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This document outlines an interior design course that aims to introduce students to interior design as a discipline related to but supplementing architecture. The course objectives are to introduce interior design vocabulary, provide an overview of interior and furniture design history and movements, and familiarize students with components of interior space like lighting, landscaping, and furniture. The course is divided into 5 units that cover introduction to interior design concepts and principles, history of interior and furniture design in Western and Indian contexts, interior space components like floors/walls/finishes, lighting and landscaping, and furniture design. The course aims to provide a rudimentary knowledge of interior design.

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This document outlines an interior design course that aims to introduce students to interior design as a discipline related to but supplementing architecture. The course objectives are to introduce interior design vocabulary, provide an overview of interior and furniture design history and movements, and familiarize students with components of interior space like lighting, landscaping, and furniture. The course is divided into 5 units that cover introduction to interior design concepts and principles, history of interior and furniture design in Western and Indian contexts, interior space components like floors/walls/finishes, lighting and landscaping, and furniture design. The course aims to provide a rudimentary knowledge of interior design.

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AD9026 INTERIOR DESIGN L T P/S C

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AIM:
The objective of the course to create awareness and exposure to interior design as a discipline
that is closely related to the field of architecture and supplementing it. It would offer a
rudimentary knowledge and overview of the various aspects of interior design.
OBJECTIVES:
 To introduce the vocabulary of interior design.
 To familiarize the students with an overview of interior and furniture design and design
movements through history.
 To inform the various components of interior space and treatment and finishes for the same.
 To familiarize the students with the various components of interior design like lighting,
landscaping and furniture.

CONTENT:

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR DESIGN 9


Definition and process of interior design - vocabulary of interior design in terms of principles and
elements - introduction to the design of interior spaces as related to typology and function,
themes and concepts

UNIT II HISTORY OF INTERIOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN 9


Overview of interior and furniture design in the Western context through the ages relating to
historical context, design movements and ideas -overview of folk arts and crafts of India with
reference to their role in interior decoration.

UNIT III COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR SPACE- INTERIOR


TREATMENT AND FINISHES 9
Treatment of components such as floors, ceilings, walls, partitions, window treatments,
accessories, etc., in terms of their choice an
d design related to materials, methods of construction, colour, texture, etc., based on functional,
aesthetic and psychological criteria

UNIT IV COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR SPACE- LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING 9


Interior lighting - different types of lighting - types of lighting fixtures- their effects and suitability
in different contexts
Interior landscaping elements: rocks, plants, water, flowers, fountains, paving, artifacts, etc.,
their physical properties and effects on spaces

UNIT V COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR SPACE- - FURNITURE 9


Furniture design as related to human comfort and function, materials and methods of
construction, changing trends and lifestyles, innovations and design ideas - furniture for specific
types of interiors: office furniture, children's furniture, residential furniture, display systems, etc.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
REQUIRED READING
1. Francis D.K.Ching, Interior Design Illustrated, V.N.R. Pub. NY 1987
2. Joseph DeChiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, Time Saver's Standards for Interior
Design,McGraw-Hill Professional 2001
3. John F.Pile, Interior Design, John Wiley and Sons 2004
4. Dr.Saranya Doshi, Editor, The Impulse to adorn - Studies in traditional Indian Architecture,
Marg Publications 1982
5. Steport - De - Van Kness, Logan and Szebely, Introduction to Interior Design, Macmillan
Publishing Co NY 1980.
REFERENCES:
1. Helen Marie Evans, An Invitation to design, Macmillan Pub Co 1982
2. Julius Penero and Martin Zelnik, Human Dimensions and Interior space, Whitney Library of
Design NY 1979
3. Inca-Interior Design Register, Inca Publications, Chennai 1989
4. Kathryn B.Hiesinger and George H.Marcus, Landmarks of twentieth Century Design; Abbey
Ville Press 1993
5. Susanne Slesin and Stafford Cliff, Indian Style, Clarkson N.Potter, Newyork 1990

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