Overview

The Interior Architecture degree from Hasselt University challenges students to look beyond the conventional understanding of the interior as a purely spatial category. Instead, interior architecture is approached in relation to people, places and the changing social, cultural, economic and environmental contexts in which they exist.

Specialisations

Students choose between two distinctive tracks: Adaptive Reuse and Responsible Retail Design. Each track has its own design focus and research context, while sharing the programme’s emphasis on critical thinking, research-informed design and engagement with real-world challenges.

• Adaptive Reuse focuses on the transformation and adaptation of existing buildings and sites. Demographic, economic and ecological challenges are redefining the role of architecture, making transition and reuse increasingly central to architectural practice.

• The Responsible Retail Design track focuses on the analysis, design and transformation of contemporary retail environments. Students work on real-world challenges ranging from stores and flagship concepts to hybrid environments that combine retail with hospitality, services, culture and community functions.

Career prospects