WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE
CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
GENERAL COURSE OUTLINE
IND
Course
Prefix
209
Course
Number
Contract Design Studio
Course Title
(2-2)
Lec-Lab
3
Semester
Hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Applies interior design skills and disabled access to contract interior projects, including floor plans,
elevations or perspectives, cabinet drawings, lighting plans, selection of contract furnishings and finishes.
Projects may include office spaces, restaurants, and other public buildings.
Prerequisites: ATE 105, IND 116, IND 203, IND 205, IND 206 and IND 230 with grades of “C” or better,
or consent of coordinator.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I.
Identification of clients needs
II.
Development of bubble diagrams
III.
Development of adjacency matrix
IV.
Designing for the disabled
V.
Material and finish selection as related to building codes
VI.
Telephone and electrical plans
VII.
Reflected ceiling plans
VIII. Contract interior design
IX.
Custom cabinet design
X.
Furniture systems
XI.
Application of design principles and elements to a contract interior
METHODS OF PRESENTATION:
1. Lectures
2. Demonstrations
3. Readings
4. Critiques
5. Field trips
STUDENT OUTCOMES (The student should….):
1. analyze the needs and design solutions for the contract design customer.
2. incorporate building code and disabled access requirements into the contract interior.
3. complete a contract design project including floor plan, elevation and/or perspective, cabinet drawing
and sections, lighting plan, systems furniture installation plan, selection of contract furnishings and
finishes, bubble diagrams, and adjacency matrix.
4. write a purchase order for office furniture.
5. select items within the clients budget and develop specifications and pricing of furniture, finishes and
materials.
6. present a project to a panel of professional designers.
7. apply basic interior design skills to more advanced interior design problems.
8. draw furniture in plan & elevation, which accurately represents the piece.
9. achieve good drafting & design skills and produce floor plans, elevations, prints of drawing(s), board
presentation(s) and title blocks.
10. use multiple line weights or thicknesses to clarify the drawings.
IND 209 CONTRACT DESIGN STUDIO CONTINUED
11. select and combine furniture of proper scale and formality, color, scale, and pattern to meet client
preferences, ensure a workable environment, and create a well-designed interior.
12. design a window treatment suitable for the style of the design and one, which balances with the
furniture arrangement.
13. balance a space and presentation board or drawing, visually through the proper use of scale and
mass of furniture, color, pattern, placement, accessories, window treatments, and placement of
written information.
14. experiment with different lettering options, i.e. hand lettering, computer lettering, label machines,
press type.
15. utilize hand-drafting or computer drafting and lettering skills using various line weights on Mylar
and/or paper.
16. draw furniture in elevation, which is on angle in plan view.
17. prepare space plans with proper clearances.
18. analyze space planning through bubble diagrams, adjacencies, traffic patterns and functional
relationships.
19. apply the principals & elements of design to an interior space and utilize these to discuss interior
projects.
20. create harmonious designs within the parameters of the space and client program requirements.
21. incorporate the client’s needs, personalities & preferences into the interior design solution.
22. write a design concept.
23. give verbal presentation(s) of the design project(s), which identify how the project(s) meet(s) the
client’s needs.
24. participate in classroom discussions and critiques.
25. utilize interior design resources, i.e. periodicals, books, catalogues, Internet research.
26. read blueprints & identify standard symbols.
METHODS OF EVALUATION:
1. Successful completion of assigned projects
2. Testing of vocabulary and technical information
TEXTBOOKS/CURRICUM MATERIALS:
Piotrowski, Christine, Designing Commercial Interiors, current ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
REVIEWED BY:
Jacque Mott
Fall 2007