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Objectives:

The student will:

• Compare and contrast the different periods of interior décor from the 20^th Century to the present.
• Observe and compare two interior design programs on HGTV and take notes on the ways the clients were interviewed and how designers presented their ideas.
• Be the designer for an imaginary client who wants to spend a designated amount of money to design their personal bedroom.
• Create a floor plan for the room indicating furniture, built-ins, architectural features measured to scale of one ¼” = 1 foot.
• Create a room elevation of one feature wall in color. See detail
• Make a presentation board in a collage of color samples, fabrics and flooring, mounted with the color elevation.
• Students will create a three-dimensional model of an architectural blueprint.

Media: Watercolor pencils, pencil, pen and ink, watercolors, mat board/illustration board, Xx-acto knives, metal rulers, glue

Evaluation: By rubric. Peer critique. Teacher evaluation for objectives met.

Instructional Plan

• Teacher will introduce the unit by presenting visuals of the evolution of decor in the 20^th century. Begin a discussion of trends with colors and furniture styles and how they represented the current events of the time.
• Teacher demonstrates how to create a scaled floor plan of ¼” to a foot and illustrates standard architectural symbols that are used. Students are given a handout of these symbols as a reference.
• For homework, students will measure furniture in their home for depth and height and width of chairs, sofas, desks, beds to be used for reference.
• Students complete the handout “Interior Design” to indicate room size.                                                                
• Students begin their floor plan using ¼” graph paper and will show room divisions for bathroom and closet, windows and furniture placement on the floor plan.
• Students research color combinations by looking at design magazines and begin collecting samples of interesting fabrics, floor coverings and window coverings.
• Teacher demonstrates how a designer transposes a floor plan into a room elevation. Class discussion contrasts and compares a two point perspective corner illustration with an elevation of one wall. Clarify elevation.

• Students make several thumbnail sketches of their room elevation using a select area of their room and design a color scheme.
• Students transpose their design onto a 9x12” drawing paper and complete the elevation using pen and watercolor pencils.
• Students build a scaled 3-D floor plan from the blueprint they created by using illustration board cut and attached on edge. See example
• Students do a creative presentation board of their floor plan, room elevation, color samples, swatches and photos of the furniture to be presented to a “client”.
• Students present their work as “designer to client” for peer critique with a small group of students. Students note any suggestions and revisions with teacher as facilitator.

 Student Worksheet:

Name ____________________________   Period_______   Date___________

You will design your personal bedroom. You will be given a large budget of 50,000 dollars. You are the architect and designer. You will draw a floor plan to scale and do a color elevation of one wall. You will use your knowledge of color theory to create a color scheme for the room. You will make a presentation board with swatches of fabric, carpet or use photos of your selections and your floor plan and elevation drawings.

Size of room: ____x_____ feet.  A graphic square will equal a foot. A graphic square will equal a foot.

Where are the architectural essentials to be placed?

a.   Windows: how many?                  b.   Doorways: How many? What type? Double? Sliding? French? What size? 30”?  36”?  

c.    Bathroom?                                   d.    Closet (s)? Type of doors? Size of closet. Built-ins?

Architectural extras: Fireplace, Jacuzzi, gym area, balcony, exits to outside (type of doors), window seat, Loft.

Floor coverings: Wood? Stone? Tile? What size tile? Carpet? Area rugs?

Furniture: Bed, dressers, night tables, TV built-in?  A unit for stereo/DVD, etc. Computer /desk area, lounge chairs, coffee table,                                                               

Accessories: lamps, fan, decorative items on tables, wall décor, draperies, bedspread, accents.

Color scheme: Find color samples in magazines and use them for sample swatches. Use actual fabric for ideas; collect pictures of rugs and flooring as well as other accessories from home magazines. Sunday newspaper ads are a good source.

Outdoor area (opt.) Consider furniture, trees, potted plants, umbrella, type of patio or balcony- wood decking, stone, slate or pavers?

Assessment: Rubric adapted from Marianne Galyk

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