This studio-based module focuses on the design process and communication skills used within Interior Architecture. The notion of 'Dwelling' will underpin the studio project, as well as design for the lifestyle, aesthetic and functional needs of a specific client/user. The relevance of context is introduced with emphasis on connection to place. Human ergonomics and activities, as well as the meaning and relevance of the home will be of primary importance. Design for aesthetics, sustainability and human comfort are considered, along with light, colour, texture of materials, scale and spatial qualities. This module is closely aligned to Design Fundamentals in which design and communication skills and processes are introduced and reinforced.

1. Conduct simple preliminary design research, analyzing a site, user needs and design precedents.

2. Integrate basic physical, contextual, social, cultural and aesthetic meaning in the conception and generation of simple designs.

3. Integrate systems of form, elements, furniture, surfaces, materials, colour and light in the design of interior spaces.

4. Consider environmental and sustainable requirements in the design of spaces.

5. Display awareness of basic legislation, codes of practice and health, safety and comfort in the conception and generation of simple designs.

6. Apply the appropriate media and methodologies to communicate design ideas and proposals.

7. Successfully plan domestic scale spaces for function, circulation and human ergonomics.

8. Work independently in self-directed manner in limited contexts as demonstrated by a portfolio of design development work.

This module will introduce the histories, theories and criticisms of interior architecture, as well as, furniture design, design thinking and language. This module will also provide an overview of the impact that major technological and scientific advances have on the fields of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Furniture Design.

1. Recognise and discuss the characteristics of Interior Architectural precedents and design theories at an introductory level using written and graphic means.

2. Present an overview of the characteristics of a seminal work of 20th and 21st century interior architecture and furniture design.

3. Investigate and debate the impact that major technological and scientific advances have on the fields of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Furniture Design.

4. Identify key characteristics of the major design periods of the 19th, 20th and 21st century.

5. Conduct a graphic analysis identifying the historical context of significant international interior architecture and furniture design.

This module will explore how materials create an ambience and provide texture or substance to architecture. Interior case studies that illustrate the innovative use of materials will provide learners with opportunities and inspiration for design. This module will also illustrate how the structural skeleton and the form of a building, the materials that hold it in place, its texture, tissue and skin, shape its architectural form. Specifically, the module will explore how these elements can be combined and crafted to create atmosphere. Arguably, the integrity of good design comes from a deep understanding of how to apply materiality from different contexts and environments inventively in projects. This module will blend theoretical elements with practical and analytical tasks, survey exercises and site visits. Comprehensive material appraisal and technical studies will be combined with detailing, modelling and material texture and form studies.

1. Conduct a basic condition survey appraisal and report of an existing building or heritage building relevant to a design studio project.

2. Evaluate the variety, properties and typical usage of typical materials and finishes used in traditional and modern construction.

3. Differentiate between the application of inadequate and environmentally harmful versus high-quality materials, building products and finishes in terms of their maintenance, lifecycle and sustainability.

4. Define the properties of selected materials and finishes in terms of their structure and mechanics, statics, strength, texture, colour and impact of light.

5. Describe the sensory and experiential aspects of assembled materials in a variety of interior settings and environments.

6. Conduct technical drafting, modelling, material studies and assembly exercises analyzing materials and assembly within variety of interior spaces.

This module will consolidate the fundamental skills used during the design of the Interior Environment. The module focuses on the processes that designers use to design and communicate their designs. Students will develop an understanding of a range of design communication and representation skills using appropriate media including sketching, orthographic design drawings, model making, design diagramming, mood boards etc. The module includes an overview of design thinking and methodology, including creative and critical thinking, the ways that analysis, research, user needs and context inform design proposals; and the mechanics of design (the design process in practice).

The module aims to: Provide an overview of architectural drawing typologies; Provide an overview of design thinking, methods, procedures and processes ‑ the design process in practice; Develop students ability to consider, select and apply appropriate communication and representational methods in design contexts.

1. Produce orthographic and paraline architectural drawings aligned with studio design projects that demonstrate knowledge and understanding of drafting and visualization techniques and conventions, suitable for an Interior design project.

2. Integrate the context, use and crossreferencing of design information in a set of drawings.

3. Make models at a range of scales using appropriate materials to analyse, visualize and develop design ideas.

4. Construct and utilise precedent boards, mood boards, and materials boards, using appropriate materials, as design development tools from concept to design development and presentation stage.

