Capstone: Interior Architecture Practice 2
72 Hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit addresses the developments undertaken in Interior Architecture Practice 1 to enable a high quality, well-resolved project outcome. The aim is for students to develop a deep understanding of innovative, commercial architectural spaces with the intention of developing a professional, specialised outcome.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Produce a refined brief and project plan that outlines a strategy for solving a well-defined problem
- Critically evaluate proposed design directions through real-world justifications, substantiated by continuing critical analysis of relevant trends and issues
- Produce a highly refined and detailed design outcome and/or prototype to professional standards
- Evaluate the investigative process and outcomes through concise, coherent and well-structured documentation, reports and presentations
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Studio | 6.00 | 12 weeks | 72 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 19.00 | 12 weeks | 228 |
| TOTAL | 300 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detailed Design Outcome and/or Prototype | Individual | 45% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Documentation of Design Research and Project Development | Individual | 45% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Project: Refinement and Synthesis of Research, Project Brief and Project Plan | Individual | 10% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Conduct further design research to refine and substantiate developments
- Apply a range of analytical and research skills to facilitate the articulation of a design outcome
- Design and detail to professional standards ready for manufacture/construction
- Produce a high quality and highly detailed prototype
- Execute a commercially viable project outcome
- Produce a highly detailed written and illustrated rationale that documents the design development and outcome
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.