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Course Title:
Interior Design I
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Catalog Number:
ID110U
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Semester Credit Hours:
3.1 Lecture Hours:
3.2 Lab Hours:
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Course Description:
Applies color theory and textiles to instructional units on
furniture style and selection, upholstery, windows and window treatments, and floorings.
Emphasis is on the study of materials and how to measure, estimate quantity, complete
order forms and cost quotations and installation. A product resource file is compiled
along with lab assignments that build skills working with materials as they are applied to
interiors and working with a client.
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Prerequisites:
ID106U Architectural Graphics
5.1 Corequisite:
ID107U Kitchen and Lighting Design
ID108U CAD for Interior Designers I
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General Course Goals: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Identify classic styles of furniture and group into an eclectic mix.
Group furniture arrangements for a given space.
Explain the components of upholstered furniture construction and wood joinery.
Distinguish between wood species and finishes in regard to appearance and functional
application.
Identify textiles in interior design products and their appropriateness to application.
Specify a window treatment in unity to a theme, window type, and estimate all material and
installation costs.
Identify and select floor coverings and estimate quantities.
Integrate the principles and elements of design into a composition through color theory
application of all interior material selections.
Prepare graphics and color rendered drawings to communicate a design idea to a client for
approval.
Meet project deadlines and maintain time schedules.
Compile a product resource file of manufacturer’s products in diverse categories for project
use.
General Course Competencies:
A. Research historical resources for restoration, adaptive reuse, and theme development
(2.04)
B. Identify clients needs and problems (1.01)
C. Define project objectives (1.02)
D. Analyze project space (2.02)
E. Develop furniture options (2.07)
F. Develop preliminary space plan (2.08)
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G. Develop preliminary time schedule (2.14)
H. Plan and select lighting fixtures (3.04)
I. Present preliminary design concepts, including project budget, color, and material
schedule to client for approval (2.15)
J. Draft a furniture plan and schedule (4.12)
K. Draft an electrical plan and schedule (4.07)
L. Select appropriate furniture, cabinetry, and component products (3.06)
M. Select specific upholstery and textiles (3.07)
N. Estimate project budget (2.13)
O. Render and color the appropriate plan types to gain client approvals for sample
materials (3.15)
P. Present final design solution orally to the client for approval and feedback (3.19)
Q. Draft final design solution orally to the client for approval and feedback (3.19)
R. Locate interior products for customer and provide samples (6.03)
S. Select appropriate manufacturer resources within budget and cost guidelines (2.10)
T. Estimate product quantities and material requirements (2.12)
U. Confirm project budget (3.16)
V. Document client communications and project progress (2.16)
W. Select interior wall and floor materials (3.05)
X. Select and/or design window treatments (3.08)
Y. Select artwork and accessories (3.09)
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Major Units of Instruction:
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Color Theory Application
Classic Furniture Selection and Grouping
Textiles
Windows and Window Treatments
Floor coverings
Accessories
Project Coordination & Graphic Presentation
Unit Objectives: Upon completion of these units, the student will be able to:
UNIT I: Develop and integrate color schemes for interior environments based upon color
theory with materials coordination to gain a client’s approval.
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Develop a vocabulary of color.
Demonstrate the aesthetics of color harmony.
Explain the effect of how light can change color.
Apply hue, value, and intensity to alter the special relationship within a room.
Create a color scheme beginning from art, fabric, and a wall or floor covering.
Create unity in composition with color, pattern, and texture coordinated to a
dominate theme.
7. Mix pigment to visually obtain hue, value, and intensity variations.
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8. Create an interior color scheme appropriate to a decorative style complete
with the appropriate textiles, furniture, finishes, and pattern usage.
9. Coordinate a color scheme appropriate to a client’s approval and functional
use of materials.
UNIT II: Identify classic furniture styles and adaptations from antiquity through modern
in current manufacturer resources.
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Identify historical furniture styles.
Explain the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Explain the Bauhaus contribution to art, furniture, and architecture.
Identify characteristics of the International Style.
Identify Post World War II Modern furniture designers and furniture styles.
Identify characteristics of Scandinavian Modern furniture designers and
furniture.
7. Identify 20th Century materials in furniture.
8. Identify manufacturers as leaders of Modern furniture resources.
9. Identify the Contemporary furniture style and manufacturer resources.
UNIT III: Compile a Product Resource File for the selection of appropriate
manufacturer’s products to meet a client’s needs.
1. Identify and order product catalogs and materials to build a resource library in the
following categories:
a. Tables
b. Casegoods
c. Files and storage systems
d. Seating
e. Floor covering
f. Wall covering
g. Accessories
h. Fine arts, frames, graphics
i. Textiles
j. Window treatments
k. Lighting
l. Systems furniture
m. Signage
2. Demonstrate knowledge of net and retail pricing, setting up an account, lead-time
delivery, and ordering procedures.
UNIT IV: Spaceplan and specify furniture groupings after an analysis of the project
space and functional use.
1. Assess client’s needs.
2. Analyze project space.
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3. Draft floor plan to appropriate scale.
4. Chart traffic flow.
5. Identify probable furniture arrangements while maintaining proper clearances
for traffic and functional areas.
