ID 350 - Commercial Design

4 Cr. Hrs.

This course presents an over view of interior architectural public spaces such as retail, health care, restaurants, hospitality and hotels, educational/institutional. Emphasis will be space planning for the office environment including both traditional and systems office layouts. The design concept will be developed with research on sustainable design as the projects proceed through the design process: programming, schematic design, and design development, contract documentation, and contract administration and POE; organizational hierarchy; office industry trends; and systems furnishings; human factors (ergonomics, anthropometrics); universal design; as well as attention to environmental needs, life safety issues with emphasis on fire detection and suppression, building codes to include IBC, ANSI and ADA; signage, and way finding. Advanced space planning and the development of a set of construction documents with presentation boards to include furniture, fixtures, equipment, materials, and textiles and finish schedules and specifications. Drafting, sketching, rendering, millwork detailing, models and computer-aided drafting and design skills are utilized. Job books will document specifications, as well. Design Professionals will critique formal oral presentations of design proposal. This course has a studio component and meets a total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ID 101, ID 151, ID 152, ID 251, ID 252, ID 253, ID 254, ID 255. Corequisite(s): ID 351, ID 353.