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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

Programme Titles BA (Hons) & FdA Hospitality Business Management

Module Title Rooms Division Systems (Part A - Environmental Design) Assignment Title 038 CW1 Rooms Division Systems (Part A - Environmental Design) Weighting This assignment is worth 33 % of the total marks for this module. Lecturers Malcolm Howard Room 703 (Ext 2267) m.howard@ucb.ac.uk Chris Watson Room 611 (Ext 2670) c.watson@ucb.ac.uk

Module Code 038 Level Level 4 (Certificate Level)

Hand Out Date Week 1 WC 03.10.2011 This assignment and the Module Delivery Scheme (Lectures) have been structured to allow you to complete the individual remits on a WEEKLY basis. If the milestone completion date for each remit is not explicit in the assignment they will be made clear when the Module Delivery Scheme and assignment are launched. Do NOT try to complete everything just before the due date as this may have a detrimental affect on your work and your grade. Hand In Date Week 12 Friday 20.01.2012 Completed assignments must be handed in to the Resource centre BEFORE 2.30pm and the FINAL due date indicated above. You should endeavour to submit your assignment BEFORE the final due date and time. You should certainly make sure your assignment is printed before the final due date so any technical problems can be identified and resolved. If for reasons beyond your control you miss the 2.30pm deadline on the FINAL due date indicated above then your late (exceeded deadline) assignment should also be submitted at the Resource centre. You should however also contact the College Registry on the 7th Floor (8.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday) and complete an Extenuating Circumstances Form and ensure that one of the copies of the Extenuating Circumstances Form is also submitted to your Year Manager. Frontispiece Assignment Key CW1 Rooms Division Systems (Part A - Environmental Design)

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In order to access the correct frontispiece you will need to access the Assignment Tracking System (ATS) via UCB Online or directly by typing in http://ats.ucb.ac.uk You will need to use the above Assignment Key to access the frontispiece which should be attached to your submitted work. Module Learning Outcomes Having completed this assignment the student will be able to. iii. Carry out a series of basic design processes and demonstrate an appreciation of design concepts in specific situations.

This assignment has been structured to assist students in developing the necessary knowledge and skills to work with interior designers in a professional context in their future careers. The remits allow students to demonstrate that they are capable of communicating customer needs, (Specifying design criteria) as well as monitoring and evaluating the design process and outcome.

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Transferable skills This assignment develops the transferable skill of Communication. This skill is developed via communication in a variety of formats such as, A Written Brief, A Floor Plan (Visual), Colour Schemes (Visual), A Lighting Plan (Visual). Students must also record, clarify and justify in writing their selection and application of design elements. Providing an analysis of the practical outcome with suggestions for modification and improvement.

Format 1. EACH STUDENT MUST PRODUCE AN INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO. Students will be provided with the opportunity to provide physical evidence for most of the remits in class, working in teams of 4 to 5 or for some tasks 2 to 3. (As indicated by and agreed with the lecturer). At the end of each remit students should reproduce the physical evidence generated, for their own individual portfolio and record their names on it. HOWEVER, IT IS EACH STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO WRITE AN INDIVIDUAL REVIEW FOR EACH OF THE REMITS. Your review should provide clarification and justification for the work produced, and it should also include an evaluation and suggestions for improvement. 2. The practical evidence you generate for each remit should be treated as an illustration and included in the main body of your assignment with the relevant written work it should NOT be submitted as an appendix. 3. You must acknowledge and reference your sources of information correctly using the directions in How to present references in your written work in the Academic Matters Section of the current UCB Students Handbook. 4. You should follow the guidelines on Presentation of Submitted Work which is also in the Academic Matters Section of the current UCB Students Handbook. (All work should be on A4 white paper. The assignment should be word-processed, using 12pt Times or Times Roman double-spaced) 5. The submitted assignment MUST be in a plastic wallet. 6. It MUST NOT be stapled.- as it may tear if photocopied as part of the verified sample. 7. The correct frontispiece and assignment receipt with all of your details completed must also be included. Length The Individual clarification for each remit (justification and evaluation) should be word-processed and approximately 100 to 200 words long see individual remits. Workshop Support Students who were unable to attend, and produce the physical evidence required, should attend the Time tabled Art & Design Workshops. WORKSHOP TIMETABLES ARE AVAILABLE FROM UCB ONLINE AND WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED ON YOUR PROGRAMME NOTICE BOARD AND ON THE WORKSHOP NOTICE BOARD OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY (5TH FLOOR). Grading Criteria As this is a practical assignment the Colleges Level 4 (Certificate Level) Generic Grading Criteria does not apply. The specific guidelines and grading criteria for each section of the assignment are indicated in a bold typeface. They are also listed in each section of the feedback sheet enclosed at the back of this assignment. Your grade is dependant upon the amount of consideration in the production of effective evidence that fulfils all of the criteria specified in the appropriate section of the assignment then explained and practiced in lectures. It is also dependant upon the depth, detail and accuracy of your written justifications. Plagiarism Please note that this assignment is an individual piece of work and should represent your own individual effort. College policy in case of plagiarism will apply.
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To develop an awareness of what plagiarism is and what constitutes acceptable academic writing and citation, visit PLATO http://ucbonline.ucb.ac.uk/shared/plato/index.html. (However please note whilst there are other forms of referencing mentioned within PLATO i.e. Harvard, you MUST follow the UCB referencing guide when citing the source of the information in your assignments.)

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Assignment Remit
The following remits have been structured and sequenced to follow a logical design process and allow the development of design concepts. Clear evidence of this process and your development, should be observed by your lecturer in class. Workshop Support Students who were unable to attend, and produce the physical evidence required, should attend the Time tabled Art & Design Workshops.

SECTION 1 Setting design criteria (Brief) (200 words)

Your remit is to write a brief for the design of a 3 star Hotel Bedroom for International Business Tourists explaining and expanding upon the general criteria listed below. This remit will prepare students to develop the necessary skills of setting and communicating design criteria and specifications.

General information As you can not provide the specific information for this section (apart from dates which you can estimate & justify) you should state what information should be included and explain why it is important. End user description and requirements You should provide a basic profile of your clientele, stating their requirements for the environment specified. (PPS) Functional requirements You should state and explain the functional requirements for the environment specified. Aesthetic requirements You should state and explain the aesthetical requirements for the environment specified. (State the basis of and the visual style required Vernacular, Ancient, Classical, Historical, Art-ism, Modernist or Post Modernist justifying the styles appearance and application minimalist, classical, historical, prestigious, stylistic, fashionable, utilitarian, industrial, eclectic, humanist or humorous in terms of the perception of the environment and the target markets tastes and expectations) Design considerations and issues. You should identify and discuss any design issues that have not included in the main parts of the brief, but are relevant to producing and effective environment. Working procedure To generate evidence for your individual portfolio students are allowed to work in class as a team of four or five students. However, it is each students responsibility to complete the brief individually providing clarification and justification for the criteria included in their brief. The group should initially brainstorm using the above criteria and the handout Specifying Design Criteria. Record the answers so you can write them up neatly later, providing further written clarification and justifications for their inclusion in the brief.

THE EVIDENCE YOU GENERATE FOR THIS REMIT SHOULD BE TREATED AS AN ILLUSTRATION AND INCLUDED IN THE RELEVANT SECTION OF THE MAIN BODY OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT. IT SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED AS AN APPENDIX.

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SECTION 2 Floor plan - Layout & arrangement (100 words)

