INT 483 Space - Body - Object RelationsMEF UniversityDegree Programs Interior DesignGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Interior Design
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

ECTS Course Information Package

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Course Code INT 483
Course Title in English Space - Body - Object Relations
Course Title in Turkish Mekan Beden Nesne İlişkileri
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Lecture
Level of Course Advanced
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: - Recitation: - Lab: 3 Other: -
Estimated Student Workload 126 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II
ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II
Co-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge 4 semesters of design studio
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To learn to understand and interpret spacetime through performance design.
Course Description This course concentrates on representing space as an organization of different relations and understanding space which is created by the movement of objects and bodies. Students will focus on designing new space time body object relations.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) design a performance;
2) represent movement in 2D and 3D;
3) understand contemporary performance art;
4) comprehend the relation between space time objects and her/his own body.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4
1) Ability to read, write and speak effectively in Turkish and English, equivalent to a B2 European Language Passport Level in English.
2) Ability to use information and understanding of the perceptive, experiential and behavioral aspects of human – space relationship as an input of interior design.
3) Ability to re-interpret the Interior Design profession under the light of rapidly changing theories and approaches.
4) Ability to develop a personal and critical perspective towards the design of spaces.
5) Ability to effectively implement interdisciplinary design and research principles into the solution of problems in her/his field.
6) Ability to bring together her/his knowledge and insight obtained from various sources into the design of interior design problems in a creative way.
7) Ability to use the ethical methodology necessary to develop sustainable interior design approaches with the perspective of social responsibility.
8) Ability to access and use knowledge towards the development of interior spaces using materials and products within the scope of sustainability.
9) Ability to use entrepreneurship, creative thinking and leadership skills towards developing innovative interior design approaches.
10) Ability to find solutions to interior design problems by developing interdisciplinary approaches and within the context of local, national and global networks.
11) Ability to present design ideas in visual, verbal and written media as well as ability to share ideas using analog and digital techniques in national and international professional circles.
12) Ability to develop sensitive and sustainable design approaches respecting needs of various users, local and regional values, natural and cultural heritage.
13) Ability to design interiors in an integral fashion with building systems.
14) Ability to determine individual learning needs in order to become an intellectual professional and the ability to connect with national and international professionals as well as groups.
15) Ability to develop interior design proposals that are suitable for national and international standards, professional etiquette, regulations and legal procedures.
16) Ability to keep track of contemporary research, inventions, approaches and technologies in order to develop new ways of thinking and creating.
17) Ability to create a difference through design solutions by defining and evaluating social and spatial problems, ability to make those available to the society.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Ability to read, write and speak effectively in Turkish and English, equivalent to a B2 European Language Passport Level in English. H Participation
2) Ability to use information and understanding of the perceptive, experiential and behavioral aspects of human – space relationship as an input of interior design. S
3) Ability to re-interpret the Interior Design profession under the light of rapidly changing theories and approaches. S
4) Ability to develop a personal and critical perspective towards the design of spaces. S
5) Ability to effectively implement interdisciplinary design and research principles into the solution of problems in her/his field. H Presentation
6) Ability to bring together her/his knowledge and insight obtained from various sources into the design of interior design problems in a creative way. S
7) Ability to use the ethical methodology necessary to develop sustainable interior design approaches with the perspective of social responsibility. S
8) Ability to access and use knowledge towards the development of interior spaces using materials and products within the scope of sustainability. S
9) Ability to use entrepreneurship, creative thinking and leadership skills towards developing innovative interior design approaches. S
10) Ability to find solutions to interior design problems by developing interdisciplinary approaches and within the context of local, national and global networks. H Presentation
11) Ability to present design ideas in visual, verbal and written media as well as ability to share ideas using analog and digital techniques in national and international professional circles. H Presentation
12) Ability to develop sensitive and sustainable design approaches respecting needs of various users, local and regional values, natural and cultural heritage. S
13) Ability to design interiors in an integral fashion with building systems. S
14) Ability to determine individual learning needs in order to become an intellectual professional and the ability to connect with national and international professionals as well as groups. S
15) Ability to develop interior design proposals that are suitable for national and international standards, professional etiquette, regulations and legal procedures. S
16) Ability to keep track of contemporary research, inventions, approaches and technologies in order to develop new ways of thinking and creating. H Presentation
17) Ability to create a difference through design solutions by defining and evaluating social and spatial problems, ability to make those available to the society. S
Prepared by and Date NURSEV IRMAK DEMİRBAŞ , September 2018
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Space as a construction of distances: Being aware of the space and experiencing the space with the movement of the body, intersecting the distances that constitutes space and seeing space as a construction of distances.
2) Presentation: Invention of the mathematical space and works on body space relations: A presentation on invention of mathematical space, brief history of body space relation, works of contemporary performance, bauhaus, oscar schlemmer, william foresight, martha graham, representation of movement and time.
3) Transformation of the space: Searching the potential of materials like, fabric, rope, tape, chair, table, transforming the space with these materials and searching the movement potentials with the spaces which is transformed with these materials.
4) Movement of the objects: Searching the potentials of the objects, behaviours and movements of objects, intersecting space by the small scale objects like paper, glass, pen and understanding the space made by their movements.
5) 3D and 2D Representations of Movement: 3D and 2D representations of the performative presentations made previous week, maqueete and drawing of the movement
6) Transformation of the Body: Transforming the body with fabric, rope, tape, sticks and searching the movement potentials and intersecting the space with the new body which is transformed with these materials.
7) Movement and potentials of the light: Designing a light setting and searching the movement and journey of light through this setting, playing with mirrors, filters, reflecting and souring materials and shadows.
8) Movement of drawing: Act of drawing as a performance, performing the events happening in the projection space
9) Unseen Forces: Being aware of unseen forces gravity, magnetism, wind and making them visible, searching their potentials
10) Time: Designing a movement serie and breaking it, reorganising the time, dividing movement series into parts and reorganising them.
11) Designing a performance: With the experience gained through the semester as 3-4 person groups students design a performance, works of the different groups can be compounded and engaged for making different performative structures.
12) On going to design a performance
13) On going to design a performance
14) On going to design a performance
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended Readings-
Teaching MethodsStudents constitutes 3-4 person groups and make research on the subject of the week with their own bodies and they present their research as performances. They produce these 2d and 3d representations of these performances and in the end of the semester they design a performance. Students also writes their experiences through the class after every class and there will be a discussion about the meaning and narrative which is constituted by the movement.
Homework and ProjectsStudent groups will design small performances each class and they will make a final project
Laboratory WorkYes (Studio)
Computer UseYes
Other ActivitiesDiscussions about every small performance made in the classes, drawing and modelling the performances
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 1 % 25
Project 1 % 35
Final Examination 1 % 40
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration nursevirmak@gmail.com

Nursev Irmak Demirbaş Email: nursevirmak@gmail.com 80% attendance are compulsory for a successful outcome. Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 1 3 1 70
Homework Assignments 14 4 56
Total Workload 126
Total Workload/25 5.0
ECTS 5