Course Title: DES 384 Commercial Design
Term: Fall
Course Description
Programming and design concepts for corporate, healthcare, hospitality, entertainment, or institutional environments and their stakeholders. Incorporates sustainability, building systems, lighting, furnishings, and finishes to produce creative and functional solutions using research, analysis, manual sketching, and digital visualization with integrated presentations. Prerequisite: DES, 286, 288, 387 or permission of instructor.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES, OUTCOMES, AND GOALS
Student project outcomes indicate their appropriate development in understanding and applying an upper level of
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Programming research and documentation, schematic design development, and final design solutions
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Sketching and the use of visualization software to present design exploration and solutions
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Informational statements and design project documentation, presented printed and digitally, and verbally explained, including design theory, creativity, and functionalism.
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Design solutions that address the impact health and well-being, including the natural and built environments, human performance, human behavior, human perception, human factors, and wayfinding.
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Design solutions that address the impact of health and wellbeing, including sustainable design practices, processes, and products; building codes, accessibility codes, and universal design; and safety and security design and products.
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Discourse, written compositions, and presentations of the project process and solutions to a variety of audiences
Project Assignment: In this course students complete a full-scale hospitality project where they engage in various aspects of the design process. Research and analysis along with concept development, schematics, and design development are key aspects that culminate in a well-articulated final project presentation.
Assignment 1: Project Research.PDF
Assignment 2: Concept Development .PDF
Assignment 3: Concept Statement.PDF
Assignment 4: Bubble and Blocking Diagrams.PDF
Assignment 5: Adjacency Diagrams.PDF
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Example 2, Student 2.PDF
