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Housing/Interior Design Vocab

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

contains several single-family housing units in one structure

a)

Multiple Family Housing

b)

Repetition

c)

Deposit

d)

Traffic Patterns

2.

describes the way an object's surfaces look at feel. it often influences the way people feel in a room. Plush rugs, wood furniture, tile floors, etc

a)

Scale

b)

Texture

c)

Deposit

d)

Line

3.

a written rental agreement. It is a legal, binding contract.

a)

Space

b)

Balance

c)

Scale

d)

Lease

4.

gives a feeling of equal weight among all the parts of design

a)

Scale

b)

Harmony

c)

Balance

d)

Emphasis

5.

the point of greatest interest. Often a picture, sculpture, piece of furniture.

a)

Emphasis

b)

Radiation

c)

Repetition

d)

Deposit

6.

built in a factory & installed at a specific site

a)

General Lighting

b)

Townhomes

c)

Single Family Housing

d)

Manufactured Homes

7.

owners of rental housing

a)

Gradation

b)

Landlord

c)

Balance

d)

Repetition

8.

provides enough light so that you can move around the room safely and comfortably-like ceiling lights

a)

General Lighting

b)

Accent Lighting

c)

Task lighting

9.

All parts of a composition are balanced and repeated around a center. (Chairs around a table, flowers, chandeliers)

a)

Emphasis

b)

proportion

c)

repetition

d)

radiation

10.

An amount you must pay to move in. This money is kept aside & will be returned if the unit isn't damaged.

a)

deposit

b)

texture

c)

emphasis

d)

radiation

11.

the feeling that all parts of a design belong together. Everything doesn't have to match, but nothing looks out of place.

a)

balance

b)

harmony

c)

shape

d)

proportion

12.

three or more units

a)

duplex

b)

multiplex

c)

mortgage

d)

landlords

13.

one building that contains 2 separate units

a)

lease

b)

duplex

c)

multiplex

d)

scale

14.

Completed by increasing or decreasing one or more qualities (size, color, etc)

a)

radiation

b)

repetition

c)

gradation

d)

emphasis

15.

the paths people use to get from one area or room to another.

a)

informal balance

b)

formal balance

c)

traffic patterns

d)

apartment building

16.

An intense beam of light aimed at a painting, sculpture, or other object to create a dramatic effect.

a)

accent lighting

b)

task lighting

c)

informal balance

d)

down payment

17.

refers to the 3-D dimensional area to be designed, such as the room itself, as well as the area around or between objects.

a)

scale

b)

shape

c)

line

d)

space

18.

a long-term loan that you pay monthly-usually lasts for 15-30 years

a)

gradation

b)

mortgage

c)

lease

d)

emphasis

19.

money buyers must put up front in order to purchase the home. Often this is 10% of the purchase price

a)

Radiation

b)

Formal Balance

c)

Down Payment

d)

Deposit

20.

a feeling of movement, leading the eye from one point to another.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Shape

c)

Scale

d)

Color

21.

Houses built in a row and attached at the side walls

a)

Town home

b)

Cooperative

c)

Color

d)

Task lighting

22.

Meets a specific need

a)

apartment building

b)

traffic pattern

c)

functional furniture

d)

Color

23.

Color

a)

describes the way an objects surfaces look and feel

b)

influences how people feel, called the most important decorating tool

c)

amount you must pay to move in

d)

overall size of an object or its size compared to other objects

24.

Informal Balance

a)

Point of greatest interest, focal point

b)

paths people use to get from one room to another

c)

objects on each side of the center are different in size or color, but it still balanced

d)

money you pay before you move in to the apartment

25.

Built to house one family

a)

single family home

b)

multiplex

c)

landlord

d)

line

26.

repetition

a)

Point of greatest interest

b)

rhythm completed by increasing or decreasing one or more qualities (color,size)

c)

Something in design is repeated, color, size, shape

d)

all parts are balances on both sides of the imaginary line.

27.

Objects on each side of the imaginary line are the same or mirrored.

a)

Formal balance

b)

informal balance

c)

cooperative

d)

condominium

28.

Apartment Building

a)

contains several single family housing units in one structure

b)

paths people use to get from one area to another

c)

any structure that has rental units for more than 2 families

d)

something in the design is repeated (color, objects, patterns)

29.

Refers to the outline of an object. These can cause the eyes to move up and down or across an object. Can be seen on the furniture, curtains, walls, etc.

a)

Lease

b)

Line

c)

Landlord

d)

Shape

30.

Focuses light where it's needed—like lamps.

a)

General Lighting

b)

Task Lighting

c)

Accent Lighting

31.

The way one part of a design relates in size or shape to another or to the whole. Most desirable is a 2:3 proportion. This could be end table to couch

a)

Condo

b)

Proportion

c)

Space

d)

Emphasis

32.

residents of a multiple-family dwelling form an organization that owns the building

a)

Cooperative

b)

Condominiums

c)

Landlord

d)

Apartment Building

33.

individually owned units in a multiple-family dwelling

a)

Cooperative

b)

Condominiums

c)

Line

d)

Texture

34.

refers to the overall size of an object or its size compared to other objects

a)

Space

b)

Scale

c)

Shape

d)

Line