What is a mockup?
This is a full-size representation of a portion of a design, or a piece of furniture.
What is a base plan?
This is a floor plan drawing of an existing space that an interior design uses in developing interior design drawings.
What is poché?
This is a graphic shading element (either patterned or solid black) used to fill in walls on a plan or to indicate material types in a section.
What are the three types of axonometric drawings?
- isometric
- dimetric
- trimetric
What distinguishes an oblique drawing of an object from an axonometric drawing?
The first is drawn so that one plane of the object appears to be parallel to the picture plane.
The second is drawn so that all three planes of the object appear to be at an angle to the picture plane.
In perspective drawing, what to VPL and/or LVP stand for?
Both these abbreviations stand for the left vanishing point.
What kind of drawing is often used as an aid in developing a design concept when a proposed project will occupy more than one floor of a building?
A stacking diagram.
What four types of information should be included in every programming document?
- the clients goals and objectives
- required spaces and area requirements
- required adjacencies between spaces
specific client requirements for budget, schedule, furnishings, equipment and systems
What is orthographic projection?
This is a method of viewing an object as though the viewer’s line of sight were simultaneously perpendicular to every point on the nearest face of the object.
What characterizes an isometric drawing?
This is a three-dimensional view of an object in which the object is tilted in relation to the picture plane, with two faces of the object most commonly drawn at 30deg to the horizontal.
What is an oblique drawing?
This is a three-dimensional drawing with one side of an object parallel to the picture plane.
What are three advantages of a computer model?
- many views
- fly throughs / walk throughs
- realistic renderings
What is a flow chart, and why is it used?
This is a programming analysis tool used to diagram a client’s sequential business or work process.
How should the interior designer most accurately communicate materials and finish choices to the client?
Materials and finish sample boards should be used for this.
During space planning, what is the best type of diagram to show size and position of individual rooms and areas?
A block plan, or blocking plan.
What does a schematic floor plan show and why is it used?
This type of plan indicated accurate placement of partitions and doors, plumbing fixtures and built-in equipment, along with room names. It is used to finalize space planning prior to beginning construction drawings.
