Study Guide

Objective

The students will be able to recognize and analyze functional, structural, aesthetic and qualitative demands of the furniture. The students will be able to design furniture solutions that meet the requirements of usability and spatial design as a whole. Moreover, they will be able to apply generally used construction and material options in their designs. The students will be able to apply the principles of ergonomics and user-centered design into design work. The students will be able to take into account the aspects of production and practical execution, and will make technical drawings of their designs by using CAD softwares.

Content

• Built-in furniture: special features and requirements
• Principles of built-in furniture design: architecture and interior space design, functionality, materials and structures, quality and durability, proportions, requirements of public spaces, user-centered design and ergonomics.
• Design process: definition and evaluation of objectives, taking advantage of user information, creation, sketching, scale model, technical drawings
• Documentation and presentations

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has partially achieved the objectives of the course. The student outlines the whole related to fixed furniture design with its associated components. The student knows their significance as part of the quality of the final design work. During the course, the student is able to take into account different aspects of fixed furniture design in his / her own work. He has completed the duties approved.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has achieved the objectives of the course well. The student understands the whole related to fixed furniture design with its components. The student knows the importance of the components as part of the quality of the final design work. During the course, the student is able to use and apply different aspects of fixed furniture design in his / her own work. He has completed the tasks of the course successfully and has been able to apply the lessons learned in completing them.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has excellently achieved the objectives of the course. The student extensively masters the ensemble of fixed furniture design with its associated components. The student understands their significance as part of the quality of the final design work. During the course, the student is able to skillfully use and apply different aspects of fixed furniture design in their own work. He has completed the tasks of the course, applying what he has learned with particular merit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has partially achieved the objectives of the course. The student outlines the whole related to fixed furniture design with its associated components. The student knows their significance as part of the quality of the final design work. During the course, the student is able to take into account different aspects of fixed furniture design in his / her own work. He has completed the duties approved.