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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to engage with others about approaches to spatial design

initiative and enterprise skills to experiment with techniques to produce effects that enhance the design of spaces

learning skills to refine and improve a range of spatial design techniques

literacy skills to interpret design briefs and research information about spatial design

numeracy skills to calculate proportions measurements and costs

selfmanagement and planning skills to plan work tasks

technical skills to evaluate adapt and integrate a range of techniques into the design and fabrication of models and maquettes

Required knowledge

role of experimentation in designing spaces

formal elements and principles of design and their application to spatial design

techniques materials tools and equipment and their application to different areas of spatial design

common formats and features of spatial design briefs

work and ideas of other designers specialising in spatial design

history and theory of design in relation to spatial design

intellectual property issues and legislation and their relevance to spatial design

sustainability considerations for spatial design

OHS requirements relevant to the design of spaces

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

test and use a range of approaches and techniques for the design of spaces in response to a brief

produce a model or maquette for at least one spatial design

apply knowledge of the processes and techniques used for spatial design in different contexts

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

briefs on which to base the design of spaces

equipment and tools used to produce models or maquettes of spatial designs

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct observation of design or model making work in progress including exploration of and experimentation with techniques

evaluation of visual documentation of spatial designs

evaluation of plans and models produced by the candidate

questioning and discussion about the candidates intentions and the work outcome

review of portfolios of evidence

review of thirdparty reports from experienced practitioners

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands eg literacy and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

BSBDESA Generate design solutions

BSBDES401A Generate design solutions

BSBDESA Interpret and respond to a design brief

BSBDES402A Interpret and respond to a design brief.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Specifications may refer to:	client needs dimensions purpose style.
Briefs are usually prepared by a commissioning body or organisation and may be:	diagrammatic verbal visual written.
Spatial design work may include:	exhibition design fit-outs for exterior spaces or environments foyer design installation for specific event office fit-outs set design.
Parameters and constraints may refer to:	considerations, such as: client’s organisational background contractual copyright ethical health and safety legal subject matter cost material characteristics technology timeframe.
Relevant people may include:	clients colleagues industry practitioners managers mentors supervisors.
Work space needs may include:	drafting table electronic equipment lighting and power requirements process-specific space needs.
Tools and equipment may include:	brushes camera computer hand tools ladders lighting equipment power tools printer relevant software scanner.
Preliminary visual representations may include:	computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) colour boards photography and digital imaging plan drawing sample boards sketching.
Identifying possible approaches includes:	identifying possible design solutions identifying possible realisation options, such as by: fabricating an aspect of the design means of a model or maquette.
Approaches may encompass:	aesthetic considerations choice of fabrication options design solutions parameters of the brief.
Criteria may include:	access to materials, tools and equipment required to realise designs consistency with spatial design briefs ease of manufacture personal affinity with medium and materials.
Materials may include:	cardboards clays fibres glass manufactured materials: tiles panels carpeting textiles metals modelling pastes natural elements: water light wind plants glazes paints paper plastics stains wood and/or wood products.
Strategies to test techniques may involve:	exploring techniques by making practice pieces, test pieces, mock-ups or samples testing materials by applying stress and colour tests.
Techniques would depend on design solutions and realisation options and may include:	carpentry digital work glasswork lighting modelling painting and decoration photography projection surface decoration textile work.
Process followed to refine the design approach may involve:	adjustment to design solution adjustment to take account of elements and principles of design adjustment to use the extended capabilities of techniques.
Process used to document the approach may involve:	elevations final drawings illustrations models photographs plans specifications for fabrication.