Your remit is to select and arrange items into an effective bedroom plan. YOU MUST USE THE PRINTED ROOM LAYOUT, ITEMS & ACTIVITY SPACES PROVIDED DURING YOUR SPACE PLANNING LECTURE. DO NOT DRAW YOUR OWN ROOM! You should consider and justify the items selection and arrangement using the design criteria and specifications covered in Remit 1 Setting design criteria (Brief). Do not assume that all of the required facilities and features are included! You may wish to identify or suggest extra, or alternative, items and facilities that may also need to be included in the room. However if you add these to your plan they MUST be drawn accurately to scale. This Remit intends to raise an awareness of the functional requirements and considerations for the design of a hotel bedroom. It has been prepared to assist you, as the designers client, in developing the necessary skills for assisting in the development of, and checking, such a floor plan. Working procedure To generate physical evidence for your individual portfolio students are allowed to work in class as a team of four or five students. However, it is each students responsibility to write an individual review for this task. This review should provide clarification and justification for the selection and position of furniture, and any overlapping of the items space requirements on the layout. It should also include suggestions for modification and improvement. a). b). The first sheet in this set shows the dimensions of the room. The next 4 sheets show the items that you should consider locating in the bedroom. Due to limited space you do not have to install all the items. You should however justify the selection or rejection of the items in relation to the design criteria indicated in Remit 1 Setting design criteria (Brief). The next 4 sheets show the space the end users require to use these items. These dimensions have been produced by using anthropometric and ergonomic data. Some of these space requirements may overlap - but you should justify why you can have these spaces overlapping on your final layout. Using a pencil, one member of the group should begin to record INSIDE the space requirement shapes the name of the item the space relates to. (If one of your team members does not do this you will not know which space and item go together when you have cut them all out) Using the scissors provided the remaining students should start cutting out the individual items; and then the items space requirements when task 1 has been completed. The team should now select the items they are installing whilst one member of the group records the justification for the items selection. All the team should attempt to arrange the items, and their spaces into a draft bedroom plan that the whole group is agreed upon. Using the glue stick provided one member should affix the items, and their spaces, into location.

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When the above Remit is complete you should Record all the group members names on each sheet. Make four or five photocopies of the remit so each member will have a copy of the originals for their own individual portfolio. THE EVIDENCE YOU GENERATE FOR THIS REMIT SHOULD BE TREATED AS AN ILLUSTRATION AND INCLUDED IN THE RELEVANT SECTION OF THE MAIN BODY OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT. IT SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED AS AN APPENDIX.

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SECTION 3 Interior Colour Schemes (Spatial perception) (100 words)

Your Remit is to select, apply and modify colours using the computer template provided to make the following perceptual changes to the environment 1. Increase the ceiling height. 2. Make the back wall recede (Move backwards) 3. Decrease the space between the walls. Note: Your print outs MUST have your NAME & the REMIT TITLE on! This Remit aims to raise an awareness of the use of colour in changing the end users spatial perception of the environment. Working procedure To generate physical evidence for your individual portfolio students are allowed to work in class as a team of two or three students. However, it is each students responsibility to write an individual review for this task. Your review should provide clarification and justification for the selection and application of colours (Red or Blue) and values (Light or dark) you should also include suggestions for modification and improvement. A. Answer the following questions Which type of colours visually advance; and thus perceptually reduce a space? a.) Cold (e.g. Blue) b.) Warm (e.g. Red) By changing the colours value (lightness or darkness) how could you maximise the above effect? a.) Make it lighter (Tints / white) b.) Make it darker (Shades / black) Which type of colours visually recede; and thus perceptually expand a space? a.) Cold (e.g. Blue) b.) Warm (e.g. Red) By changing the colours value (lightness or darkness) how could you maximise The above effect? a.) Make it lighter (Tints / white) b.) Make it darker (Shades / black) B. B.1. B.2. B.3. Using the handout A Digital Introduction to Interior Colour Schemes provided you should now Open the template created for you on the computer Open both the Colour Mixer and the Colour List windows. Using the colour mixer window select red then blue and save the colours by dragging them in to the colour list window Using the colour mixer window neutralise or tint your colours and save the modified colours in to the colour list window Apply the colour scheme to the room. When the group is satisfied with the applied colour scheme. Ensure that the group names have been recorded in the text box at the bottom left hand side of the template Save your work

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SECTION 4 Interior Colour Schemes (Mood & effect) (300 words)

Using the computer template provided your remit is to select, apply and modify a colour scheme to make the environment appear 4.1. Professional & Corporate (Business like) (100 WORDS) 4.2. Stylish & Trendy (Fashionable) (100 WORDS) 4.3. Welcoming & Comfortable (Warm) (100 WORDS) Note: Your print outs MUST have your NAME & the REMIT TITLE on!

