Interior Architecture

Ohio University Interior Architecture HCIA 351, Spring 2004 Grover Center E 218

Matthew Ziff, Assistant Professor Office: W 341 Grover Center Telephone: 740. 593. 2869 E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: tth 10-12

Exam 1 Friday, 14 May: 10:10am - 11:00

Student ______Signing this exam is confirmation that you will abide by the Ohio University academic code of conduct. this exam is a take home, open note, open book, open internet, but it is to be completed individually, without communicating with another person. print out your responses and turn them in to my office no later than noon, on Monday, May 17. longer, written answers are worth approximately 7 points each. short, multiple choice, or t/f answers are worth 3 points each. .

1. If you were designing a two story restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, in 1952, would you be legally allowed to create a corridor that leads to a required fire stair using 4' x 8' sheets of glass?

a. yes b. no

2. Briefly explain why you would have, or not have, been legally allowed to create this glass wall.

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3. Briefly explain any significant differences in this scenario if you were doing this same project today, in 2004.

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______4. Dale Chihuly and Albert Guibara are both artists who produce art that has been used in architectural, and interior architectural settings. List two attributes of each artist's work that makes it appropriate to be used in an interior environment.

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5. There are two separate components of acoustics; sound, and vibration. What is the meaning of 'vibration' in acoustical terms?

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6. Who is the person credited with beginning the science of acoustics?

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7. What is the approximate speed of sound measured in meters per second?

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8. A typical interior designer, or interior architect, really needs to be an expert in acoustics, psychoacoustics, vibration measurement, and sound reinforcement.

A. true B. false

9. Briefly explain why to #8.

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10. Of the following types of interior environments, which usually have the most critical, and demanding, need for acoustical refinements, analysis, and design? List the following spaces in order of the most important to the least important.

a pizza parlor, a library, a concert hall, an elementary school classroom, a soccer field

11. Pam Callahan discussed the structure of the legal relationships between members in a construction project. Pam said that the owner, the designer, and the contractor/supplier, are the three participants in a construction project.

Briefly describe the legal/contractual relationship between each of these three participants in a typical construction project. Use a diagram if it helps you to explain.

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12. Some wall finishes have minimal installation requirements and very little physical impact on a wall, while other finishes have substantial installation requirements and impact on a wall.

Briefly describe a wall finish/material that has a substantial impact, and a substantial installation requirement on a wall. Also describe the typical requirements for installing this material on a wall.

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13. Acoustical panels consist of two primary components. List these two components.

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14. "a small thin, modular piece of material, typically no larger than 12" x 12" is a widely used definition of a:

a. paver b. tile c. panel d. slab e. transom f. mosaic

15. In the construction of a typical residential interior wall with ceramic tile as a finish, what two components are between the ceramic tile, and the wood stud frame?

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16. List two important differences between quarry tile and typical wall tile.

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