AR10504: Design studio 1.2
[Page last updated: 02 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits: | 20 [equivalent to 40 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 400 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW100 |
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| Learning Outcomes: | By the end of the Unit, you will be able to:
1. meet the requirements of a brief, and express the nature of the materials in response to the brief 2. use a design report to clearly communicate the design proposition, including: * a well-drawn set of drawings * photographs of a well-crafted model * concise explanation of the design rationale and design process, employing diagrams and sketches with annotation 3. explain the structural and constructional principles of their design 4. articulate how sustainable thinking is embedded in the design project 5. prepare a 1:20 complete working drawing with full descriptive annotation and some 3-D sketches. |
| Synopsis: | You will continue the exploration of the fundamental themes in architecture. The relationship between buildings and the immediate spaces or site, at a variety of scales, is introduced. Steel and masonry will be the primary materials used as a basis of design formulation. Their embodied carbon and impact on the environment are examined. Through two structured design projects, the principles of simple building construction techniques, including frame and load-bearing structures, are explored.
Visual communication techniques including freehand drawing, 2-D and 3-D computer-aided design tools and software, and model-making to scale, are utilised. |
| Content: | Project 1 (formative assessment) is the design of a single-storey steel pavilion on Campus or a village nearby, for student/community use. This project contains a more complex brief than the projects completed during Semester 1. 1.
Project 2 develops planning skills with the most complex brief set so far in the year. It is typically a dwelling house for multiple/diverse occupants. It is a design of at least two storeys high, and capable of being re-purposed by different occupiers in its second life. The design uses masonry construction as its principle mode, but incorporating composite construction techniques to include timber and steel. Passive sustainable design strategies are an integral part of the design investigation, as is the consideration of the immediate context and landscape. Typically, the site for Project 2 is in Bath. This unit will cover detailed design, steel frame and masonry construction/detailing techniques running parallel with the 2 projects, together with an understanding of the design life of building components and systems including passive sustainable design strategies. Students are introduced to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and the 8 Outcomes of the RIBA Sustainable Outcomes Guide. Conventional methods of 2-D drawing and 3-D representation techniques (gained from the Digital Illustration Unit) are employed. Model-making is further developed using the 3D and CAD-CAM workshops, so students will have a variety of media to communicate clearly in a design report. Throughout the Unit, students will practice other communication techniques like verbal presentation and report writing. |
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AR10504 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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