Certified Interior Design Programme

Spatial Arrangement 1: Bedroom, Living Space, Bathroom and Kitchen Design

Course length: 12 weeks

The human figure, the house and bedroom design

• Bedroom design: the human figure, furniture and dimensions
• Master bedroom plan design
• Child and youth bedroom plan design, classic and modern; what makes a good youth bedroom
• Introduction to WC design: furniture and basic plan drawings

Bathroom and kitchen design

• Bathroom design: furniture, dimensions and basic drawings
• The elements that make a good bathroom design
• Introduction to the kitchen: furniture, dimensions and circulation
• Minimum good kitchen design: plan and perspective drawing

Living space design (dining room, living room)

• Seating groups: furniture, dimensions and arrangement
• A sample room in four different designs, with basic perspective drawing
• Dining groups: furniture, dimensions and basic perspective drawing
• How to design a good living space

Freehand Artistic Perspective: Spatial Drawing of Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen and Living Space

Course length: 16 weeks

Introduction to artistic perspective and spatial drawing

• Object perspective drawing and letter plane drawing
• Circular object drawing and relief
• Bedroom in one-point perspective
• Master bedroom in one-point perspective

Two-point artistic perspective and spatial drawing

• Drawing a bedroom with a broken wall (two studies)
• Two-point perspective bedroom drawing (two studies)
• Detail perspective drawing, one- and two-point
• Perspective drawing of a seating group, one- and two-point

Living space, kitchen and bathroom in artistic perspective

• Artistic perspective drawing of dining and seating groups
• Artistic perspective drawing of a bathroom, one- and two-point (two studies)
• Artistic perspective drawing of a kitchen, one- and two-point
• Good and modern kitchen design and drawing, one- and two-point

Technical Drawing: Plan and Perspective

Course length: 4 weeks

• Room plan drawings at 1/50 and 1/20 scale
• Studio house plan drawing at 1/20 scale
• Bedroom plan and perspective drawing at 1/20 scale
• Bathroom plan and perspective drawing at 1/20 scale

Project 1: House with Garden Design (Studio / 1+1 House)

Course length: 4 weeks

• Architectural scale, siting the house on the plot, and room plan drawing at 1/20 scale
• Project drawing at 1/20 scale, rapidograph technique, and colour theory
• Colouring the plan at 1/20 scale
• Perspective colouring and graphic arrangement, requirements, project presentation and submission

Spatial Arrangement 2: Café and Restaurant Design

Course length: 8 weeks

Restaurant design (dining culture)

• Restaurant history, furniture and dimensions; two- and four-person dining groups; the French-style dining group
• The restaurant middle section, classic and modern design
• Self-service dining group design
• Fast-food dining group design

Café design (beverage and social space culture)

• Café design: furniture, dimensions, two- and four-person seating, the middle section, and the importance of French-style seating
• Café and bar compared, French style against English style
• Café and restaurant compared, and the points that matter
• The café-bistro: versatile and modern design

Technical Drawing and Technical Perspective (Object and Spatial Technical Drawing)

Course length: 16 weeks

Object and scaled room: plan, section and perspective drawing

• Measurement in architecture and scales, with a sample bedroom drawing
• A sample large room: plan and section drawing
• Cube and rectangular object: technical and perspective drawing
• Triangular and “U” objects: technical and perspective drawing

Seating group, kitchen and bathroom technical drawing

• Living room: plan, section and diagonal, with armchair drawing
• Bedroom: plan and perspective drawing
• Technical drawing of two-piece geometric objects
• Technical drawing of three-piece geometric objects

Circular object technical drawing

• Defining the circle: plan, front and side elevations, perspective drawing
• Circular two-piece form: plan, front and side elevations, perspective drawing
• Seating group in cavalier perspective, with plan drawing
• Circular door and window in spatial drawing; three-piece geometric object in plan, front and side elevation

Axonometric perspective and spatial drawing

• Defining axonometric perspective and its types, with a cube drawing and scaling down
• Object axonometric perspective drawing
• Three-piece object drawing and spatial isometric perspective drawing
• Cavalier and axonometric perspective drawing at 1/10 scale, using furniture as the example

Project 2: Café and Restaurant

Course length: 4 weeks

• Plot, layout, and terrace and garden arrangement
• Café and restaurant lighting, and why it matters
• Café and restaurant ventilation, and why it matters
• Café and restaurant floor covering materials, gypsum walls, and project presentation

