Interior Design for Compact and Functional Spaces
A course by Space FactoryInterior Designers
A course by Space Factory, Interior Designers
Learn how to renovate a small apartment step by step, from the initial brief and floor plan design to your client presentation
"The most important thing isn't the square footage, it's what you do with it!"
This is the guiding principle behind Space Factory, an interior design studio that specializes in optimizing small living spaces. As our cities get bigger, square footage is in short supply, and the studio excels in its mission: renovating spaces by optimizing their functionality and sense of occupancy.
In this online course, Ophélie and Edouard, the design duo heading the studio, teach you how to rethink compact spaces by bringing the client's identity and a little more life into them. For the final project, carry out all the steps and plans necessary for the renovation of an apartment, from the analysis of the brief to the client presentation. Get ready to design some truly cozy nests because, yes, even the smallest homes are where the heart is!
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 15 downloads
Space Design
2 minutes, 19 seconds
The Brief and Delimiting the Project
5 minutes, 25 seconds
The Perception of Space
3 minutes, 32 seconds
Space, Light, and Staging
8 minutes, 45 seconds
3D Visualization
8 minutes, 37 seconds
Selling Your Work
8 minutes, 11 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by meeting Space Factory's two founders: Ophélie and Edouard. They talk about their influences, backgrounds, and share some recent projects they have worked on.
Next, go over the key concepts to consider when designing a home with a small surface area, talking about space, perception, light, and home staging. Learn how to study a client's brief and, based on that, establish the first guidelines for your project.
Time to get to work! Find out how to take measurements and create a layout of the existing space. Discover the virtually endless possibilities for designing renovation projects and learn what kind of information should be included in a floor plan and an electrical plan. Then, create a 3D visualization of the project using mood boards.
To wrap up, your teachers explain that the tasks of an interior designer go far beyond the plans and give you tips on how to sell your work, as well as create a brand image around your studio. Now you're ready to conquer the design world and make the smallest of spaces feel like a palace!
What is this course's project?
Create a 3D visualization plan for a renovation project.
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who is new to architecture as well as more experienced interior designers.
Requirements and materials
To take the course, you ideally need to be proficient in 2D and 3D vector drawing software, but it is also possible to do the final project with paper and pencil (in which case 3D drawing skills might be helpful).
As for materials, you need software for creating plans and 3D visualizations (like AutoCAD or 3ds Max). You also need graph paper, tracing paper, pencils, and markers.
Reviews
- 4 months ago
Excelente
- 4 months ago
Bien. Un poco complicado ya que necesito más bases
- 11 months ago
I enjoyed it, very nicely explained, thank you!
- 1 year ago
buen curso.
- 2 years ago
Cours assez complet .
The studio has completed numerous space design projects for apartments as well as private homes. They have also created furniture such as lamps and wallpaper, with their table Contraste even making it into the Mobilier National."
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Thinking a Space
- Space Design
- The Brief and Delimiting the Project
- The Perception of Space
- Space, Light, and Staging
- Establishing Directions
- U3
Creating a Space
- Taking Measures and Existing Plan
- Development Projects
- The Development Plan
- The Electrical Plan
- Mood boards
- 3D Visualization
- U4
Beyond Plans
- Selling Your Work
- Creating a Brand Image
- FP
Final project
- Interior Design for Compact and Functional Spaces
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FAQs
This course is aimed at intermediate learners with some background in design or interior architecture. It dives deeper into creative and technical methods for designing compact, functional spaces.
A basic understanding of spatial design or interior architecture is recommended. Familiarity with technical drawing and software like AutoCAD or SketchUp is a plus.
You’ll learn how to analyze client needs, create a brief, optimize space, build moodboards, model in 3D, design custom furniture, and effectively present a creative interior design project.
Yes, you’ll learn how to create and organize moodboards, choose relevant color palettes, and use digital tools like Swatches to enhance your projects.
The program covers methods for needs analysis, zoning, multifunctional furniture, and organization to maximize functionality, aesthetics, and comfort in small spaces.
Yes, the course includes custom furniture design (e.g., tables, storage), integrating multifunctional elements, and selecting materials suited to small space constraints.
Yes, you’ll go through every step: analysis, briefing, measuring, drafting plans, concept development, layout proposals, 3D modeling, electrical planning, and final client presentation.