1. How Completed Interiors Are Achieved: Designing & Building
ART 2650 Introduction to Design Process and Programming Fall M, W 11:50 AM to 1:10 PM Grover Center W125
 Professor: Matthew Ziff
Office: Grover Center W325
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Office Hours: MTWTH: 11: :00 MW: 1:20 - 2:20
How Completed Interiors Are Achieved: Designing & Building

2. The Designing of Interiors involves:
Programming
Concept Development
Client Meetings
Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Documents
Construction Supervision/Checking
‘Punch List’
Post Occupancy Evaluation (If the client is interested in this step)

3. The Actual Building of Interiors involves:
Obtaining all required permits and code approvals
Client approval to go forward with project: selecting a general contractor.
Organizing the sequence of construction trades and building components.
Major engineering and architectural elements are built/installed first:
Installing/constructing Floors
Installing HVAC: furnaces, ductwork, fans, fire and smoke dampers
Installing Electrical wiring
Installing Plumbing lines, hot water heaters etc.
Constructing Interior walls and partitions
Installing/constructing Ceilings
Installing Lighting

4. The Actual Building of Interiors involves:
Installing interior equipment
Applying interior finishes and finish materials
Delivering Furniture
Ventilation period before occupancy

5. How to Construct Interior Components
What are the processes used to construct interior components?
What are materials used to construct interior components?
What are the defining aspects of interior components?

6. How to Construct Interior Components
Pre-fabricated vs on site constructed:
This may apply to almost any interior or architectural components from pre- cast concrete pieces of walls or floors to interior partitions.
Load bearing vs Non-load bearing:
A load bearing wall bears a load from up above, usually another floor or roof load.
A non-load bearing wall is built independent of the main load bearing structure of the building. It can be either an interior or an exterior wall, depending on the framing design.
Construction methods/techniques/technologies
High technology
Low technology

7. How many ways of building an interior wall do you know about?
Wood frame construction
Metal frame construction
Let’s list other techniques and material methods now: