INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN-I

Course Description

This studio course aims to develop students’ three-dimensional thinking and design development skills for creating user-oriented, functional, and aesthetic interior spaces. Within the scope of the course, the relationships between structure, space, form, ergonomics, materials, color, texture, lighting, and building systems are examined through a holistic design approach. Through small-scale interior design problems, students analyze user requirements, develop design concepts, and generate spatial organization solutions. Site and existing building analyses, environmental data, and functional requirements are integrated into the design process, while freehand drawing, model-making, and digital representation techniques are utilized. Emerging digital technologies and artificial intelligence-supported design tools are critically employed as supportive instruments for research, exploration, and alternative idea-generation processes.

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN-I

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Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Stone, S. ve Brooker, G.2011. İç Mekan tasarımı nedir? Yem Yayınları, İstanbul.
2. 02 Gülersoy, N.Z., Gür, E., Gökmen, G. 2025.Mekan-Tasarım-İnsan. İdeal-kent yayınları.
3. 03 Dodsworth, S. ve Anderson, S. 2015. İç Mekan Tasarımının temelleri. Literatür yayıncılık.
4. 04 Berkin, G. 2026. İç Mimarlıkta Malzeme ve Detay. Yem yayınları, İstanbul.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Explain small-scale interior design problems by considering user requirements, functional relationships, and spatial characteristics. SOLO 3
2. L02 Develop design decisions by analyzing the relationships among ergonomics, spatial organization, form, materials, color, and lighting. SOLO 4
3. L03 Integrate research findings, representation techniques, and appropriate digital design tools into the design process. SOLO 4
4. L04 Evaluate design decisions according to user experience, environmental context, and fundamental sustainability principles. SOLO 5
5. L05 Design a user-oriented small-scale interior project by synthesizing research, concept development, and spatial organization processes. SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Integrate knowledge of interior architecture principles, spatial organization, and visual perception to develop user-centered, functional, aesthetically enriching, and innovative spatial solutions.
2. P02 Analyze and evaluate the relationships among user needs, functional constraints, ergonomics, accessibility, and universal design principles to develop interior architecture solutions across different design scales and contexts.
3. P03 Research, analyze, and relate historical, cultural, and theoretical knowledge to justify design decisions that respect local values while responding to global cultural diversity.
4. P04 Communicate design ideas effectively by integrating visual communication tools, manual and digital representation techniques, and appropriate digital technologies, including artificial intelligence-assisted visualization methods, where appropriate.
5. P05 Evaluate and integrate materials, color schemes, lighting, and furniture systems by considering user experience, environmental comfort, technical performance, and sustainability to create high-quality interior environments.
6. P06 Integrate environmental responsibility, occupant health, and ethical principles to develop sustainable, safe, and healthy interior architecture solutions and justify design decisions.
7. P07 Collaborate and coordinate with professionals from architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, and related disciplines by integrating multidisciplinary knowledge to develop comprehensive spatial solutions.
8. P08 Critically evaluate research, contemporary approaches, and artificial intelligence-assisted design and research methods to generate innovative knowledge and design solutions while sustaining lifelong learning and professional development.
9. P09 Justify professional decisions by integrating ethical principles, cultural, societal, and aesthetic responsibilities with the responsible, legal, and ethical use of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence.
10. P10 Plan, manage, and evaluate interior architecture projects by integrating technical systems, user-centered design methods, regulatory requirements, and contemporary digital project management and design technologies.
11. P11 Evaluate and reinterpret existing and historic interiors by integrating conservation principles, adaptive reuse strategies, and digital documentation techniques to support cultural continuity and sustainable heritage conservation.
12. P12 Integrate inclusive and socially responsible design approaches with entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, professional collaboration, and adaptation to technological transformation to contribute to the sustainable advancement of the profession and society.

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