Interior Design for Commercial Spaces

Constructional problem solving. Standard solutions/non-standard solutions. Mass production/custom production. Static interiors/space in motion. Construction parameters. Teacher: Mette Bak Andersen

‘On-site’: Project materialization. Construction & Installations. Materials. Building regulations.  Illumination.Theory & Practice.  Project construction detail development Teacher: Massimo

Personal ‘coaching’ sessions dedicated to helping the student to widen his vision of his professional reality, allowing him to observe that reality from a variety of viewpoints, widening his capacity to respond, developing new strategies and new forms of communication and behaviour Teacher: Natalia Mellado

Design in industry, education services & leisure. Role of design manager. Design & Innovation. Design strategy. Corporate communication. Professional practice. Teacher: Marc Guitart

A holistic approach to eco-design will be outlined, aimed at producing low-energy sustainable construction with a minimal environmental footprint. Site-responsive, bio-climatic design.Passive and active solar. Thermal mass and lightweight structures.Sustainable materials. Life-cycle. Recycled materials. Eco-installations.The wider eco-context. Teacher: Petz Scholtus

Teacher: Marc Guitart

Graphic programmes:  Photoshop, Freehand, Illustrator.  CAD: Autocad, 3D Studio Max Teacher: Henry Lentz

Project examples. Project Planning. Calendars, Budgets. Control procedures. Human resources and team management. Time management. Negotiation and financial management. Teacher: Igor Peraza

The studio sessions will focus on developing an understanding of the culture of the market economy, through a unique major project, covering a broad spectrum of commercial activity. The project in question is the redesign of a commercial ‘mall’ in central Barcelona. The mall is located in one of the most expensive retail sites in Spain, ensuring that the surroundings are constantly thronged with eager shoppers, but nevertheless, it remains ubiquitously empty of shoppers.The project requires strategic reassessment and ‘re-positioning’, in the initial phases, before proceeding to the design of a series of spaces within the mall that relate to differing market segments: Visual Merchandising, Fashion and Food. Teacher: Josep Ferrando

The studio sessions will focus on developing an understanding of the culture of the market economy, through a unique major project, covering a broad spectrum of commercial activity. The project in question is the redesign of a commercial ‘mall’ in central Barcelona. The mall is located in one of the most expensive retail sites in Spain, ensuring that the surroundings are constantly thronged with eager shoppers, but nevertheless, it remains ubiquitously empty of shoppers.The project requires strategic reassessment and ‘re-positioning’, in the initial phases, before proceeding to the design of a series of spaces within the mall that relate to differing market segments: Visual Merchandising, Fashion and Food. Teacher: Niall O’Flynn

Workshop-like classes to create awareness of requirements of public speaking, including video-feedback Teacher: Edouardo Fano

Software organization within the office. Software integration. Work-sharing. Teacher: Alessandro Scarnato

Structure of the office. Work organitzation. Interaction with external professionals. Teacher: Alessandro Scarnato

What does it take to generate good, meaningful play? How do you get people to participate? Why would they want to? In this workshop, we will survey environmental factors of the retail environment and use the information gathered to create strategies for play. Children become active players and authors in the retail environment. Teacher: Kelsey Snook

Services and spaces are intimately linked yet too often they are not considered in conjunction with one another during design development, which leads to lost opportunities. We will investigate this relationship and use some service design methodologies and tools to link the two together to expose new potential for creating more compelling experiences. We will gain rapid awareness of services through direct observation and analysis of some local offerings and their characteristics and then use visualization techniques to represent them. Through an exploration of opportunities based on our first hand observations we will develop and present new opportunity spaces. Teacher: Cale Thompson Ryder

What does it take to generate good, meaningful play? How do you get people to participate? Why would they want to? In this workshop, we will survey environmental factors of the retail environment and use the information gathered to create strategies for play. Children become active players and authors in the retail environment.