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ICM 305 - Store Design

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Reyhan ÇETİN

Course Objective

It is aimed to give basic information about students visual display and store visual design.

Course Content

It is aimed to give the students basic information about the visual design of storefronts and stores. During the Program, experience will be gained by observing Visual Merchandising Practices and the effect of these practices on the brand's image and by making in-store practices realized with industry collaborations. At the end of the Program, visual display will be designed for a designated brand; Department applications will be presented with a presentation accompanied by visual display models.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. It internalizes the concept of corporate identity and establishes its relationship with store design.
  2. Learn the concepts of Corporate Image and corporate culture.
  3. Gains knowledge and experiences on how to create a corporate identity guide.
  4. Learn the types of stores.
  5. Masters the subjects related to showcase design and gains application skills.

Core Area Distribution

(58) Architecture and Building%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerGuided PracticeGroup StudySelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15230
Out of Class Study Period000
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment155
Practice000
Final12020

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction, concepts, information about course processing, evaluation criteriapreliminary research
2Historical development of merchandisingPreliminary research
3Corporate identity elements. Corporate image and corporate culture concepts.Preliminary research
4Store design parametersPreliminary research
5Store TypesApplication I preparation
6Practice I (in-class work) / AIMaking revisions of Application I
7RESMİ TATİLExam preparation
8Mid termMid term
9Practice I (in-class work) / AIPreparation of application presentations
10Application 1 presentationsPreliminary research
11Showcase concept and showcase design elementsTopic repetition
12Store and Showcase LightingTopic repetition
13Final homework assignments / brand identity elementsBrand selection and research
14Final homework studies / ModelStarting the model work
15Final homework studies / 3dStarting 3D studies
16FINAL PRESENTATIONSFINAL PRESENTATIONS