Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Choose modes of representation that are appropriate to your design work.
- Successfully locate a project on a site and develop a design to a point where it is represented at 1:100 or 1:50 scale in plan, section and elevation
- Develop an initial idea into the final proposal.
- Resolve a project to a suitable level of clarity and technical understanding, with clear synthesis between the building function, structure, materials, environment and the user experience.
- Identify key underlying design concepts and effectively communicate the distinctive design characteristics of your project.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The importance of site analysis through solar modelling and physical massing
- Architectural design philosophy
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Use drawings and models to communicate your work clearly and concisely.
- D1. Through observation and analysis, gather appropriate data, including site data, and analyse it so that it is relevant to your project.
- Provide and record supporting design information within an organised sketchbook or Appendix.
- Develop a design proposal that is in the realm of the possible and shows an awareness of structure, materiality, the nature of the environment, human abilities, basic human needs and the scale of the programme.
- Successfully locate a project on a site and develop a design to a point where it is represented at 1:100 or 1:50 in plan, section and elevation.
- Use digital and manual modelling to appropriately explore your project.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Solve problems in a creative and innovative manner
- Effectively communicate through written reports, oral presentations and 1-1 discussions.
- Adopt a successful engineering and architectural approach to the solution of problems.
- Mange your time, developing strategies for the on-time delivery of weekly outputs.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Fieldwork | 9 |
Lecture | 12 |
Tutorial | 51 |
Completion of assessment task | 378 |
Total study time | 450 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Teaching space, layout and equipment required.. The Architecture Design Studio (Bldg 25), where tutorials are held has computing facilities and a range of materials for model making, as does the Design Studio Workshop (Bldg 23) where inductions are offered on the use of model-making tools such as the laser cutter.
Other resource. Specific texts and references will be recommended according to the design brief set each year and a student’s area of interest and investigation. Students are expected to draw upon knowledge gained throughout the programme and draw on the resources holistically including those listed within the Part 1, 2 and 3 design, structures and geotechnical related modules.
Software requirements. Adobe Creative Suite - available via the Design Studio machines, together with data books, software manuals and online tutorials.
Software requirements. Structural simulation software, such as LUSAS. Data books, software manuals and online tutorials are also available.
Software requirements. We prefer you to use SketchUp as the basis of digital 3D modelling and AutoCAD for 2D drawings as this are useful tools widely used in practice and reasonably easy to learn. Students will be provided a SketchUp Pro licence and will have educational access to AutoCAD for home use. Data books and software manuals are available, together with online tutorials.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessments ________________________________________ Summative This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module. MethodContribution (%)OutcomeGroup Work Continuous Assessment100 %B1, B2, B3, B4, D1, D2, D3, D4 , D5No Referral This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module. MethodContribution (%)OutcomeGroup Work Set Task100 %No ________________________________________ Repeat Year InternalSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Continuous Assessment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal