Arch 215

Architectural Interiors
Brief description of the content of the
course:
Building Technology 1 is a lecture course
where students learn the building materials,
methods of construction, and other aspects of
building technology in order to properly
design buildings. It will introduce to second-
year architectural students an appreciation
and exploration of the essential knowledge of
basic building materials and their potential
application.
Specific course objectives:
Understand and Apply the basic principles used in the
appropriate selection of interior and exterior construction
materials, finishes, products, components, and assemblies
based on their inherent performance, including
environmental impact and reuse.
Ability to make technically clear drawings, prepare outline
specifications, and construct models illustrating and
identifying the assembly of materials, systems, and
components appropriate for a building design.
Understand the fundamentals of building costs, which must
include project financing methods and feasibility, construction
cost estimating, construction scheduling, operational costs,
and life-cycle costs.
Express the language of building materials, both English and
local, as used in the building construction industry.
Topics of Discussions:
Introduction: Basic Class Orientation, Course
Objectives, Learning Outcomes, Course Requirement,
Grading System, House Rules.
The Building Technology and the Construction Industry:
An Overview
Site Works and Existing Condition
Concrete and Masonry
Metals
Wood and Plastics
Thermal and Moisture Protection
Doors and Windows
Finishes
Specialties, Equipment, and Furnishings
EXPECTATIONS:
Attend class and have text books, drawing tools,
and work at each class period
Complete daily assignments, work on projects
outside of class time, arrive at each class period
prepared for class activities and for participation
in them
Seek critiques from faculty and students on a
consistent and regular schedule
Work quietly and respect the privacy and
property of fellow students
Keep work organized and documented
Assessment:
- Class Standing ( Attendance & Participation in discussions )
- 10%
- Assignments
- 15%
- Reports & Case Presentations
- 15%
- Quizzes
- 30%
- Departmental Exam
- 30%
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- 100%
Review:

What is Architecture?

What is Design?
 What is the
Purpose of Architecture?
Provides settings for certain activities
signifies power, status, or privacy
expresses and supports beliefs
communicates information
establish individual or group identity.
it encodes value systems
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
VS
INTERIOR DESIGN
Give examples or personal experiences
how interior architecture or interior
design influence social behavior?

You have 10 minutes to prepare a skit

and present it in class.
 Module 2:

Elements and Composition

of Interior Spaces

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space

that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.

-Philip Johnson
Module 2: Elements and Composition
of Interior Spaces

The following section introduces the elements,

and the vocabulary used to describe them, that
are key to the creation and understanding of
interior architecture. These elements can be
used to express the character and quality of the
interior, and used either individually or as a
combination, will impart atmosphere and
personality.
Summary of Discussion
Elements of Interior Composition and Ordering
Space Interior Space

Scale Axis
Plane Balance
Proportion Datum
Vista Unity and Variety
Movement Emphasis / Dominance
Transition Rhythm / Repetition
Accessibilty Zoning
Plane
The most fundamental element of interior
architecture.
Two-dimensional form.
Encloses and modulates mood of interior
space.
Void plane or perforation permits physical
movement and the passage of light, air and
sound.
Scale
method of drawing buildings to reduce their
real-life size to fit the piece of paper.
describes the size of elements compared to
some standard measure
scale concerns the apparent size of something
in relation to something else
usually concerned with providing space for
human activity we use the size of a human.
Proportion
refers to the dimensional relationship of the
design elements one to another or one to
the whole.
visual perfection
Height in relation width and depth.
Mathematical sequence
Vista
Co-existence of visual and practical links of
adjacent spaces.
Term used as to frame or extend the outlook
of key viewpoints.
Interest in linking internal and external spaces.
Movement
Dynamic promise of possibilities.
Route that create possibilities of revelation
and intrigue.
Corridors and Hallways
Stairways
Ramps
Transition
Connection of Space to Space
Room to room
Inside and outside
Composition and Ordering
of Interior Space
Axis
imaginary line to organise the whole or parts
of the space.
It is usually applied to the plan view of a
space, but could equally work in elevation.
Balance
Each interior element has different properties
form, surface (texture), colour, size, for
example. These need to be considered and
arranged so that they balance with the same
properties of other elements.
The visual arrangement should be stable.
Datum
This system uses a point or a centre to arrange
other elements of the composition
Harmony
Whereas balance seeks to achieve a visual
congruity by careful placement of items that
may not share properties of shape, colour and
so on, harmony seeks to achieve a similar
congress of parts, but relies on the careful
selection of elements that do share some
common property.
Unity / Variety
to unify through a common property
(material, colour, texture, shape, location) and
still retain variety in other aspects, generally
leading to a more interesting design solution
that avoids sterility
Emphasis / Dominance
describe a path that the eye can follow around
a space, giving sense and order to an interior.
Emphasis is oft en articulated through size,
colour or shape, and this may be exaggerated
to an unexpected degree to achieve emphasis.
Rhythm and Repetition
refers to the use of repeating patterns, shapes
and forms, which are recognised by the viewer
and interpreted as an ordering influence on
the space.
Zoning
Is functional requirements when a space will
play host to more than one specific activity.
Architecture is basically a container of
something. I hope they will enjoy not so much
the teacup, but the tea.
-Yoshio Taniguchi
Summary Question
Seatwork ( 3 members per group)

