notes on chapter 6 (Shaping interior space)

here are some of the notes that I took on concept development.

A successful concept is one which all design decisions can be derived from
The main concept holds all of the ideas together
usually a concept consist of multiple ideas that come together under one idea to form and synchronized thought
concepts can be philosophical, thematic, functional, artistic, mood-related, or stylistic
two types of concepts organizational which define space
and character which define style
provides a firm foundation
a scheme will will generate the appropriate response to the space
stages of concept development
1. understanding the project
2. identifying Dominant Issues
3. conceiving workable approaches
4. externalizing the approaches
5. evaluating the approaches
6.consolidating ideas and choosing a direction
focus on dominant issues
create scenarios to see how the space might work
diagram parti and functional diagrams
concepts are short statements, descriptive scenarios, diagrams,and sketches