Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
AR10016 Design studio 1.2 |
| Credits: 18 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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Aims: Semester two, in contrast to semester one, consists entirely of individual work and is taught in a studio of architectural students only. The aim is to continue, through a series of structured projects, the exploration of fundamental theoretical themes in architecture begun in Semester 1, in order to provoke students to ask, and suggest answers to, the basic question: What is this activity we call 'architecture'?
Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students should clearly demonstrate that they have further developed the skills in both architectural design and communication introduced in Semester 1. The major project of the semester - The Family House, requires students to demonstrate the structural, constructional, and environmental principles of their design. For each project students must demonstrate the ability to meet the requirements of a given brief. Skills: Drawing, model-making and design skills are now developed individually rather than as part of a group as in semester 1. There is a new focus on the relationship between buildings and spaces, at a variety of scales. Content: Project 3: A Pavilion Café. * To investigate the relationship of a building in a real context. * To investigate two new materials both structurally and and in detail design - steel and glass. * The design of a single storey steel and glass building with a more complex brief than the timber Writer's Studio set in Semester one. * This is run concurrently with lectures looking at the materials both structurally, and focusing on the detailing of relevant junctions. Project 4: A Family house. * This project develops planning skills with the most complex brief set so far in the year, including construction and landscaping as an integral part of the design process. * The house is of at least two storeys and uses masonry construction. Lectures on masonry construction accompany this project including visits to brick and stone manufacturers * The project focuses on the relationship between a building and its immediate context and the integration of basic environmental principles. |