RIDQC STUDENT MANUAL EXAM(STUDY GUIDE)
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3 Characteristics to an excellent design - CORRECT ANSWER-1. It functions well and
serves the needs of its users
2. it is made of carefull selected quality components and appropriate materials.
3. it is aesthetically pleasing.
Space Planning - CORRECT ANSWER-Effectively utilizing the overall area that a
project encompasses.
Space Planner/Residential Interior Designer - CORRECT ANSWER-This person's role
is to be the liaison between the architecture and function of the designed space.
Relative Size - CORRECT ANSWER-how big something is in comparison to something
else.
Absolute Size - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to the literal dimension of a space or
object.
,Scale - CORRECT ANSWER-relates to size in that someone may say "This is a large
scale room."
Rooms are often 'drawn to scale; on graph paper or blue prints using a scale of -
CORRECT ANSWER-1/4"=1 foot
Space - CORRECT ANSWER-The area in which shapes and forms exist, is most
frequently a room defined by the planes of walls, floor and ceiling.
Positive Space - CORRECT ANSWER-Solids or forms
Negative Space - CORRECT ANSWER-The area that surrounds the solids or forms
Proportion - CORRECT ANSWER-Eye-pleasing relationship between various parts and
the whole. (Ex. Queen Anne or Chippendale chairs because the seat, legs and back
relate well to eachother).
The Greeks - CORRECT ANSWER-Discovered that ratios that best serve our human
needs lie between 1:1 and 2:1.
Pi - CORRECT ANSWER-1:1.618 the most eye pleasing and useful ratio
Leonardo da Vinci - CORRECT ANSWER-Developed a system of proportions using the
human figure with outstretched arms and spread legs, with arms and legs touching a
circle inscribed in a square.
Anthropometry - CORRECT ANSWER-the scientific study of the measurements and
proportions of the human body.
Ergonomics - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of workplace equipment design or how to
arrange and design devices, machines, or work space so that people and things interact
safely and most efficiently.
Textures - CORRECT ANSWER-The actual and perceived details on a surface and
describe the relative roughness or smoothness of a surface, the hardness and softness
as well.
The Golden Ratio - CORRECT ANSWER-Seemingly magical relationship with the
Fibonacci Series turn out to relate directly to
natural phenomena such as the clockwise and
anticlockwise spirals on the surface of
pinecones and pineapples and in the centers
of daisies.
Radial balance - CORRECT ANSWER-Is based on a circle with elements arranged
around a single point.
, Symmetrical - CORRECT ANSWER-The "Mirror" effect, or when one object is reflected
across a plane to create another instance of itself.
Symmetrical Balance - CORRECT ANSWER-Often associated with formal rooms or
traditional interiors. Consider this when choosing objects for a mantle.
Asymetrical balance - CORRECT ANSWER-distribution achieved by arranging non-
identical elements on both sides of an imaginary center line on the screen. (Associated
with contemporary, casual, or country interiors)
Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER-involves the repetition of elements in space. Can
provide a theme for a room that the eye enjoys following. (Ex: Stadium Seats can create
rhythm and balance)
Emphasis - CORRECT ANSWER-the focal point of a space or object. (Ex. fireplace or
large window)
Structural Patterns - CORRECT ANSWER-Those usually created by architectural
members or decorative construction techniques and are three-dimensional.
Applied Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER-Typically a decorative design used on a flat
surface and is almost always based on the repetition of smaller design motifs.
Ornamentation - CORRECT ANSWER-Visual extras added to enrich a design.
Normal Traffic Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER-24"-30", but 36" or more is best.
Comfortable range of distance for conversation - CORRECT ANSWER-4 and 10 feet
Patterns - CORRECT ANSWER-Create perceived textures.
most used materials for both structural
soundness and interior enhancement - CORRECT ANSWER-1) wood 2) masonry 3)
metals 4) glass 5)
plastics 6) other new materials,
sometimes called hybrids
Concrete - CORRECT ANSWER-a wet combination of cement, aggregate and water
mixed together.
Cement - CORRECT ANSWER-A dry mix of chalk and clay ground into fine particles
then heated until they fuse together to form ball-shaped particles of cement clinker.