This Remit aims to raise an awareness of the use of colour in creating environmental mood and its psychological effect on the end users. Working procedure To generate physical evidence for your individual portfolio students are allowed to work in class as a team of Two or Three students. However, it is each students responsibility to write an individual review for this task. This review should follow the SIX STAGE PROCESS (See handout) and provide justification for the selection of a single base colour (hue), the selection of a colour scheme, and the selection and application of Chroma (intensity saturation), Value (lightness or darkness) as well as their application in Area and Proportion. You should then analyse the effect created including any suggestions for modification and improvement. A. Select a single colour that you as a group feel reflects one of the criteria from above. B. Select a colour scheme to go with the above hue (colour) you have selected. As a reminder the main colour schemes are Monochromatic A single Hue (colour) used in a variety of chroma (intensity) or value (lightness or darkness) Harmonious Hues lie adjacent (next to) each other on colour wheel Complementary Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel. You are strongly advised to read your notes on the advantages, disadvantages and application guides for the above colour schemes. C. Decide how you will modify the colours scheme selected by altering the colours Chroma (intensity - saturation) or Value (lightness or darkness) tints. See the handout A Digital Introduction to Interior Colour Schemes for how to do this

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Apply the colours

Using the handout A Digital Introduction to Interior Colour Schemes provided you should now .. E.1. E.2. E.3. E.4. E.5. F Open the template created for you on the computer Open both the Colour Mixer and the Colour List windows. Using the colour mixer window create the colours selected and save the colours in to the colour list window Using the colour mixer window modify your colours and save the modified colours in to the colour list window Apply the colour scheme to the room. When the group is satisfied with the applied colour scheme. Ensure that the group names have been recorded in the text box at the bottom left hand side of the template also record the type of effect you were trying to create. Save your work Print out 2/3 copies from the colour printer.

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THE EVIDENCE YOU GENERATE FOR THIS REMIT SHOULD BE TREATED AS ILLUSTRATIONS. AND INCLUDED IN THE RELEVANT SECTION OF THE MAIN BODY OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT. IT SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED AS AN APPENDIX. EACH PIECE OF EVIDENCE (PRINT OUT OF COLOUR SCHEME) SHOULD BE CLEARLY LABELLED EG: 4.1. Professional & Corporate (Business like) (100 WORDS) 4.2. Stylish & Trendy (Fashionable) (100 WORDS) 4.3. Welcoming & Comfortable (Warm) (100 WORDS) And have your name typed upon it.

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SECTION 5 Light Systems (200 300 words)

Your Remit is to plan an effective lighting system for your previously created Bedroom Floor Plan This Remit aims to assist students to develop the necessary skills of setting criteria and then selecting light sources and systems for an interior environment. Working procedure To generate physical evidence for your individual portfolio students are allowed to work in class as a team of four or five students. However, it is each students responsibility to write an individual review for this task. You should photocopy your previously created bedroom Floor Plan from Section 2. Do NOT use the original as you will need this to illustrate Section 2 and your Light Plan should be in Section 5. On your Floor Plan you should indicate the location of your light fittings. Each Light fitting should also be clearly labelled or numbered and then referred to in your written justifications the structure and contents of which are indicated below. Your plan and justifications should cover the end users lighting requirements identified for General, Ambient, Accent or Mood and Task or Spot lighting. Your justifications should then cover the following criteria: Quantity & Quality, Glare & Dazzle, Flexibility & Control, Safety, Maintenance and Running Costs. Your selection and justifications for your lighting plan should consider and include: 1. The end users requirements (Perception, Function, Tasks & Activities eg Sleeping) And the intended aesthetics & mood as stated in Remit 1 Setting design criteria (Brief). 2. The Natural lighting Therefore the window should be the first item labelled / numbered on your plan. (You should consider its Assessment, Quantity & Quality, Running Costs and its usage in terms of Flexibility & Control and Glare & Dazzle) 3. The artificial lighting required in the room. 3.1 The location of each light fitting should be labelled / numbered on your plan. 3.2 You should justify the fittings location (End user requirements & tasks - See 1 above). 3.2 Identify the role of the illumination (General, Ambient, Accent or Mood and Task or Spot) 3.3 State and justify the artificial Light Source (Natural Tungsten Fluorescent, Neon, Fibre optic etc) (Consider Quantity & Quality, Safety, Maintenance & Running Costs.) 3.4 State and justify the Light System (Downlighting, uplighting, track & task etc) (Consider Quantity & Quality Flexibility & Control, Safety, Maintenance & Running Costs) 3.5 State and justify Lamp and Luminare. (Its fitting, size shape and finish) (Consider Quantity & Quality, Glare & Dazzle, Flexibility & Control, Safety, Maintenance and Running Costs.) 3.6 Provide overview of your Light Plan in terms of Safety, Flexibility & Control and Running costs. The group should initially brainstorm using the above criteria, record the answers so you can write them up neatly later, providing further written clarification and justifications for your decisions. When the above remit is complete you should make four or five photocopies of the remit so each member will have a copy of the originals for their own individual portfolio. THE EVIDENCE YOU GENERATE FOR THIS REMIT SHOULD BE TREATED AS AN ILLUSTRATION AND INCLUDED IN THE RELEVANT SECTION OF THE MAIN BODY OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT. IT SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED AS AN APPENDIX.

