Kitchen and Bathroom Planning and Design Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Kitchens and bathrooms are the most complex and expensive part of any interior space and are considered a specialised arm of the industry. They both involve regulations, detained planning, installing services, controlling budgets and producing stunning additions to the interior. This course will help you to understand all of these elements and allow you to make informed design decisions within these spaces.
You'll learn how to write a detailed client brief and translate this into a functional and visual space. You'll be guided through with inspiring and informative lectures, demonstrations and tutorials and develop the knowledge and tools to communicate your ideas.
This is a perfect platform for which to launch your specialisation in this field or to help you design your own interior spaces with confidence.
This course is available both on campus or online.
Who this course is for
This course is ideal for practicing interior designers, and others keen to gain a working knowledge of kitchen and bathroom planning and design.
It will also suit anyone interested in investigating new ideas and inspirations for their home, along with students on related courses.
Basic drawing technical skills required. Please note that this course benefits students being able to allocate time to work on their projects outside of the classroom.
Key information
Topics covered
- The principles of kitchen and bathroom planning and design
- Taking the client brief
- How to prepare a site survey
- Space planning and ergonomics
- Building regulations and practical considerations
- Storage solutions
- Understanding services and equipment
- Drawing plans and sections
- 3D Axonometric drawing
- Preparing a materials board
- Writing and preparing a specification
- Materials and finishes
- Colour and lighting
- Styles, trends and new technologies
Learning outcomes
- Be able to translate a clients brief into a feasible interior design proposal
- Produce a mood board with detailed floor plans and elevations at a scale of 1:25 of either a kitchen or bathroom
- Come away with the skills to tackle your own projects
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
On campus or online
- 0.5 technical drawing pencil
- 2h 0.5 drawing leads for tech pencil
- 45 degree set square (approx 250 - 300mm in size)
- Scale ruler with scales including 1:20, 1:25, 1:50, 1:75, 1:125
- Eraser
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Roll of 25mm masking tape
- Interior magazines you can cut up or a printer to print images from the internet
- Notebook and pen
- A3 tracing paper
- A3 layout paper
- Sheet of A3 graph paper x 4
- A3 cardboard or paper
To take part in the Online sessions you will also need:
- A computer mouse
- An A4 printer
If you are taking this course online, please see our Guide to taking online short courses.
Tutor
Debbie Blandford
Debbie Blandford has a Masters Degree from the Royal College of Art and 28 years experience working as design consultant to architectural practices and individual clients. She has a passion for working collaboratively and globally, resulting in a truly eclectic career. Projects have included hotels, bars and restaurants, aviation design, exhibitions, and high end residential interiors.
Clients have included the government of Saudi Arabia. Debbie also designs Furniture offering a truly bespoke interior service as well as developing products with Ross Lovegrove.
Alongside her professional career she has taught part time across all educational levels in both the public and private sectors as well as delivering specialist courses for companies including British Airways, The Foreign Office and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Currently Associate Lecturer at The University of the Arts London & Professor at Syracuse University.
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