5. Analyse and elucidate design, procedures and processes through a design journal.

6. Compile and deliver a design presentation to a peer group and listen and critically respond to the views of others.

This module focuses on digital representation through AutoCAD. During their studies, the learner will explore how to create and produce digital drawings using architectural graphic conventions in a 2D CAD environment. The module examines a large range of CAD tools that are necessary for the creation of digital architectural representation. The student will apply best practice examples, acquiring the skills and competences necessary to execute and complete a series of digital architectural drawings.

1. Produce detailed and accurate orthographic and paraline architectural drawings applying appropriate drawing conventions within a CAD programme.

2. Integrate the context, use and cross referencing of design information in a set of drawings.

3. Format and print effective layouts and presentations in CAD to communicate interior spatial design proposals in 2-D

4. Manage electronic drawings, files, folders, CAD blocks, employing an appropriate nomenclature.

This studio-based module focuses on the design process and communication skills used within Interior Architecture. The studio projects are underpinned by the notion of 'Material Identity” and its creative manipulation using the interplay of light, materials, colour, texture, scale, spatial qualities and human ergonomics. The module engages the students in design at multiple scales, including life-size explorations. Students move between the design of bespoke furnishings and lighting and the whole interior fit-out in design projects such as record label headquarters or retail outlets.

1. Conduct visual analyses relating to form, scale, material, light and colour in the research and conception of simple designs of furnishings and spaces.

2. Critically manipulate form, scale, material, light, colour and sensory qualities in the generation of simple designs of furnishings and spaces.

3. Communicate design ideas relating to material identity and atmosphere using concept models; development models; mood boards and materials boards.

4. Work independently in self-directed manner in limited contexts as substantiated in a portfolio of design development work.

5. Synthesize research relating to physical, contextual, social, cultural and aesthetic meaning in the conception and generation of simple designs of furniture and interiors.

6. Clearly express and visualize design ideas using verbal, graphic and written means.

7. Identify client/user needs and characteristics, interpreting their visual and material identity.

Architectural Context and Theory I is an introductory and global survey course that sets out a broad history of architecture from prehistory to the 21st century. The aim is to situate the discipline of architecture within its social and cultural context. The global survey is explored through time-cuts, with a focus on key individuals, buildings, landscapes, urban settings, emphasising connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history.

The context modules provide the skills to research and analyse a range of issues related to architecture and introduces the core vision points of the programme: interpretation of place; the power of architecture to transform; the possibilities of reusing and adapting our built heritage; and human experience and perception of space. These modules provide the theoretical framework for the design projects.

1. Identify key movements in architectural development from prehistory to 21st century

2. Utilise conventional architectural modes and styles of discourse to describe architecture of a specific period.

3. Examine how knowledge is originated in architecture and transformed and framed by it.

4. Discuss the basic intellectual, social, scientific, technological and cultural underpinnings of architecture.

The module allows the learner to apply a cumulative series of practical studio and workshop assignments (based on prior learning Interior Materials and Detailing theoretical module) to their own studio design project. The learner must devise options for assembly and detailing of both interior and external fabric elements, incorporating human sensory experience, comprehensive material appraisal and technical studies, detailing, specification and modelling.

1. Articulate the material selection and application/rationale as well as the integration of furnishings, fixtures and interior components using graphic and written means.

2. Clearly communicate the technical realization of a design project in specifications, schedules, contracts and other business-related documents.

3. Accurately communicate the assembled interior fit-out and refurbishment of a design project using professionally appropriate scaled annotated drawings and exploratory models.

4. Accurately develop and communicate the assembled interior fit-out of a design project using professionally appropriate scaled annotated drawings and/or exploratory models.

5. Propose a remedial and refurbishment strategy for an existing building using professionally appropriate scaled annotated drawings and/or exploratory models.

This module introduces students to the major principles of professionalism and examines the role and importance of effective communication in the design process. This module will develop the student’s knowledge and build on the skills developed in the design fundamentals module including: effective design communication and representation; reflective and reflexive practice ‑ judgment making and critical thinking; the mechanics of design ‑ the design process in practice; time management; and how to work as part of a team.

The module aims to: Develop interpersonal skills to enable effective communication and team working; Develop a range of design communication and representation skills using appropriate media including personal skills involving discussion, negotiation, and team‑working; Develop students' ability to think critically by means of a reflective practice journal; Extend the student’s knowledge and skill base associated with working in groups in design contexts.

1. Deliver effective visual, verbal and written presentations utilising appropriate language, terminology and representational graphics.

2. Compose design presentations that successfully demonstrate drawing conventions and crossreferencing of design information.

3. Discuss and demonstrate the application of architectural precedents and design theories at an intermediate level.

4. Reflect on the interpersonal skills needed for effective communication and team working.

5. Consider the professional environments of the creative industries in local, national and global contexts.

This module is split into two digital representation elements namely; SketchUp and Photoshop. The module allows the learner to develop and convey design ideas using digital design software. The module will explore the transformative nature of analogue conversion.

In the first part of the module the learner will explore how to create and produce digital models in a 3D environment, developing a working knowledge of SketchUp. This dynamic 3D modelling program allows the user to visualise their ideas using its tailored tools and components. The student will generate sketch-up models, test and analyse spatial and design qualities and compose a fully inhabited 3-D interior space.

The second part of the module will develop skills and techniques to refine, edit and manipulate design images through the medium of Photoshop. The learner will learn how to recompose basic sketches or diagrams as creative digital expressions of design concepts or 3D interior spatial views inhabited with colour, texture, form, fittings, furniture, light, materiality and people. Also, the module will explore the digital transformation of design photographs of digital / physical scale models, as well as, real world spaces and places.

1. Generate three-dimensional digital models of Interior Space.

2. Test and compose spatial and design qualities within a fully inhabited interior space using SketchUp.

3. Utilise digital image editing software to convert hand sketches/diagrams/drawings into comprehensive digital graphics.

4. Create graphic interior compositions using photographs of scale models, real places, furnishings, materials and light.

5. Compose a 3D digital graphic inhabited with colour, texture, form, fittings, furniture, light, materiality and people.

This module supports the programme vision point relating to the reading of place (cultural, social, material, ecological, philosophical etc.). The module has a specific focus on the research and communication of place from multiple perspectives. In addition, it introduces students to principles of building conservation and strategies for the adaptation of existing buildings. The module deepens and consolidates the learner's ability to devise design strategies that respond to existing contexts (places) and buildings; and to critically research, frame, and write about their design intentions. The module builds on the content of prior modules such as Design Fundamentals, Interior Architecture Studio 1 & 2 and Context and Visual Material Culture modules.

1. Discuss architectural precedents, theories and principles relating to the conservation and remodeling of existing buildings.

2. Reference conservation terminology and principles underpinning design action in a written design justification.

3. Frame and contextualise a design strategy, referencing focused place-specific research (cultural, historic, ecological, social, material etc.).

4. Source, analyse and reference material, texts and documents from multiple sources and fields to inform an analysis of place.

5. Communicate and justify a creative design response to a focused analysis of place, in a written and graphic design report.

The module aims to develop an understanding of the integral role of architectural technologies in transforming regional and international architecture, through the investigation of environmental science, material science and building servicing in the context of the design of medium scale building types, with an emphasis on how these concepts inform and contribute to design. The module develops the learners understanding of environmental thinking and how buildings integrate and modify the environment. The module introduces environmental principles from site analysis through the building design process to identify strategies for various environmental responses – rural, coastal and town landscapes. The module will provide the learner with knowledge and understanding of energy supply, energy efficiency, eco-ethical specification and renewable servicing strategies as well as the lifecycle and circular economy of materials.The module will introduce the principles of site services and integrated building services within the context of the design process. The module aims to broaden the learners knowledge of materials, their performance and assembly, with emphasis on the external fabric. The module will explore factors affecting human experience and health, perception of space, well-being and comfort (visual, thermal, air quality and acoustic environments). The module will develop the learners understanding of the Building Regulations, with focus on conservation of fuel and energy, universal design and fire safety design.

1. Demonstrate a specialised knowledge of scientific, engineering and technological disciplines with application to the ecologically-sustainable design, construction and maintenance of the built environment and built heritage.

2. Incorporate and/or respond to architectural design requirements taking technical and regulatory constraints into account demonstrating a knowledge of principal methods and technologies for the provision of conditions of access, comfort and protection to all users of the built environment.

3. Demonstrate a general knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems to ensure comfort, health and welfare of people, and the impact these systems have on the design of interiors.

4. Demonstrate a general knowledge of human experiences and perception and the principles, theories and systems pertaining to colour, light, acoustics and other sensory aspects.

5. Display knowledge of different building materials, their properties and possibilities.

6. Understand the inter-relationships of environmental design, the necessary servicing for buildings and material selection in building design.

This module aims to extend the student's interdisciplinary engagement with the arts, deepening their understanding of diverse approaches to creative engagement and broadening their practical experience of creative and representational techniques.

The module engages students from a selection of creative programmes in collaborative interdisciplinary projects led by lecturers from a range of disciplines from the arts, design and architecture.

1. Demonstrate awareness of convergent and divergent thinking; and an awareness of interdisciplinary approaches to creative practice.

2. Interact effectively with others, through collaboration, team work and negotiation.

3. Utilise both familiar and unfamiliar diagnostic and creative skills in unfamiliar contexts.

4. Develop ideas as part of a group through to resolved and accessible outcomes

5. Demonstrate an expanded capacity to work with materials and media.

This module is split into two digital spatial representation elements: SketchUp and Revit. Students will advance their digital skills in SketchUp Pro, focusing on the creation of complex forms, manipulation of components, spatial compositions and visualisations utilising SketchUp plug-ins for photo-realistic rendering. In this module students will also be introduced to graphic representation and communication using REVIT software: from exploring the principles of Building Modelling, through the production of complete 3D interior architectural project models, with introduction to parametric design tools. The learner will work with system family creation/manipulation: wall, floor, ceiling, roof elements, building structure and levels, landscape, stairs, railings, ramps, doors and windows, finishes and schedules.

1. Develop and complete a comprehensive 3D digital interior architectural model, from concept to detailed design stage.

2. Develop photo realistic images from a virtual model.

3. Formulate and extract construction information from the 3D model to produce a series of comprehensive 2D annotated drawings.

4. Manipulate a variety of components and system families for a specific interior architectural project.

5. Manipulate levels, structure, materials and create a complete site model.

This module is studio based and responds to the programme vision point:'designing for human needs' that highlights design factors that contribute to human wellbeing. The module consolidates the students' understanding of the design process as applied to a range of interior spaces to a level where they can synthesise all of the relevant and disparate factors, influences and requirements within an interior design solution.

In this module, students typically engage in voluntary collaboration with a local charitable, community or environmental organisation and/or live client to identify their needs, before designing interior designs, artefacts or interior improvements. Students engage in more than one design project in this module and at least one of the design projects will involve group work. This module develops learners' ethical awareness, resourcefulness, technical knowledge and legislative knowledge, along with their organisational, collaborative and design leadership skills.

Typical functional typologies might include health care; community centres or educational designs. The module is supported by the concurrent module: Environmental Psychology for Design.

1. Collaborate in identifying a local need and developing a design brief in response to an interior design problem, in cognizance of local social, cultural and ecological issues.

2. Manage the design research process and apply artistic and design principles in the context of broader cultural and social perspectives.

3. Collaborate and negotiate design ideas and production methods professionally, within a multidisciplinary group including users/stakeholders, consultants and contractors.

4. Demonstrate an awareness of specification and costs relevant to design proposal.

5. Integrate legislation, codes of practice, and health and safety within a design solution.

6. Provide creative and innovative design leadership during part of the research, design and/or production of a functional and aesthetic interior.

7. Synthesise physical, contextual, social, cultural and aesthetic meaning in the conception and generation of interior spaces in response to an agreed brief.

8. Communicate design ideas through visual, verbal and written methods, utilising appropriate media and graphic techniques.

9. Integrate systems of form, elements, furniture, surfaces, materials, colour and light in the design of spaces.

10. Collaborate purposefully and respectfully within a team, managing between the different roles, responsibilities and interests in the design and production process.

This module provides an accessible introductory bridge between the fields of Environmental Psychology and Design. Factors influencing human perception, experience and well-being within place are introduced along with key underlying principles and supporting theory. Lectures introducing such theory and principles are complemented by assignments that strengthen understanding of both personal environmental experience and of specific implications for design. These activities include (i) experiential mapping and (ii) a detailed functional case study analysis.

The module extends and consolidates knowledge of environmental psychology acquired during prior modules such as Interior Architecture Studio, Design Fundamentals and Visual Material Culture.The theory and activities within this module strengthen students understanding of the psychological relationship between place, activity and human experience, deepening their design sensitivity in anticipation of practice.

