INTERIOR DESIGN 142

Instructor:  Angela Hildre

TEXTILES, INTERIOR MATERIALS AND SOURCES

Room: B204

Office:  L114A

FALL QUARTER 2006 - M / W 12:30 - 2:40

Phone: 

Office Hours: By Appointment

Email:  alhildre@bcc.ctc.edu

 

ASSIGNMENT B – MATERIAL RESEARCH AND PRECEDENT STUDY

 

 

ASSIGNMENT DUE IN CLASS ON Monday, November 13, 2006.

 

 

Assignment Intent:  to understand the process involved in critically researching a material’s properties and its proper use in an interior environment.  This assignment will assist you in thoroughly researching a material for a custom and professional selection and application.

 

Each person will be paired in a team to research one material type, for its physical properties, installation and application methods, appropriateness of the material, life safety, environmental attributes and maintenance.  The material type will be assigned in class.

 

 

MATERIAL CATEGORIES:

 

 1. POURED HARD FLOORING SURFACES

 2. HARD FLOOR TILES (NON STONE)

 3. STONE FLOORING

 4. WOOD FLOORING

 5. RESILIENT FLOORING

 6. CARPET AND CARPET TILE

 7. WOOD PANELING

 8. METAL PANELING

 9. GLASS PARTITIONS

10. WALL BASE MATERIALS

11. PAINTS AND COATINGS

12. WALL TILES (NON STONE)

13. STONE WALLS

14. WALL COVERING

15. FABRIC WRAPPED / STRETCHED PANELS

16. ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILES

17. METAL CEILINGS

18. WOOD CEILINGS

 

 

TECHNICAL RESEARCH

 

Include the following information in your research:

·         Material Category

·         Two specific Material Types from the Category

Example: Material Category Metal Ceilings, Material Types Acoustical Lay-In and Linear Metal

·         Minimum (1) Sample of each Material Type.  Sample should be approximately 12” x 12”.

Two Samples Total

·         List the Material Components of each Material Type.  Provide a detailed definition of each Raw Material that makes up each Material Type.

Example: Metal Lay-In Ceiling: Steel, Paint, Acoustical Fabric

·         Two Installation Methods

·         Draw (1) Detail drawing of each Installation Methods.  Draw details at Full Scale.

Two Details Total

·         List Standard Dimensional Information about each Material Type.  Identify general material sizes available, including width, depth and thickness.

·         List Positive and Negative Attributes of Each Material Type

·         List Health, Welfare and Life Safety Code Requirements*, if applicable, about each Material Type.  List the code and give its definition.

·         List Environmental Pros and Cons of each Material Type.

·         List Sources for information in a bibliography format

 

*Reference the International Building Code (IBC) and the American Disabilities Act (ADA) for code research about your Material Type and Installation Method.

 

 

PRESENTATION FORMAT - HAND IN (1) HARD COPY AND BURN (1) CD

 

Paper Format – Hard Copy

·         Develop the information on full 11 x 17 sheets.  Horizontal Layout.

·         8-1/2” x 11” format will not be accepted.  Pages taped together to create 11 x 17 will not be accepted.

·         Paper should be white or off-white.  No colored paper.

·         Information not meeting this format will be marked down five (5) points.

 

Digital Format - CD

·         Information shall be developed in Word, .pdf or scanned as a .jpg file.  Burn documents on a CD and CLIP it to your Hard Copies.

·         All (7) pages must be in one file (not 7 separate files)

·         Formatting must be on 11” x 17” sheets.

·         Information not meeting this format will be marked down five (5) points.

 

The order of information should be presented as follows, totaling no more than (7) pages:

1.       Technical Research

2.       Detail 1

3.       Detail 2

4.       Photograph of Good Installation

5.       Photograph of Bad Installation

6.       Photograph of Interesting Installation

7.       Bibliography

 

PRECEDENT STUDY

 

Show installation photographs, either from magazines or from local installations.  Images should show examples of the material in use.  Include the following visual evaluation of your researched material:

 

·         Images of (2) Appropriate Installations for each Material Type.  List the project and project location.  Describe why the image shows a good example of the material use.

·         Images of (2) Inappropriate Installations for each Material Type.  List the project and project location.  Describe why the image shows a poor example of the material use.

·         Image of (1) Interesting Installation using the material in a unique way.  List the project and project location.  Describe how the material is being used in a unique way.

 

 

Oral Presentation

 

Each team will give a brief oral presentation of their assignment to the class.  Be prepared to discuss the following areas of discussion with the class:

 

·         Technical Information Overview about the Material Category and Types

 

·         Samples

 

·         Precedent Studies