LATEST UPDATE 2025 WITH COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
ASSURED SUCCESS
Save
3 Characteristics to an excellent design - CORRECT ANSWER-1. It functions well and
serves the needs of its users
2. it is made of carefull selected quality components and appropriate materials.
3. it is aesthetically pleasing.
Space Planning - CORRECT ANSWER-Effectively utilizing the overall area that a
project encompasses.
Space Planner/Residential Interior Designer - CORRECT ANSWER-This person's role
is to be the liaison between the architecture and function of the designed space.
Relative Size - CORRECT ANSWER-how big something is in comparison to something
else.
Absolute Size - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to the literal dimension of a space or
object.
,Scale - CORRECT ANSWER-relates to size in that someone may say "This is a large
scale room."
Rooms are often 'drawn to scale; on graph paper or blue prints using a scale of -
CORRECT ANSWER-1/4"=1 foot
Space - CORRECT ANSWER-The area in which shapes and forms exist, is most
frequently a room defined by the planes of walls, floor and ceiling.
Positive Space - CORRECT ANSWER-Solids or forms
Negative Space - CORRECT ANSWER-The area that surrounds the solids or forms
Proportion - CORRECT ANSWER-Eye-pleasing relationship between various parts and
the whole. (Ex. Queen Anne or Chippendale chairs because the seat, legs and back
relate well to eachother).
The Greeks - CORRECT ANSWER-Discovered that ratios that best serve our human
needs lie between 1:1 and 2:1.
Pi - CORRECT ANSWER-1:1.618 the most eye pleasing and useful ratio
Leonardo da Vinci - CORRECT ANSWER-Developed a system of proportions using the
human figure with outstretched arms and spread legs, with arms and legs touching a
circle inscribed in a square.
Anthropometry - CORRECT ANSWER-the scientific study of the measurements and
proportions of the human body.
Ergonomics - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of workplace equipment design or how to
arrange and design devices, machines, or work space so that people and things interact
safely and most efficiently.
Textures - CORRECT ANSWER-The actual and perceived details on a surface and
describe the relative roughness or smoothness of a surface, the hardness and softness
as well.
The Golden Ratio - CORRECT ANSWER-Seemingly magical relationship with the
Fibonacci Series turn out to relate directly to
natural phenomena such as the clockwise and
anticlockwise spirals on the surface of
pinecones and pineapples and in the centers
of daisies.
Radial balance - CORRECT ANSWER-Is based on a circle with elements arranged
around a single point.
, Symmetrical - CORRECT ANSWER-The "Mirror" effect, or when one object is reflected
across a plane to create another instance of itself.
Symmetrical Balance - CORRECT ANSWER-Often associated with formal rooms or
traditional interiors. Consider this when choosing objects for a mantle.
Asymetrical balance - CORRECT ANSWER-distribution achieved by arranging non-
identical elements on both sides of an imaginary center line on the screen. (Associated
with contemporary, casual, or country interiors)
Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER-involves the repetition of elements in space. Can
provide a theme for a room that the eye enjoys following. (Ex: Stadium Seats can create
rhythm and balance)
Emphasis - CORRECT ANSWER-the focal point of a space or object. (Ex. fireplace or
large window)
Structural Patterns - CORRECT ANSWER-Those usually created by architectural
members or decorative construction techniques and are three-dimensional.
Applied Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER-Typically a decorative design used on a flat
surface and is almost always based on the repetition of smaller design motifs.
Ornamentation - CORRECT ANSWER-Visual extras added to enrich a design.
Normal Traffic Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER-24"-30", but 36" or more is best.
Comfortable range of distance for conversation - CORRECT ANSWER-4 and 10 feet
Patterns - CORRECT ANSWER-Create perceived textures.
most used materials for both structural
soundness and interior enhancement - CORRECT ANSWER-1) wood 2) masonry 3)
metals 4) glass 5)
plastics 6) other new materials,
sometimes called hybrids
Concrete - CORRECT ANSWER-a wet combination of cement, aggregate and water
mixed together.
Cement - CORRECT ANSWER-A dry mix of chalk and clay ground into fine particles
then heated until they fuse together to form ball-shaped particles of cement clinker.