How can an interior impart character and quality?

How do we perceive ourselves within a space?
How do we move within interior space?
How do we move between interior and exterior?

Address your answer by citing examples you

encounter or experience at your home, school,
church, restaurant, etc.
 Types of Interior

Space and light and order. Those are the things that
men need just as much as they need bread or a place
to sleep.
-Le Corbusier.
Goal of Interior Architecture

Functional Needs
+
Creative Vision
=
Emotional Response
Retail Spaces
shops, banks, showrooms, restaurants

practicalities of display and selling,

re-branding an existing business or
establishing the brand values for a new one.
Attain a perception of quality and ambiance.
Retail Spaces
Perception of quality and ambiance.

Material finishes
Furnitures
Work spaces
offices, workshops, studios, factories

process-driven: organized to suit the

sequence, mode of work and philosophy of
the operation they house.
Values and the kind of activity of a company
are reflected in the appearance of the space.
Living spaces
residential buildings, hotel accommodation

personal environments in which the individual

can have a great degree of control over layout,
furnishings and visual qualities.

Custom design vs. Universal design

Public spaces
airports, railway & bus stations, cinemas & theatres, museums &
galleries, religious buildings
These facilities will vary in scale, both in
themselves and in relation to the building
envelope.
a facility that is neither overwhelmed by its
context nor disruptive of it is a difficult
balancing act and requires design of great
integrity.
Restorative spaces
hospitals, clinics, spas, gymnasiums

Provide atmosphere that fits the narrative and

image of both the facility and the client.
Transient spaces
exhibition & display

To capture the attention and to display and

promote the artefact or information.
Assignment # 2
What is universal design?
Draw from your personal encounter three (3)
scenario where universal design are applied.
Plate # 1.
Title: Architects Bachelor Pad.

Project Brief:
Your parents bought you a studio condominium unit as present for passing
the recent board exam. While preparing the board exam, you have tendered
your resignation at the company you are working. Youve made a decision
that you will live to be independent and establish your own office after you
passed the exam.

You are now one-step ahead in reaching your goal after passing the licensure
exam but setting up an architectural office is still out of your reach. You
realize that you cannot afford to pay the rental of an office space yet.

You came up an idea to set-up a small office at the condo unit given by your
parents. The idea is to integrate the office space and private space. An office
where you can formally received and meet clients during office hours and
place of retreat after. The challenge is to address opposing functional
requirement of personal space and the corporate values of interior you want
to project to visiting clients.
Design constraints:
The Condo unit has an area of 24.50 sqm. It has a physical
dimension of 7.0x3.50x4.10m (LxWxH).
Presentation 1: A3 Size Bristol Boards
Submit a concept board and communicate your
design intention for this project.
Communicate ideas through sketches and
combination of mood images.
Identify the functional and performance
requirement of the project.
Make an activity analysis and linkage program.
Design Schemes and its Evaluation.
Initial Plan of best scheme.