ABB231 Interior Design: Inhabitation
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| Unit code: | ABB231 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | (ABB101 or DTB101) and (ABB102 or DTB102) |
| Equivalent(s): | DTB204 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,164 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,356 |
| International unit fee | $4,896 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | ABB231 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | (ABB101 or DTB101) and (ABB102 or DTB102) |
| Equivalent: | DTB204 |
| Coordinator: | Carmel Purcell | c2.purcell@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit introduces principles and elements of interior design within commercial contexts, focusing on inhabitation. It addresses small-scale spaces on urban sites.
You will learn about interior design practices, requiring you to develop a coherent and foundational knowledge of individual and collaborative interior design processes and theory.
Learning in this unit is project-based, supported by lectures, readings, workshops, and studio activities. You will also draw on learning from your previous design units. Learning from this unit will enable you to realise more realistic design and project outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Understand, define and apply design principles, theories, concepts, and methods to resolve practical design problems for inhabitation, involving collaboration.
- Develop solutions for design problems or scenarios, and creatively formulate effective interior design propositions for inhabitation.
- Apply relevant theoretical and technical design knowledge and skills to create interior design projects which effectively address issues of inhabitation.
- Effectively communicate your acquired knowledge and design response through written, visual and verbal means.
Content
- Design methods, processes, and experimentation.
- Skills and strategies including spatial planning.
- Design elements and principles with emphasis on sensory, spatial and atmospheric qualities.
- Design theory and philosophy
- Space, place, and social/cultural context
- Finishes, fittings and furnishings
- Universal design, inclusive design and design for disability
Learning Approaches
This unit engages you through a problem/project-based learning approach within the studio context and is supported by lecture content, readings, group discussions, critiques and reflection. The project will be sited in a ‘real world’ environment enabling site visits and contact with industry professionals. You will also be required to engage in self-directed learning, team-based learning with peers and teaching staff, experiential learning and presentations. Your involvement in practical and studio sessions will encourage the integration of theory and practice, and further develop visual and verbal presentation skills and technical knowledge and applications. Both content and organisation are designed for you to assess your unit progress and for you to gather evidence of meeting unit and course outcomes.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
The design studio will provide you with progressive formative feedback via face-to-face discussions with studio staff and peers, allowing further consideration and learning opportunities on a weekly basis and through design reviews.
Generic comments will be provided to the cohort group via QUT Canvas.
Criteria sheet grading and comments will be provided on the completion of summative assessment items.
Assessment
Overview
The summative assessment items in this unit develop your understanding of inhabitation in temporary residential interior design (Class 3 Building) through a two-stage design project and a reflective design process journal. The outputs will include the visual and verbal presentation of a detailed design proposal which conceptually addresses a client brief, contextual analysis and appropriate research.
Your learning is assessed in each assessment item through the application of four main criteria:
- Design concept (ULO 1, ULO 2, ULO 4)
- Implementation of design methods (ULO 1, ULO 2, ULO 3, ULO 4)
- Continuous Design Process (ULO 1, ULO 2, ULO 3)
- Communication through models, drawings, verbal presentation (ULO 4)
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Schematic Design
You are required to present a schematic design proposal, including a consolidated conceptual project brief, contextual analysis, and the application of considered theoretical research and design process, supported by communication through visual and oral presentation and journal.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Design Proposal
You are required to present a design proposal, demonstrating analytical and creative responses to the brief and consolidation of the schematic proposal established in Assessment Item 1. The design proposal is to demonstrate the application of technical and theoretical knowledge and design process, supported through visual and oral presentation and journal.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Health & Safety Inductions'
Students are required to complete, if haven't already previously completed, the following inductions / certificates:
- General Safety Induction (completed online): For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the FoE General Heath and Safety Induction site.
- This unit (also) requires a FoE Health and Safety Induction, which provides an overview of the facilities and general safety procedures for using the Gardens Point J block Workshop facilities.
Where substantial computer-based work is required, you are recommended to take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work, and ensure that your workstation is set up for optimal comfort to prevent strain or injury.
You will undertake lectures and/or classes in classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit, however, you may be required to undertake lecturer-led and individual site visits to construction sites accessible by public transport. Prior to these site visits, you are required to attend a construction safety induction session and obtain a safety induction card. This safety induction session introduces you to the relevant workplace health and safety requirements of Queensland construction sites. A safety induction course is provided by the faculty. If you do not have, or cannot produce a safety induction card, you will not be allowed to undertake the site visits.
Costs
Costs for this unit relate to resource materials required for the generation and presentation of design projects and your workbook/journal.
Resources
Required and recommended readings on Canvas
- A list of recommended and required readings will be advised in class at the beginning of the semester and available on the Canvas unit site throughout semester.
Resource Materials
Software
Revit/CAD, Indesign, Photoshop, Google Sketchup. Microsoft Office
Other
Drawing, making and presenting materials and equipment.
Risk Assessment Statement
All commencing Faculty of Engineering students are required to complete the Mandatory Safety Induction
There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.AB01 Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours)
- Apply theoretical, practical and cultural knowledge and skills across a range of disciplines and specialist knowledge and skills in one built environment area.
Relates to: Schematic Design, Design Proposal - Design and critically evaluate sustainable and creative solutions to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges.
Relates to: Schematic Design, Design Proposal - Communicate knowledge, ideas and creative solutions in diverse modes, for a range of contexts and diverse audiences.
Relates to: Schematic Design, Design Proposal - Plan, develop and complete research and other projects.
Relates to: Schematic Design, Design Proposal