1. Discuss influential theories and developments in the human sciences and psychology and their implications for design.

2. Map and reflect on selected aspects of human behaviour and/or perception observed in a live setting.

3. Identify and interpret the design factors influencing human health, psychological well-being and efficiency for a specific functional setting.

4. Research and identify the ethical implications and parameters of a defined research activity.

5. Interpret personal design concerns considering information sourced independently from the human sciences.

The module allows the learner to apply a cumulative series of practical studio and workshop assignments based on learning from Architecture Technologies and Environment 2 to a studio design project. Students must consider options for environmental management and control of both passive and mechanical systems for cooling/ventilation and heating, air quality and moisture management. Each learner must integrate a servicing strategy into their studio project. Students must consider acoustics, thermal comfort, glare, solar impact, indoor air, occupancy and health, and apply the outcome of external fabric analysis completed in Semester 01 to their studio project.

1. Integrate environmental management strategies within a design (namely passive or mechanical systems, heat, water and electricity), using appropriate drawing, modelling and testing methodologies.

2. Use appropriate diagraming and text to communicate the impact of an internal environment (of their own design) on human health, thermal comfort, air, moisture, and daylight control.

3. Use appropriate orthographic drawings and 3D diagramming to explain the layout and spatial impact of building services on the design of an interior environment.

In this module learners enhance their multimedia manipulation of complex images, drawings and presentations. They refine their existing skills acquired in earlier modules such as (Digital Media for Design I, II and III) in relation to graphic software such as AUTOCAD, Sketchup: Photoshop, In-Design and REVIT. They also develop their skills in relation to:

Presentation composition: The precise graphic expression of design ideas; The effective choice and appropriation of multi-media and trans- media options; and the creative and fluent integration of hand- based media with multiple digital platforms.

1. Refine the atmospheric and expressive qualities of interior images using light, materiality, texture and image composition.

2. Augment the dynamic and atmospherically expressive qualities of interior images through the creative integration of site context, text, entourage and people.

3. Create and modify lights and lighting systems to effectively convey light and shadow solutions within a CAD programme.

4. Generate photo-realistic design images from CAD models and enhance them within image editing programs.

5. Produce realistic animations and walkthroughs within a CAD programme.

6. Compose multimedia presentations which clearly express and embody design intentions.

7. Crossreference design information accurately and coherently across a complex integrated presentation package and/or presentation.

This module provides a knowledge‑based grounding in the professional and ethical roles of the designer. It examines the role and importance of effective communication and marketing and their application to the creative industries. The module introduces students to the broad principles of entrepreneurship, examining the role and importance of business in the design industry. The student’s confidence in critical and analytical thinking develops through design discussion and debate that involves the student relating their views to the ideas and work of others. Students develop their professional communication skills in the preparation of a digital portfolio of work, a digital design profile and curriculum vitae.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the professional field, the market, and the media.

2. Discuss and compare examples/models of best practice in their design occupation, both nationally and internationally.

3. Reflect upon their own work and professional aspirations in the context of contemporary and historical practitioners and debates within the creative discipline.

4. Consolidate and prepare a professional portfolio of design work and CV that best represent a brand identity and position in the design world, building a profile as a designer.

5. Communicate an understanding of the opportunities available in the profession, identifying a strategy for marketing themself in that area.

This module focuses on the relationship between place, identity and interior architecture by exploring ideas of physical geography (both the building and its context), climate and cultural memory, through the adaptive re- use of a building of cultural and historic interest.

The module draws on the content of concurrent modules that examine the re-reading of place as well as strategies for adaptation and re- use of built heritage. This design module incorporates design project(s) with multiple spaces, functions and both vertical and horizontal circulation.

1. Synthesize the design research relating to physical, climatic, contextual, social, cultural and aesthetic meaning in the conception and generation of a design solution.

2. Apply contextual design strategies related to key issues of place in the creation of design proposal(s).

3. Identify and respond to user needs and experience of the interior environment.

4. Integrate functional spatial planning and horizontal and vertical circulation in a design project of medium complexity and scale.

5. Employ principles, theories and systems pertaining to colour, light, acoustics, materials, forms and other sensory aspects in the coherent design of a multiple space design.

6. Communicate design clearly through visual, verbal and written methods, utilising appropriate media and graphic techniques.

7. Integrate legislation, codes of practice, health and safety, universal design and ecological and sustainability requirements within the design solution.

8. Demonstrate the ability to work independently in a self-directed manner, through a comprehensive portfolio of design development work.