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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Adapt and develop concepts as a result of design research
   • Establish criteria that are most likely to facilitate the achievement of the conceptual vision
   • Collaborate with colleagues to develop conceptual thinking approaches
   • Examine a range of spatial problems to determine suitable approaches
   • Research, adapt and incorporate relevant ideas and approaches from other practitioners
2. Visualise design concepts using modelling techniques
   • Extend capabilities of a range of two dimensional (2D) conceptual notions through 3D modelling
   • Refine the conceptual vision based on ongoing experimentation using sophisticated modelling techniques
   • Present to the client a sophisticated concept model appropriate to the brief and evaluate feedback
3. Manage and organise resource requirements for new work
   • Research materials, tools, equipment and computer-aided design (CAD) applications for the achievement of different 3D effects
   • Determine and organise resource requirements that arise from the use of techniques and experimental approaches for new work
   • Determine critical path, projecting completion dates of each stage of the project
4. Develop extend and resolve spatial ideas through modelling
   • Experiment with a range of modelling techniques to explore and develop complex 3D notions
   • Apply and manipulate design elements and principles to assist in design development
   • Explore and manipulate scale, volume and proportion as part of a design development process
   • Develop a range of models by hand or using CAD applications to revise and refine spatial ideas
   • Use collaboration as an integral part of the process
5. Present a fully resolved interior space
   • Select modelling technique to meet the established criteria
   • Select appropriate scale to meet brief criteria
   • Accurately represent resolved spatial ideas to scale
   • Accurately represent materials and textures to scale
   • Resolve and demonstrate construction, detailing and finishes through sophisticated modelling
   • Present detailed model to client and evaluate feedback