resources for learning,
Four different types of assignments make up this project. Describing the content of the text will introduce new terms and processes. Exploratory drawing exercises in the textbook will help in learning space-planning techniques. Completing written analyses will require critical thinking, and a final timed exercise will test your learning, ability to interpret project statements, and ability to sketch on grid paper.
Assignment 2 - Project Design Theory.PDF
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Project Assignment 3: Retail Fireplace Assignment: In Project 3, students design a retail environment that emphasizes a specific product line's design craftsmanship and authenticity. The store's interior should include components that work together to create an intriguing background to the featured products and inspire customers to purchase. The project will begin with programming and then follow the creative design process by integrating what you have learned through the Space Planning exercises by creating a retail environment that provides accurate drawings presented through a board PowerPoint Presentation. This project is a collaboration between DES 289 and DES 285.
