Interior Design and Heritage Interior Design QLS Level 3

With our interior design and heritage interior design courses, you can master the art of interior design and turn your passion into a career! With our flexible home learning course package, you will learn about the history of interior design, and the laws and considerations you’ll need to take into account when working in different environments.

Course Content

Heritage Interior Design QLS Level 3

Unit 1 The Brief History of Interior Design

• Define interior design
• History and its importance
• Brief timeline
• Advantages and disadvantages of ancient interior design

Unit 2 Heritage Design Basics Including Wall, Floor and Window Treatments

• Conservation
• Various wall and floor treatments found in each era
• Window treatments
• Tradition

Unit 3 The Challenges of Working with Heritage and Listed Interiors

• Keeping and changing heritage buildings
• Appropriate designs
• Inappropriate designs
• Challenges

Unit 4 The Law, The Local Government and other Considerations

• Various floor plans
• Local government
• Law surrounding heritage interior design
• Modern and heritage project planning

Unit 5 The Influence of Socioeconomic and Technological Factors on Historical Interior Design

• Technological factors
• Environmental aesthetics
• Sociological considerations
• Environment pollution

Unit 6 The Research Project – Design in Historical Context

• Choosing a historical era
• Choosing aspects of interior design
• Legal and planning consent
• Challenges

Unit 1 An Introduction to Colour Theory and Design Layout

• Introduction
• The colour wheel
• The effects of light and shade on colour
• Monochromatic colours
• Harmonious colours
• Scale
• Layout of a drawing

Unit 2 Sample Boards and Paint Techniques

• Mood boards
• Sample boards
• Assembling
• Paint techniques
• Blending and developing shades
• Floor finishes

Unit 3 Lighting and Window Treatments

• The different types of lighting
• The lighting design
• Window treatments
• Types of window treatment
• Curtain headings
• Blinds
• Considering materials

Unit 4 Consultations and Design Brief Management

• Initial contact
• Briefing consultation questionnaire
• Follow-up
• Final consultation
• Confidentiality
• Legal considerations
• Appointment correspondence
• Letter of intent to a contractor
• Contract tender letter
• Contract tender rejection
• The design brief

Unit 5 Perspective Drawing

• The back wall
• Establishing the eye line
• Placing the vanishing point on one-point perspective
• Two-point perspective
• Establishing the floor and ceiling lines
• The perspective grid
• Right-angle measurements
• Drawing windows
• Adding furniture to your drawings

Unit 6 Managing A Project Assessment

• Time management
• Organisational skills
• Management ability
• Order of works
• Concepts of scheduling
• The order sheet
• Costing
• Fees and hourly rates
• Quotations from suppliers
• Constructing an invoice