7. Design Communication

Question 1

Schuman Design Company has been awarded the design of a new uniquely themed hotel.
Their ideas for the hotel guest rooms are new, novel and very different from the typical hotel guest room. Which of the following would BEST convey and explain their design concept to the client?

A. samples of the proposed fabric and finishes and images of their furniture
B. construction mockup of the guest room
C. prototype sketch of the proposed guest room
D. hand rendered color perspective drawing of the guest room

Answer 1

B. construction mockup of the guest room

Explanation: Mockups are full-size representations of a portion of a design. Mockups can be made of small elements such as furniture, or of entire rooms. They are a good way to communicate to the client how something will look that has not yet been built, such as a custom-designed workstation or prototype for a hotel room.

Question 2

Where would a vanishing point be placed when creating a perspective drawing?

A. below the picture plane
B. along the height line
C. above the horizon line
D. along the horizon line

Answer 2

D. along the horizon line

Explanation: At some convenient point below the plane a horizontal line is drawn across the paper. This is the horizon line and represents the place where the earth meets the sky, just as in the real three-dimensional world. The horizon line becomes the basis of the perspective view. The points where the horizon line intersects the two vertical lines projected from above become the vanishing points for the actual perspective drawing.

Question 3

What characterizes an isometric drawing?

A. lines of projection are perpendicular to the picture plane
B. a three-dimensional view can easily be created by tilting a floor plan and extending vertical lines
C. the view shows a cut about 5 ft above the floor
D. all axes are drawn to the same scale

Answer 3

D. all axes are drawn to the same scale

Explanation: In an isometric drawing, the projection lines make equal angles to the picture plane and all axes are drawn to the same scale.

Question 4

When preparing for a presentation what is the MOST important?

A. be prepared to sell your idea to the client
B. know the purpose of the presentation
C. impress the client with your knowledge and expertise by using appropriate design vocbulary
D. dress professionally

Answer 4

B. know the purpose of the presentation

Explanation: You must know the purpose of the presentation to use the most appropriate content, organization and tone ultimately enabling you to achieve your purpose.

Question 5

What type of drawing will convey the basic concept or theme of the design, and the communication organizing idea behind the project; such as a concept based on geometry and organized in a curvilinear or angular layout?

A. hierarchy plan
B. test fit plan
C. parti diagram
D. zoning plan

Answer 5

C. parti diagram

Explanation: A parti diagram will convey the basic concept or theme of the design. Parti diagrams communicate the organizing idea behind the project, such as a concept based on geometry and organized in a curvilinear or angular layout. They use graphic images to represent abstraction in a more direct visual manner to provide the main organization concepts of the theme.

Question 6

What is design theory?

Answer 6

Design theory is a way to direct design based on a system of beliefs or philosophy. Theory is NOT style.

Question 7

What is EBD?

Answer 7

EBD stands for evidence-based design (also known as environmental design research). It means basing design decisions on credible research that links one or more environmental elements

Question 8

What is functionalism?

Answer 8

Functionalism places emphasis on simple, rational solutions to design problems without extraneous decoration.

Question 9

What is a mockup?

Answer 9

This is a full size representation of a portion of a design or a piece of furniture.

Question 10

What is a design concept?

Answer 10

This is an idea or statement concerning an overall physical response to ideas developed during programming.

Question 11

During space planning, what is the best type of diagram to show size and position of individual rooms and areas?

Answer 11

A block plan

Question 12

What are three advantages of a computer model?

Answer 12

• Many views
• Fly throughs
• Realistic Renderings

Question 13

What kind of drawing is often used as an aid in developing a design concept when a proposed project will occupy more than one floor of a building?

Answer 13

A stacking diagram

Question 14

In perspective drawing, what do VPL and LVP stand for?

Answer 14

Left Vanishing Point

Question 15

What are the three types of axonometric drawings?

Answer 15

Isometric: 3 dimensions by 3 axes 120 degrees
Dimetric: 2 are the same, 1 is different
Trimetric: all axes appear unequally inclined and with equal distances

Question 16

What is an oblique drawing?

Answer 16

This is a three dimensional drawing with one side of an object parallel to the picture plane.

Question 17

What characterizes an isometric drawing?

Answer 17

This is a three dimensional view of an object in which the object is tilted in relation to the picture plane, with two faces of the object most commonly drawn at 30 degree angles to the horizontal.

Question 18

What is poche?

Answer 18

This is a graphic shading element (either patterned or solid black) used to fill in walls on a plan or to indicate material types in a section.

Question 19

What is a flow chart, and why is it used?

Answer 19

This is a programming analysis tool used to diagram a client’s sequential business or work processes.

Question 20

How should the interior designer most accurately communicate material and finish choices to the client?

Answer 20

Material and finish sample boards should be used for this.

Question 21

What is a base plan?

Answer 21

This is a floor plan drawing of an existing space that an interior designer uses in developing interior design drawings.

Question 22

What distinguishes an oblique drawing of an object from an axonometric drawing?

Answer 22

This first is drawn so that one plane of the object appears to be parallel to the picture plane.

The second is drawn so that all three planes of the object appear to be at an angle to the picture plane.

Question 23

What four types of information should be included in every programming document?

Answer 23

Every document of this kind should include:

• the client’s goals and objectives
• required spaces and area requirements
• required adjacencies between spaces
• specific client requirements for budget, schedule, furnishings, equipment, and mechanical and electrical systems

Question 24

What is orthographic projection?

Answer 24

This is a method of viewing an object as though the viewer’s line of sight were simultaneously perpendicular to every point on the nearest face of the object.

Question 25

What is a mockup?

Answer 25

This is a full size representation of a portion of a design or a piece of furniture.

Question 26

What does a schematic floor plan show and why is it used?

Answer 26

This type of plan indicates accurate placement of partitions and doors, plumbing fixtures, and built -in equipment, along with room names. It is used to finalize construction drawings.