Structure 1: Statics, Survey and Restoration

Course length: 4 weeks

Statics, survey and load-bearing systems in structures

• The importance of survey work, with a sample room surveyed and drawn
• Survey plan, section, perspective and details
• Load-bearing and partition systems in structures, and their importance
• Stone, brick, reinforced concrete and steel structures, with drawings

Structure 2: Stairs and Multi-Storey Terraced Houses

Course length: 14 weeks

Straight stairs

• The relationship between the human figure and the stair: types, steps and dimensions
• Two-storey straight stair: plan, section and perspective drawings
• Straight stairs, use of the space above and below, and the importance of the starting step
• Straight stairs turning a corner, and the advantages, with drawings
• A two-storey reinforced concrete structure with a straight staircase and stairwell
• A three-storey building with a straight staircase, where the basement level matters
• Detailed drawings of a wooden staircase design

“L” and “U” stairs

• Introduction to “L” stairs, with two contrasting good and bad designs
• The short-legged “L” stair design and its advantages
• Introduction to “U” stairs, with two contrasting good and bad designs
• “U” stairs in a different design, and balance in stairs
• Stair coverings, handrails and detail designs

Circular stairs

• Defining circular stairs: plan, section and perspective drawing
• Perspective drawings of different circular stairs

Structure 3: Doors and Windows

Course length: 8 weeks

The window and its development

• The window: its history, its development, and how the opening is formed
• The classical window from the past to the present, in plan, section and perspective
• Window types and their technical drawings
• Worked example: a classic window at 1/10 scale with detailed drawing

The door: architectural development and importance

• The door: its history and development, explained through drawing
• French balconies and their significance, from the past to the present
• Door types, with drawings
• Worked example: a window at 1/10 scale with detailed drawings

Spatial Arrangement 3: Store Design

Course length: 4 weeks

Store design

• Defining the store: entrance and exit, window display, and the circulation diagram
• Store entrance, shelving and edge designs, with classic and modern solutions explained through drawing
• The importance of the store centrepiece, with classic and modern solutions illustrated
• Store centre flooring, ceiling, fitting rooms, and circulation at the till
• Window display design and its presentation in plan and perspective
• Ceiling, lighting and ventilation solutions for the store, explained through drawing

Project 3: Villa with Pool Design

Course length: 4 weeks

• Siting the structure on the plot, in classic and modern design
• Pool and parking dimensions and designs
• Garden and terrace arrangement (landscape)
• Project presentation, collage and project submission

Structure 4: Roof, Attic and Lantern

Course length: 12 weeks

Roofs, roof types and attic design

• Roof history and types, and how the attic is formed
• Classic Roman and Turkish roofs compared, with attic plan and section drawings
• Roof formation and the attic in a sample structure
• Attic technical drawing, details and materials
• The attic in timber: seating, technical and structural solutions

The roof lantern and its importance

• Roof lantern history, development, types and formation
• Roof lantern plan, section and perspective drawing, using a terraced house as the example
• The roof lantern and creating a terrace
• Good and bad roof lanterns compared
• The suspended roof and its importance, with a sample study
• Attic materials, rain gutters and the hidden roof
• Interior perspective drawing of an attic with a lantern

Spatial Arrangement 4: Office Design

Course length: 6 weeks

Bureau, office and bank design

• One office worker: furniture, dimensions and design drawings
• Spatial design for a chief and an assistant manager
• Manager, general manager and meeting room design
• Modern open-plan office designs
• How to produce a sample bureau design
• The chairman of the board's room, with perspective drawing

Project 4 (Final Project): Boutique Hotel, Restaurant or Similar — Elective

Course length: 6 weeks · Four storeys: basement, ground, first floor and attic.

• Location, concept, plot, and the brief explained
• Basement design and aesthetic solution proposals
• Parking, terrace and landscape solutions within the plot
• Classic and modern layout solutions
• Project evaluation and presentation
• Accessories, curtains, fabrics, niches and aesthetic proposals

Materials: Wood and Its Use in Structures

Course length: 4 weeks

• The properties of wood and its use in structures
• Wood and its use in furniture
• The gypsum ceiling and its importance to the interior architect
• Lighting and its importance to the interior architect

Structure 5: Statics (Stone, Brick, Timber and Similar Structures)

Course length: 4 weeks

• History: structures from the past to the present
• Stone and brick structures
• Timber and reinforced concrete structures compared, explained through drawing
• Analysis of steel structures, and load-bearing against partition structures