Interior Design Studio - Context, Space, Place and Dwelling
Duration
- 1 Semester
Contact hours
- 36 Hours per Semester
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Aims and objectives
At the completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Explore a range of conceptual design methodologies and ways of thinking;
- Explore concepts of form and communication;
- Critically analyse space and human environments and evaluate the effectiveness of a design from multiple perspectives;
- Engage in, and articulate, the conceptual design process in the context of constructing space as places of experience;
- Use sketching to produce a series of possible solutions quickly and efficiently;
- Manipulate scale and resolve aspects of drawings as a tool for communication;
- Work independently and in teams to articulate work in progress and completed projects visually and verbally.
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Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will be primarily conducted through project-based studio learning with ongoing project development and assessment tasks. Lectures and tutorials will support set projects, and there is an emphasis on interactive, group-based discussion and project reviews.
Assessment
Note: Percentage weightings are indicative. See Unit Briefs for full assessment details.
Review 1 : 4 small projects 40%
Review 2 : Major set project 60%
General skills outcomes
- Are adaptable and manage change;
- Are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas;
- Are aware of local and international environment in which they will be contributing.
Content
- Abstract compositions of form, texture and scale;
- Additive and subtractive forms;
- Spatial dynamics;
- Orientation and context;
- Materiality;
- Aesthetics and senses in design;
- Typologies and design methodologies;
- Place and place making, spatial planning and dynamics;
- Scale, meaning, proportion;
- Context and detailing;
- Verbal and visual communication.
Throughout the unit, students may engage in:
• Class-based and independent project work;
• Research;
• Pin-ups;
• Individual and group work;
• Critical reviews;
• Panel reviews;
• Presentations;
• Documentation of project development: verbal and visual;
• Critical writing.
Preparation requirements
Studio based learning requires the active participation of all students both individually and in group-based activities. Students are required to work independently to develop project work and carry out activities as required for class review.
Study resources
- References.
References
Bachelard, G 1958 The Poetics of Space, Boston Beacon Press.
Vandenberg, M 2003 Farnsworth House: Mies van der Rohe, Phaidon, London.
Riley, T, Bergdoll, B (eds) 2001 Mies in Berlin, Thames & Hudson, London.
Neufert, E 1988 Architects' Data. Oxford: BSP Professional.
Specpac Edition 19 2001
Standards Australia 1985 AS1100.301. Technical Drawing - Architectural Drawing, Standards Australia, Sydney.