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(038) Rooms Division Systems (Environmental Design) Feedback sheet

Students Name: Programme Group Assignment Title Lecturer s BA HBM sA s Other ________________________ sB

(038) Rooms Division Systems (Environmental Design) s M.Howard s C.Watson Date: Date:

Section 1

Setting design criteria -Brief (200 words)

All General information listed and fully explained and justified, Full End user description and requirements stated (PPS), Functional requirements, tasks, activities fully stated and clarified, Aesthetic requirements stated and clarified, Design considerations & issues fully reviewed.

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Section 2

Floor plan - Layout (100 words)

Floor Plan included is effective, practical and accurate . Full consideration and justification of items selection, position and overlapping of space. Inclusion of good suggestions for modification or the suggested inclusion and location of appropriate alternative fixtures and features.

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Section 3

Interior Colour Schemes -Spatial perception (100 words)

Effective and accurate Practical Task included with specified perceptual spatial changes demonstrated . (Ceiling height reduced, back wall advanced, space between the walls increased) Clarification questions answered correctly. Detailed and appropriate justification & analysis of selection and application of Hue, Chroma and Tone on ceiling, walls, floor and fixtures and fittings. Appropriate suggestions for improvement to practical task.

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Section 4

Interior Colour Schemes - Mood & effect (300 words)

4.1. Professional & Corporate (Business like) - 4.2. Stylish & Trendy (Fashionable) - 4.3. Welcoming & Comfortable (Warm) Effective and accurate Practical Task included with effect clearly and appropriately demonstrated. Detailed and appropriate justification and evaluation for and of base colour (hue), colour scheme, application of Chroma (intensity - saturation) or Value (lightness or darkness) and appropriate suggestions for improvement to practical task..

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Section 5

Light Planing (200 - 300 words)

Effective, practical and accurate Light Plan included. Good consideration and linkage in justifications to End User requirements, Perception (aesthetics and mood), Function (Tasks & Activities). Natural lighting fully considered and reviewed in terms of benefits, disadvantages and control. Artificial light fittings location clearly identified and justified in terms of end user requirements.. Identification and justification of appropriate Light sources (Tungsten Fluorescent, neon, fibre optic etc), Light Systems (Downlighting, uplighting, track & task) Lamps & Luminares (Size, shape, fitting) using appropriate criteria. Overview of Safety, Flexibility, Control and Costs shows awareness of key issues. Full application of Justification Criteria (Quantity & Quality, Glare & Dazzle, Flexibility & Control, Safety, Maintenance, Running Costs.)

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______________________________________________________________________________ Overall comments

Practical Tasks (Effectiveness, Consideration and level of Awareness) Carry out a series of basic design processes and demonstrate an appreciation of design concepts in specific situations. Plan, Specify & Evaluate Design Criteria. Understand and communicate customer needs, (Specify design criteria) Monitoring and evaluate the design process and outcome. Communication, Problem solving & Creativity Written justifications (Structure & Clarity, Grammar & Vocabulary, Analysis, Reading & Referencing)

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FINAL Grade
A++ A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DE

This assignment is worth 33 % of the total marks for this module.

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