6. Draft preliminary interior furniture layout.
7. Select appropriate furniture style to theme and/or functional use.
8. Select appropriate manufacturer resources.
9. Select appropriate textiles and upholstery.
10. Compute quantity of textile required to upholster a variety of seating styles for
C.O.M. ordering.
11. Specify the selections for finishes, colors, paints, woods, hardware, drawer
configurations, leg and arm styles, and cushioning materials where applicable.
UNIT V: Identify the material and components of furniture construction and demonstrate
the ability to draw and specify a custom-built piece.
1. Identify furniture softgoods.
2. Identify furniture hardwoods.
3. Identify exotic furniture woods.
4. Research protective surface finishes.
5. Describe wood manufacturing methods.
6. Identify metals used in manufacturing methods.
7. Identify plastics used in manufacturing.
8. Define wood joint terminology.
9. Identify furniture joints.
10. Identify wood furniture frame construction.
11. Identify upholstered furniture components.
12. Identify stock millwork.
13. Illustrate custom millwork design.
14. Draw related working drawing and elevations.
15. Design built-in case piece.
UNIT VI: Apply vocabulary and understanding of the selection, quantity estimation, cost
quotation, and installation of interior finish materials.
1. Identify parts of a window.
2. Identify window types.
3. Identify various window treatments such as shades, blinds, curtains, and
drapery styles.
4. Select a window treatment appropriate to a theme and functional use of a
window type.
5. Identify parts of a drapery treatment.
6. Identify drapery rods and their parts.
7. Explain the requirements for fabricating custom made draperies.
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8. Computer yardage of fabric needed for lined and unlined draperies for single
traverse, double traverse, one-way traverse, valance rods, and cornice boards
using solid and patterned fabrics.
9. Design top treatment proportions, style, and fabric yardage requirements to a
theme.
10. Calculate a cost quotation for the purchase and installation of various window
treatments including all labor and material costs.
11. Identify quality characteristics of upholstery fabrics such as fiber, weave,
pattern, and finish.
12. Identify design features of upholstery furniture which require special
considerations when selecting fabrics.
13. Calculate C.O.M. yardage requirements for various furniture styles.
14. Define terminology of floorcoverings.
15. Identify soft floorcoverings.
16. Identify resilient floorcoverings.
17. Identify hard floorcoerings.
18. Estimate carpet quantity.
19. Estimate vinyl floorcoverings quantity.
20. Estimate hard surface floorcovering quantity.
21. Describe subfloor requirements and estimate quantity.
22. Specify the installation for the above floorcovering types.
23. Calculate a cost quotation for the purchase and installation for the above
floorcoverings including all labor and material costs.
24. Design a custom area rug, estimate cost, and prepare an order color board.
UNIT VII: Identify various fibers, weaves, yarn types, finishes, and properties that affect
performance based upon their application for use.
1. Define basic fiber performance.
2. Define yarn construction.
3. Identify basic fabric construction.
4. Analyze weaves and textile construction for performance.
5. Define dying techniques.
6. Define printing techniques.
7. Identify period textiles styles and construction techniques.
8. Create textile reference file.
9. Define terminology of carpeting and rugs.
10. Analyze textiles for a given appropriate use.
11. Explain care of textiles to a client.
UNIT VIII: Determine the most effective color rendering media and technique for
illustrating a specific design concept.
1. Define terminology of rendering.
2. Use watercolor to render various materials.
3. Use marker to render materials.
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4. Use colored pencil to render various materials.
5. Develop renderings using combined techniques and media.
UNIT IX: Apply the visual presentation skills of swatchboard preparation combined with
an oral explanation for the communication of a design concept.
UNIT X: Meet project deadlines and maintain time schedules by completing work by the
due date.
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Course Bibliography:
JONES, FREDERIC H.; INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE DRAFTING &PERSPECTIVE
WILLIAM KAUFMANN, INC.; LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, 1986
NIELSON, KARLA J.; INTERIORS, AN INTRODUCTION
WILLIAM C. BROWN; DUBUQUE, IA 1990
SAMPSON, CAROL; ESTIMATING MATERIALS COSTS & TIME FOR INTERIOR
DESIGNERS; WHITNEY LIBRARY OF DESIGN; NEW YORK, 1991
SMITH, RAY C.; INTERIOR DESIGN IN 20TH CENTURY AMERICA: A HISTORY
HARPER & ROW; NEW YORK, 1987
TEMPLE, NANCY; INTERIOR DESIGN WORKBOOK
VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD; NEW YORK, 1993
YEAGER, JAN; TEXTILES FOR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL INTERIORS
HARPER & ROW; NEW YORK, 1988
Hon Office Furniture Catalog and Hon Office Furniture Price Lister.
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Primary Instructional Methods:
Lecture
Visuals
Studio
Guest Speaker
Field Trips
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Grading Criteria:
Exam #1………………………20% of final course grade
Exam #2………………………20% of final course grade
Exam #3………………………20% of final course grade
Class Assignments……………40% of final course grade
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Grade Scale
500 – 450 = A
449 – 400 = B
399 – 350 = C
349 – 300 = D
299 – 250 = F
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