Visual Arts: Interior Design
Grades 10-12
Ms. Razza
Interior design is an art form that combines creativity and technical skills. Interior designers work with clients and
other design professionals to develop interior design solutions that are safe, functional, aesthetically pleasing and
meet the needs of the people using the space. Important aspects of interior design involve planning a space and
presenting the plan in a visual way to the client. Interior designers must be familiar with materials and products that
will be used to furnish a space.
In this course, students learn to create living spaces by designing floor plans and elevations to scale. Elements and
principles of design such as color, pattern, light, texture, scale, balance and proportion are employed throughout the
process. Perspective drawing for interior and exterior space will be the basis for on-site drawing and quick sketching.
Board work as well as computer aided design will be used. Career skill development is focused on the attainment of the
specific styles of drawing used by interior designers
Interior Design will introduce students to academic and career skills needed in the field of interior design. As an art elective,
this course will deal with drawing and presentation skills including but not limited to scaled floor plans, elevations and
models.
This course is broken down into a series of units that require learning a set of skills that build on one another
from project to project. The units are listed below:
Unit 1-What is Interior Design?
Unit 2- Drawing to Scale- Floor Plans
Unit 3- One and Two-Point Perspective
Unit 4-Elements & Principles of Balance, Space and Proportion
Unit 5- Elements & Principles of Color, Texture and Pattern
Unit 6 – Furniture Styles and Design
Unit 7- Drawing to Scale- Elevations
There are 10 major projects to be completed throughout the course of the semester. Students will get detailed
information about the projects as the course progresses:
1.) Floorplans: Draw a floorplan of the classroom using professional symbols.
2.) Budget Project: Create a Pinterest account and use it to "budget" what pieces of furniture would be best to
furnish a room.
3.) 1 pt. Perspective Drawing: drawing from observation.
4.) Dream Bedroom Project: use floorplans and budgets to create a 1 pt. perspective drawing of your idea for
a room.
5.) Color Theory / Color Schemes: Create a color scheme for a client based on their interests and personality.
(Monochromatic / Complementary / Triadic / Analogous color schemes)
MIDTERM
6.) 2 pt. Perspective Drawing: drawing from observation
7.) Color Living Room Project: Using a budget, create a room with a coherent color scheme using both 1pt. &
2 pt. perspective
8.) Design Styles: Group presentations (American Traditional, Bohemian, Industrial, Art Deco, Art Nouveau,
Minimalist, Victorian, Coastal, Shabby Chic)
9.) SketchUp Intro Project: Students will become familiar with the SketchUp software
10.) Restaurant Project: Students will create a 3D model for a new restaurant in an existing out-of-business
space using one of the design styles from the presentations.
FINAL
Grading Breakdown:
Projects: 50%
Participation: 20%
Homework: 15%
Final Exam: 15%
Discipline Policy:
1st: Warning (Name Recorded): A warning can be given for a number of reasons included but not limited
to being late to class, disrupting class, misuse of class time, or handing in assignments late.
2nd: Action Plan (After School): An action plan is required if a student exhibits repeated inappropriate
behavior or receives multiple warnings. For example, being late to class 3 times in a row would warrant staying
after school and formulating a plan of action to change the repeated behavior.
3rd: Discipline Referral (Call Parent): A student may receive a discipline referral if they violate EBHS’s
“Rules of Conduct” as detailed in the “Critical Policies” section of the district website. This includes but is not
limited to insubordinate behavior toward teachers or other school staff, threatening or physical behavior against
other students, or the damaging of school property.