Design spaces can be read in two complementary structural and compositional dimensions: the implicit dimension, and the formal dimension. This study aimed to answer the following questions: What are the phases of the original idea transformation in the design process? Does taking advantage of the implicit dimension of others’ interior spaces count as inspiration or plagiarism? Participants comprised nine postgraduate students, who were asked to copy others’ project ideas by applying four design phases: idea source, test, choice, and output. The results showed that plagiarism of the concept of others’ work could not occur unless the concept copies the structural, functional, and aesthetic aspects of the design space at the level of its components and the relationships between them. Otherwise, taking advantage of the implicit dimension of others’ project ideas can be an inspiration. The results are expected to increase awareness among interior design instructors in higher education.

设计空间可以用两个互补的结构和构成维度来读取：隐式维度和形式维度。这项研究旨在回答以下问题：在设计过程中原始概念转换的阶段是什么？利用他人内部空间的隐含维度是否可以算作灵感或？窃？参与者包括9名研究生，他们被要求通过应用四个设计阶段来复制他人的项目构想：构想来源，测试，选择和输出。结果表明，除非他人复制该概念在设计空间的结构，功能和美学方面的各个组成部分以及它们之间的关系，否则不会窃他人的作品。否则，充分利用他人项目思想的内在维度可能是一个启发。预期结果将提高高等教育的室内设计讲师的意识。