The goal of this senior year design studio is to reach a comprehensive understanding of design by analyzing, evaluating and investigating the components of various interiors. It puts emphasis on the designer’s responsibility to understand the reciprocal relationship between historic and contemporary contexts and encourages added-value solutions through spatial design, material selection and program suggestions. Studies are devised to focus on how people interact with spaces and deciding how to improve them for effective and responsive design. Principles of using natural and electric light, use of color, conditioning the indoor air for providing comfort will also be explored as fundamental aspects of interior space.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to;
foster students’ understanding of the notion of transforming an ordinary structure
promote students’ ability to express the language of form
promote students’ ability to express the language of materials.
foster students' understanding of how to organize space
make students learn how to develop a personal design approach
promote students’ ability to transform existing structures with formal, and technological requirements of the new program
The study of some architectural precedents related to the given topic arguing for a contextual approach to their design
1. Identify and inter-relate design criteria so as to translate these into a well-defined design problem.
2. Critically evaluate interior design processes in a given environment in terms of physical, structural, social and cultural dimensions and formulate alternative solutions.
3. Differentiate between and choose among various design methodologies in order to employ design research techniques and professional fields of knowledge appropriate to the problem at hand.
4. Communicate abstract thought process through traditional and contemporary representation techniques and apply to various medium.
5. Construct in alternating scales with an understanding of interior design as an integral and wholistic process.
6. Design and experiment with a critical awareness of context, especially when intervening into buildings and sites with historical, social, cultural heritage.
7. Use contemporary design and manufacturing technologies with all their potentials within the 1:1 reality of construction.
Any test, assignment, paper, or report submitted by you and that has your name on it is presumed to be your own original work that has not previously been submitted for credit in another course or has not been written partially or completely by another person. In all of your assignments, you may use words or ideas written by other individuals in publications, web sites, or other sources, but only with proper attribution as explained in your course. If you are not clear about the expectations for completing an assignment or taking a test or examination, be sure to seek clarification from your instructor. Finally, you should keep in mind that as a member of the campus community, you are expected to demonstrate integrity in all of your academic endeavors and will be evaluated on your own merits.. The consequences of cheating and academic dishonesty is a formal discipline punishment as regulated by the Turkish Higher Educational Council.
Educational Support for Disabled Students
If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and Bilgi Accessible Education Unit as early as possible in the term. Bilgi Accessible Education Unit will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course. For more information, visit http://step.bilgi.edu.tr/en/ogrenci-destek-merkezi/bilgi-accessible-education-unit/
