From research to 3D modelling and project management, BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design explores the human scale and relationship in the continuously changing context of spatial environments. Students learn to develop and design the right contexts and identities of these spatial environments in different areas of SMLXL, which stands not only for the scale of the environment but also for the scale of manufacturing and exclusivity. Apart from international case studies, students are exposed to Asian culture and will integrate their own identities reflecting their choice of design solutions.
To make the broadness of the course visual we introduced the axiom SMLXL. The range is from interior objects to large public spaces, small spaces such as domestic rooms to megastructure interiors such as airports. To address this variety in a way that gives clarity and precision to learning and teaching the course identifies the areas as small (S), medium (M), large (L) and extra-large (XL), giving the axiom SMLXL, which is used as a device within the course giving an overview of work in the field of interior design while identifying its different areas. At each level the student has the possibility to focus on a specific field where their strength lies. Graduates specialise in one of the SMLXL fields.
Students will be able to draw from wide source of projects in Asia, participate in competitions and collaborative projects and work in multidisciplinary teams. This will only increase their global employability and prepare them to launch their own businesses as well.