- Academic Registry
Programme & Unit Catalogues


AR20017: Design studio 2.1

[Page last updated: 11 October 2021]

Academic Year: 2021/2
Owning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Credits: 15 [equivalent to 30 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 300
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Project 2 (CW 100% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Aims: To expand students' experience of how buildings fit into places.
To introduce ideas of context in village or urban situations, methods of site analysis, and the translation of both these into actual designs.

Learning Outcomes: On completion of the unit each student must:
ILO1 - demonstrate through their coursework the ability to meet the requirements of a given brief for a medium scale multi-cell non domestic building.
ILO2 - demonstrate the ability to analyse context and use this analysis to inform their design of a medium scale multi-cell non domestic building.
ILO3 - demonstrate the ability to employ appropriate means and conventions of architectural representation for a medium scale multi-cell non domestic building.
ILO4 - demonstrate through their coursework the ability to meet the requirements of a given brief for a medium scale multi-cell non domestic building.
ILO5 - demonstrate the ability to analyse context and use this analysis to inform their design of a medium scale multi-cell non domestic building.
ILO6 - demonstrate the ability to employ appropriate means and conventions of architectural representation for a medium scale multi-cell non domestic building.

Skills: By the end of this unit the students should have extended the range of their skills in architectural design, drawing and model making.

Content: The initial stage of the unit will require students to analyse and respond to a given context. This exercise may be carried out in small teams.
The majority of the Unit will be devoted to the individual design of multi-cell buildings of medium complexity requiring non-domestic construction. This project will require students to employ basic principles of architectural composition. This project is used as a vehicle for environmental analysis carried out as part of AR20297 Building Environment 2 and detailed design carried out as part of AR20012.

Programme availability:

AR20017 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • UEAR-ANB08 : BSc(Hons) Architecture with Thin sandwich placement(s) (Year 2)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2021/22.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.