Abstract:

During the last years, new trends and changes appeared in the interior design. All these changes are accelerated by using 3D printing, advanced intelligent materials and different automation features, which are, nowadays, accessible on a large scale and at lower costs. This paper is a comparative analysis of different didactic projects that have been carried out by the students from the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, during their Interior Design working classes. The whole study is focused on the two particularities in technological approach, related to the design of a “green wall”, which is the centered subject. This design feature could be realized either by living plants, or by a reinterpretation, using some kinetic systems. The results of the analysis indicate the existence of a few major and different approaches, ranging from total ignorance to extensive use of automation equipment. Interesting phenomena could be observed also when using some simple materials, which appear totally disconnected from the environmental reality and often reduced to classical textures, mapped to diverse CAD generated geometries. As a reaction to these important observed issues, our study proposes a series of didactic aids in the form of dedicated responsive systems based on the intrinsic physical properties of the simple constituent materials. Reducing active components should become a mandatory trend of future smart passive design over the use of extensive automation. All the physical properties of these materials must be carefully studied during the design classes. The main teaching objectives are to encourage alternative thinking, to stimulate a combination of hand sketch and computer aided drawing and to know some innovative design issues. The methodology includes design procedures, but even a research study on the behavior of responsive materials as function of temperature. The whole result is a complete study about how to perform a didactic project by using alternative design features and advanced materials, alternating classic and innovative methods.

Keywords:

Interior design, materials, didactic aids, responsive systems, smart design.