Interior Design Students Participate in a Real-Life Project and Site Visit

By By Mrs. Rima Ammar, 22 March, 2022.

 

On Friday, October 29, 2021, the Art & Design Department at MUBS organized a site visit for Interior Design students. Senior students were assisted by sophomore students who were eager to experience the Interior Design major from the start in this visit as part of a Real Project with a client on a Villa at Jahlieh el Shouf.

The project involves designing the interior space of a 400sqm three-story villa's ground and basement floors. The students first met with the owner, Mr. Wassim Bou Diab, on-site, where they prepared a set of questions to guide them through the design process, such as asking him about his family members, mood, needs, style, and color preferences.

The students then surveyed the site, taking all necessary measurements, gathering pictures and videos, and sketching the plans on which they should work. The ground floor included a large main entrance, a kitchen, a family room, a reception area, a guest toilet, two children's bedrooms, and a master bedroom, whereas the basement included a small kitchenette, a dining room, a guest bathroom, and bedroom, and a lounge that overlooked an outdoor swimming pool. Thus, the floors were both challenging and intriguing in terms of function and style.

In the Studio IV for Interior Design course, students followed up on their corrections with their instructor, Mrs.Lubna Malaeb, for two months, who closely supervised their work.

On December 15th, the students presented their projects to the client via Zoom meeting in the presence of faculty members, explaining their concepts and showing plans for their ideas, sections, perspectives, as well as zone details and execution drawings.

The client was unable to choose just one of these projects, but found interest and attraction in many details of each, declaring that the level of work submitted was far above what he had expected from undergraduate students.

The three winning projects were for:

Alissar Daou, a student who worked on a modernized-traditional style concept inspired by Arabic calligraphy and arabesque patterns.

2- Salam Al Halabi, who was inspired by frames, used framing to highlight interesting materials or a masterpiece.

3- Maysaa Abou Assaf, her project was inspired by the stone texture and cracks because the client's work domain was stone. The cracks inspired the project's line language, which leaned toward deconstruction, giving the furniture plan, as well as the ceiling and tiling plans, a unique and special movement and design.

"This real project is very important at this level," says Mrs. Malaeb, "because it broadens students' horizons and allows them to experience the profession."

This collaboration reaffirms the university's commitment to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically SDG 4 which aims to ensure quality education for all. It also demonstrates our commitment to SDG 17, which calls for the formation of partnerships to achieve these goals. Finally, it emphasizes another critical opportunity to engage our students in reality in a meaningful and effective manner.