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2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
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IDSD 2860 - Sustainable Residential Design


Credits: 3

This sophomore-level course examines the functional and aesthetic elements and considerations for residential environments within the context of current design philosophies, contemporary issues impacting housing and shelter, and best practices. Students investigate and apply design solutions for diverse client populations through projects that include appropriate space planning and spatial definition, furniture and finish selections, and presentation methods. As part of the Sustainable Design Specialization, coursework must be completed using the sustainable knowledge and strategies obtained to date. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the ability to recognize, evaluate, apply, and present different residential design alternatives using problem-solving strategies based on socio-cultural needs, contemporary issues for human function, and behavior specifically for safe and supportive residential environments.

Prerequisites: ID 2710 - Introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD) ID 2750 - Architectural Perspective + Rendering Techniques   and ID 2840 - Design Process + Planning  

Notes: (Formerly IDSD 2860 Residential Design - Sustainable Design)

The textbook Designing for Privacy + Related Needs is also used in IDSD 2870 and IDSD 4870.




Course Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand how social, economic, cultural, and physical contexts inform interior design.
  • Understand how systems thinking informs the practice of interior design.
  • Reconize current and relevant events that are shaping contemporary society and the world.
  • Recognize a variety of cultural norms.
  • Demonstrate multi-cultural awareness.
  • Demonstrate the ability to effectively collaborate with multiple disciplines in developing design solutions.
  • Define the breadth and depth of interior design’s impact and value.
  • Understand theories related to the impact of the built environment on human experience, behavior, and performance.
  • Understand the relationship between the natural, built, virtual, and technological environments as they relate to the human experience, wellbeing, behavior, and performance.
  • Gather and apply human- centered evidence.
  • Analyze and synthesize human perception and behavior patterns to inform design solutions.
  • Apply human factors, ergonomics, and universal design principles to design solutions.
  • Apply wayfinding techniques to design solutions.
  • Apply space planning techniques throughout the design process.
  • Apply knowledge and skills learned to solve progressively complex design problems.
  • Apply knowledge and skills learned to identify and define issues relevant to the design problem.
  • Apply knowledge and skills learned to execute the design process: pre-design, schematic design, and design development.
  • Apply knowledge and skills learned to design original and creative solutions.
  • Apply knowledge and skills learned to execute the design process: pre-design, quantitative and qualitative programming, schematic design, and design development.
  • Understand the importance of evaluating the relevance and reliability of information and research impacting design solutions.
  • Recognize a range of problem identification and problem solving methods.
  • Recognize innovation and risk taking.
  • Recognize methods of idea generation and design thinking.
  • Effectively interpret and communicate data and research.
  • Effectively express ideas and their rationale in oral communication.
  • Effectively express ideas and their rationale in written communication.
  • Effectively express ideas developed in the design process through visual media: ideation drawings and sketches.
  • Effectively express project solutions using a variety of visual communication techniques and technologies appropriate to a range of purposes and audiences.
  • Recognize evolving communication technologies.
  • Competently select and apply luminaires and light sources.
  • Understand color terminology.
  • Understand color principles, theories, and systems.
  • Understand color in relation to materials, textures, light, and form.
  • Appropriately select and apply color to support design concepts.
  • Appropriately select and apply color to multiple design functions.
  • Appropriately use color solutions across different modes of design communication.
  • Understand how furnishings, objects, materials, and finishes work together to support the design intent.
  • Understand typical fabrication, installation methods, and maintenance requirements.
  • Understand appropriate design or specification of products and materials in relation to project criteria and human and environmental wellbeing.
  • Select and apply products and materials on the basis of their properties and performance criteria, including ergonomics, environmental attributes, life safety, and life cycle cost.
  • Understand how design solutions affect and are impacted by vertical and horizontal systems of transport and circulation such as stairs, elevators, or escalators.
  • Recognize the origins and intent of laws, codes, and standards.

IDSD 2860 Course Learning Outcome Rubric  

Required Textbooks:
Residential Design Studio - ISBN: 9781563678417

Designing for Privacy + Related Needs - ISBN: 9781563673405



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