Interior

Course guarantor:

Zuzana Pešková

Lecturer:

Vladimír Gleich

Tutor:

Vladimír Gleich, Helena Hexnerová, Zuzana Pešková, Jiří Trojan, Jakub Zoula

Supervisor:

Department of Architecture

Synopsis:

Basics of interior design: the relationship of functions to the design of interior space, scale, physical properties of the interior and their influence on the human senses (light, sound, thermal comfort + artwork, etc.).

Separate lectures: daylight and artificial light, sources and requirements. Psychology of colour. Acoustics of indoor spaces. The overall effect of residential and commercial interiors on human psyche and client success.

Classical materials for floors, walls, ceilings, suspended ceilings. Basic design structures in the furniture industry.

New materials: nanotechnology, high-pressure metallaminates, polymethyl methacrylates, membrane structures in interior design.

Requirements:

To obtain credit, you must actively participate in the exercises (three absences are allowed) and submit a completed conceptual design according to the instructor's assignment. The submission method will be specified by each instructor. The exercises will be evaluated as pass/fail.

There are two ways to take the exam:

A) Based on bonus tests written during lectures.

B) Registering for the regular exam date and taking an oral exam.

For more detailed information and specific dates, please refer to Moodle.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. - 3. What is considered to be interior design and its main physical properties in relation to each other and individually, and their effect on the human psyche: Space and layout of functions and feng shui, colors, daylight and artificial light, acoustic and thermal comfort in space, artwork and living elements.

4. - 5. Glass in interiors

6. Membranes in interiors

7. Materials for interiors

8. - 9. Surface finishes

10. A cross-section of interior design development

11. Interior styles

12. Interior design in practice

13.Interior design in practice

Syllabus of tutorials:

A specific interior design problem is assigned, which students work on and consult during the semester. The subject of work in the exercises is the conceptual design of a small-scale interior with elaboration of selected details. During the semester a field trip and demonstration of specific materials in the form of samples is included.

Study Objective:

The ability to creatively design and deal with different types of interior spaces Gaining the ability for sensitive use of materials, colours, surfaces, textures and to reach desired optical effects in the interior.

Study materials:

A list, including recommended websites of leading design studios and manufacturers, is included in the first lectures, along with an example of the development of interior design in recent years.

Recommended literature

Zumthor, P.: Atmospheres. Ark, 2013, 978-80-87545-22-5.

Ching, F. D. K. - Binggeli C. Interior Design Illustrated. John Wiley & Sons Inc., USA, 2012, 368 p. ISBN: 978-1-118-09071-8.

Brooker G. - Stone, S. What is interior design, Slovart, Prague 2010

Kostroň, L. Psychology of Architecture, Grada, 2011, EAN 24773735

Ramstedt, F. Príručka interiérového dizajnu, Vydavateľstvo Tatran, 2020, 978-80-222-1076-8

Study aids

A set of lectures in digital form available from the course on Moodle

Professional architectural, interior and design magazines of foreign and Czech provenance.

Pešková, Z.; Svatoš, J.; Kašpar, J.; Mezera, J.; Ševčík, V.; Kárník, J.; Chvojka, I.; Antošová, E. et al. Graphic presentation of architecture in Prague: CTU. Czech Technical University Publishing House, 2019. ISBN 978-80-01-06637-9.

Note:

The course is on Moodle (https://moodle-vyuka.cvut.cz/course/view.php?id=14474).

Further information:

https://k129.cz/predmety-magisterskeho-studia/129int/

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomTH:B-286 18:30–20:05 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Tue	roomTH:D-A3 18:30–20:05 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.103) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) roomTH:D-A7 18:30–20:05 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.104) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Wed
Thu	roomTH:D-A3 14:05–15:45 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) roomTH:D-A3 15:50–17:30 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.102) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Architektura a stavitelství, zaměření Architektura a stavitelství (compulsory course of the branch)
• Architektura a stavitelství, zaměření Architektura a stavitelství (compulsory course)