This course covers the skills necessary to design both public and private interior spaces in a commercial setting. The interior design process will be applied, with an emphasis on the design development phase (refining the design concept and focusing on design details). Sustainable design principles for commercial spaces will be introduced. Students will investigate furnishings, lighting and finish material sources in progressively complex commercial interior design projects. Design fundamentals, critical thinking skills, presentation techniques, and verbal presentation skills will be utilized.
Course Effective Dates: 8/27/12 – Present
Outline of Major Content Areas
As noted on course syllabus
Learning Outcomes
Create a design layout based on block diagrams, bubble diagrams, and an adjacencies matrix.
Identify commercial design, programming requirements and typical commercial materials used.
Define both the schematic design and design development stages of the design process and demonstrate drawings for each phase.
Analyze aesthetic and functional requirements for different types of commercial design.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal Area(s) and Competencies
