Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

AR30020 Design studio 3.2

Credits: 12

Level: Honours

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

Aims: To introduce students, before they leave for their second placement, to the planning, servicing and structural problems presented by larger scale, multi-level building.
Learning Outcomes:
A student at the end of this project should demonstrate the ability to produce and present a coherent architectural design, for a building of moderate complexity. A student at the end of this project should have a demonstrable understanding of the following:
* the structural implications inherent in the design of larger scale buildings employing non-domestic structural solutions
* the environmental principles inherent in designing a building of moderate complexity
A student at the end of this project should have a demonstrable awareness of the impact of their building proposal on its context.
Skills:
Increased ability to communicate information both verbally and graphically, using a diverse range of media and model-making techniques. (The project runs concurrently with AR 30010 CAD2 in which students develop their skills in using CAD for design development and presentation.) Ability to work with other members of a design team (specifically engineers) to produce a coherent solution to a design brief.
Content:
The project will be of a type that includes forms of construction and structural solutions beyond the domestic scale, integrating spatial enclosure, structure, and the building envelope into a total design. The project will be based on a design brief, which allows for some development by the individual student, and be set in an urban context.

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