Learn Interior Design
- For Homes
- For Offices
- For Commercial and Industrial Interiors
COURSE CONTENT
This course covers the following lessons:
1. Scope and Nature of Interior Design
Introductory Considerations
Interior Designers & Skills Required
History of Interior Design
Popular Styles
Trends
Decorating with Colour
Decorating with Texture
Wabi-sabi
Decorating with Pattern
Decorating with Artwork
Decoration with Features
Principles
Other Influential Design Components
2. Choosing Components
Introduction
Paints
Hard Materials. metal etc - glass, masonry, polymers, stone, tiles, plasterboard
Floor Treatments
Finishes
Soft Materials and Accessories
Choosing Furnishings
Window Coverings
Design Brief
Preparing Colour Samples and Materials Boards
Preserving Nature in Interior Design
Indoor/Outdoor Rooms and Spaces
Using and Placing Indoor Plants
3. Choosing Services
Introduction
Types of Services -electricity, gas, water, telecommunications
Heating and Cooling
Managing Heat Transfer
Heating Options
Hot Water Systems
Lighting
Ambient Lighting
Task Lighting
Accent Lighting
Electrical Outlets & Light Switches
Telephone and Internet
Water Supply
Other Services
Smart Building Solutions
Robots for Cleaning
Collaboration in Creative Processes
On site Safety
4. Redesigning an Old Building
Ethics and Legalities
Ethics of Building Preservation
What is Regulated
Planning Consent
Heritage and Conservation Areas
Evaluating the Site
Creativity
Determining a Client Goals
Changes? - Restoration, Renovation or Design
Redecoration
Reorganisation/Altering Space
Drawing Floor Plans
5. Designing a New Building
Role of a Designer
Colour and Aesthetics
Physical Features
Practical Features
Luxury Features and Quality
Resources
Structures -considering size, level, straightness, type of materials
Sound and sound proofing
Acoustic Panels
Properties of Different Materials - Thermal, Electrical, Environmental, Economic, etc
Technology in Design
Sensors and Robotics in New Home Design
Design Simulation
CAD Design Process
6. Altering Spaces
Working with a Brief
Spatial Awareness
Photos, Sketches, Accurate Measurements
Levelling
Using Computer Software
Spatial Planning
Use of Space - storage, work, social, private
Design Considerations - axis lines, focal points
Creating Flow
Creating Specific Areas
Using Views
Functionality, Proportion, Scale
The Kitchen Triangle Design
Altering Existing Spaces -Extensions, Conversions
Recreating Original Styles
Workplace Interiors.
7. Organising the Interior
Introduction
Design Decisions for Organising Space - Harmony, unity, balance, scale, proportion, rythm, contrast, details
Reorganisation
Temporary or Permanent Change
Creating Ambience
Reorganising Furnishings
Maximising Use of Space -Decluttering, distancing, space saving furniture, using smaller items, using walls, visual effects
Storage Example - Butlers pantry
Creating Open Plan Spaces
8. Designing for Health & Wellbeing
Introduction
Interior Materials for Better Health - paints, natural paint
Managing Bacteria, Rots, other Biological Hazards
Adhesives, Fabrics
Feng Shui
Biophilic Design
Green Design
Ergonomics
The Psychology of Interior Design
9. Budgeting
Budgeting Priorities, Timing, Feasibility
Managing a Project
Implementing an Operational Plan
Controlling a Project
Creating a GANTT Chart
Critical Path Analysis
Invoicing
Bad Debts
10. Special Project
Four parts to this project
Choose a room to design
Research design considerations
Prepare a design
Report on your design