ACH 226 - Advanced Kitchen and Bath Design

4 credit hours - Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory weekly; one term.
Learn skills necessary for complex kitchen and bath design. Covers advanced design techniques and deeper understanding of construction challenges and design solutions. Further incorporates NKBA Planning and Access Guidelines and presentation standards into kitchen and bath design. Focuses on creating complete project documents for larger upscale kitchens and baths and effectively communicating design solutions. Hand-drafting and computer aided drafting applications using 20/20 software area addressed. Projects are primarily residential with an additional focus on public facilities, codes and ADA. Lab fee $40.

Prerequisite(s): ACH 206 and ACH 235 or concurrent enrollment of ACH 235 with permission of department chair.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Spring

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Determine solutions in complex kitchen and bath environments.
Evaluate criteria of project situations including universal design and ADA requirements.
Incorporate hand drafting and CADD in the design documents for presentation.
Create solutions for residential kitchens and baths following NKBA guidelines.
Present solutions before an audience.
Access design solutions.