Course Title: Provide design solutions for residential and commercial buildings
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2019
Course Code: ARCH5204
Course Title: Provide design solutions for residential and commercial buildings
School: 320T Architecture & Urban Design
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6136 - Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
Course Contact: Catherine Ciavarella
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4818
Course Contact Email: catherine.ciavarella@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Andrew Rodda
- e:andrew.rodda@rmit.edu.au
- twitter: andrewRMIT
- skype: andrewRMIT
Nominal Hours: 200
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to apply the theories and principles of design to the design of buildings. It can be applied to both residential buildings (BCA Classes 1 and 10) and commercial buildings (BCA Classes 2 to 9). It requires the ability to research, analyse and evaluate information on the history and elements of architecture and their influence on current practice. It includes developing a design response which meets the requirements of a project brief, and communicating a final design solution to relevant stakeholders.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU21599 Provide design solutions for residential and commercial buildings |
Element: |
1. Research the key movements of global architecture |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 A range of research techniques is used to source information on the influential periods of global architecture through the works of recognised architects and designers. 1.2 Architectural terminology and language is identified for application in research. 1.3 Own knowledge and understanding of global architecture is developed through review and critical analysis of the influences and features of recognised works. 1.4 The principal characteristics of predominant architectural styles are researched and recorded. 1.5 Impacts of global architecture are analysed for their influence on Australian regional architecture. |
Element: |
2. Determine design principles |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 The history and main principles of design theories are researched and examined to inform, compare and contrast with present beliefs, methods and practice. 2.2 Design principles are researched which constitute sound and innovative design and its practice on a tectonic concept. 2.3 The relationship between art, architecture and nature is explored to determine the application of form, functionality and aesthetics in design. 2.4 Principles of symmetry, rhythm and symbolism in art and architecture are researched and compared with current theories of culture, politics and technology. |
Element: |
3. Apply design principles to the context of a site |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 The project brief is analysed to determine client requirements for the design. 3.2 The correlation between human behaviour, function, aesthetics, typology, neighbourhood character and site context is analysed to determine patterns of movement, spatial relationships and visual goals determined by the project brief. 3.3 Circulation patterns/bubble diagrams are developed to illustrate patterns of movement and spatial relationships. 3.4 Social, sustainable and technical factors are integrated in accordance with relevant building and planning regulatory requirements and contextual and site restraints. |
Element: |
4. Develop and express ideas through freehand sketching |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Principal elements of sketching are identified and explored through visual and sketched studies of built forms and their internal and external features. 4.2 Sketches are produced using a range of media to interpret design solutions and concepts and to illustrate details of construction, structural and aesthetic elements of a design. 4.3 Selected rendering techniques are used to enhance readability and interpretation and to display a range of material finishes. 4.4 Sketches are produced with accurate proportions and in accordance with project timelines, as required. |
Element: |
5. Resolve and communicate design solutions to a build form |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Architectural theories are evaluated and integrated to a conceptual program. 5.2 Features of comparable building designs are researched to inform the development of a design solution. 5.3 Design theories, concepts and ideas are combined to produce a design solution. 5.4 The elements of human needs, the environment, sustainability and technology are integrated into a concept design. 5.5 A range of alternative responses is developed and reviewed and a final solution is selected for presentation to relevant stakeholders. 5.6 The final design solution is confirmed against the project brief and communicated to relevant stakeholders through 2D or 3D media. |
Learning Outcomes
This unit of competency supports the attainment of the knowledge and skills required for building designers to apply the principles and theories of design to residential and commercial building projects.
Details of Learning Activities
Course content is delivered through studios.
Assessment tasks are a combination of independent study and directed and supervised practice in a studio context.
Correspondence and additional information is provided through the RMIT Canvas Course shell.
Teaching Schedule
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
- The fundamentals of Architecture, Lorraine Farrelly, AVA Publishers, 2012.
Overview of Assessment
This unit of competency could be assessed in the workplace or a close simulation of the workplace environment, provided that simulated or project-based assessment techniques fully replicate design drafting workplace conditions, materials, activities, responsibilities and procedures. Holistic or project-based assessment with other related units is recommended.
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of the ability to:
• research and apply knowledge of global architecture, architects and designers and their influences on modern design theories
• apply architectural concepts to a built form
• develop a design solution which meets the requirements of the project brief
• communicate design solutions to stakeholders using a range of media.
Assessment Tasks
3 Assessment Tasks (1st Year)
- Shelter
- Biomorphic
- Residential House
3 Assessment Tasks (2nd Year)
- MP01: Greenfield Site
- MP02: Brownfield Site
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MP03: Client Driven Project (small group project)
All projects from both years must have been submitted to be eligible for a final pass grade.
Assessment tasks in this course are both formative and summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks. Summative assessment tasks in this course are graded.
Feedback throughout the course may be written, verbal or a combination of both.
All assessment must be submitted.
Students will be deemed Competent or Not Yet Competent in the assessment tasks, Satisfactory or Not Yet Satisfactory in the assessable tasks. A grading model will apply after competency has been obtained.
You will receive feedback with verbal and/or written evaluation of your progress within class time. the submitted projects will be assessed with written feedback as well as a quality indicator that relates to separate components of the project and the overall outcome.
Courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment (including apprentices)| CA | Competency Achieved |
| NYC | Not Yet Competent |
| DNS | Did Not Submit for assessment |
| CHD | Competent with High Distinction |
| CDI | Competent with Distinction |
| CC | Competent with Credit |
| CAG | Competency Achieved - Graded |
| NYC | Not Yet Competent |
| DNS | Did Not Submit for assessment |
Assessment Matrix
| ASSESSMENT TASK MATRIX | |||||||||
| National/ Module Code | VPAU593 |
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| RMITCourse Code RMIT Course Title |
ARCH 5184 Provide design solutions for residential and commercial buildings 1/2 |
Assessment Tasks | |||||||
| Semester-01 | Semester-02 | Y2 | Y2 | Semester-02 | |||||
| MP-01 SHELTER |
MP-02 BIOMORPHIC |
MP-03 HOUSE/HOME |
Greenfield | Brownfield | Client Driven | ||||
| 100% TOTAL | 20% | 30% | 45% | 20% | 50% | 30% | |||
| ELEMENTS & PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | |||||||||
| 1 Research the key movements of global architecture | |||||||||
| 1.1 | A range of research techniques is used to source information on the influential periods of global architecture through the works of recognised architects and designers. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 1.2 | Architectural terminology and language is identified for application in research. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 1.3 | Own knowledge and understanding of global architecture is developed through review and critical analysis of the influences and features of recognised works. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 1.4 | The principal characteristics of predominant architectural styles are researched and recorded. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 1.5 | Impacts of global architecture are analysed for their influence on Australian regional architecture. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 2 Determine design principles | |||||||||
| 2.1 | The history and main principles of design theories are researched and examined to inform, compare and contrast with present beliefs, methods and practice. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 2.2 | Design principles are researched which constitute sound and innovative design and its practice on a tectonic concept. | x | x | x | |||||
| 2.3 | The relationship between art, architecture and nature is explored to determine the application of form, functionality and aesthetics in design. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 2.4 | Principles of symmetry, rhythm and symbolism in art and architecture are researched and compared with current theories of culture, politics and technology. | x | x | x | x | ||||
| 3 Apply design principles to the context of a site | |||||||||
| 3.1 | The project brief is analysed to determine client requirements for the design. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 3.2 | The correlation between human behaviour, function, aesthetics, typology, neighbourhood character and site context is analysed to determine patterns of movement, spatial relationships and visual goals determined by the project brief. | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| x | x | x | |||||||
| x | x | ||||||||
| 3.3 | Circulation patterns/bubble diagrams are developed to illustrate patterns of movement and spatial relationships. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 3.4 | Key concepts are summarised at strategic points to facilitate understanding. | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 3.4 | Social, sustainable and technical factors are integrated in accordance with regulatory requirements and contextual and site restraints. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| x | |||||||||
| 4 Develop and express ideas through freehand sketching | |||||||||
| 4.1 | Principal elements of sketching are identified and explored through visual and sketched studies of built forms and their internal and external features. | x | x | x | xx | x | |||
| xx | x | x | |||||||
| 4.2 | Sketches are produced using a range of media to interpret design solutions and concepts and to illustrate details of construction, structural and aesthetic elements of a design. | x | x | x | xx | x | x | ||
| x | x | ||||||||
| 4.3 | Selected rendering techniques are used to enhance readability and interpretation and to display a range of material finishes. | x | x | x | xx | x | x | ||
| xx | x | x | |||||||
| 4.4 | Sketches are produced with accurate proportions and in accordance with project timelines, as required. | x | x | x | xx | x | |||
| 5 Resolve and communicate design solutions to a built form | |||||||||
| 5.1 | Architectural theories are evaluated and integrated to a conceptual programme. | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 5.2 | Features of comparable building designs are researched to inform the development of a design solution. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 5.3 | Design theories, concepts and ideas are combined to produce a design solution. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 5.4 | The elements of human needs, the environment, sustainability and technology are integrated into a concept design. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| x | x | x | |||||||
| 5.5 | A range of alternative responses is developed and reviewed and a final solution is selected for presentation to relevant stakeholders. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| x | x | x | |||||||
| 5.6 | The final design solution is confirmed against the project brief and communicated to relevant stakeholders through 2D or 3D media. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| x | x | x | |||||||
| REQUIRED SKILLS | |||||||||
| Communication skill | Communication Skills to | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| •enable clear and direct communication, using questioning to identify and confirm | |||||||||
| requirements and share information with internal and external personnel | |||||||||
| • communicate a design solution | |||||||||
| • read and interpret | |||||||||
| − construction drawings and specifications | |||||||||
| − Australian Standards | |||||||||
| − relevant sections of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) | |||||||||
| − research material including architectural literature and relevant texts | |||||||||
| • use language, terminology and semantics relevant to building design and | |||||||||
| architecture | |||||||||
| Written skills to: | •document research on the influences of global architecture and design principles | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| • produce freehand sketches for the interpretation of a design or of architectural | |||||||||
| features | |||||||||
| Problem solving skills to: | •apply design theories and ideas to a built form | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| • apply design principles within regulatory requirements | |||||||||
| • respond to the challenges of irregular shaped sites | |||||||||
| Initiative and enterprise skills to: | •resolve construction and design issues with regard to structural systems and site | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| context | |||||||||
| • incorporate functionality and aesthetics into a built form | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| • compare historical and main design principles with modern practices and methods | |||||||||
| • develop a design response according to the project brief requirements | |||||||||
| Planning and organisational skills to: | • collect, organise and analyse information on | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| − world architecture and its principal characteristics | |||||||||
| − the works of recognised architects and designers | |||||||||
| − complete design response within allocated time frame | |||||||||
| Learning skills in the development of own knowledge and understanding of global architecture | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Technological skills to research and record information | |||||||||
| Teamwork skills to consult with client and other stakeholders | |||||||||
| Working safely in a design drafting working environment, according to legislation and workplace procedures and policies | |||||||||
| REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE | |||||||||
| Architectural terminology and semantics | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Influential architects and designers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries | |||||||||
| Global and Australian regional architectural styles | |||||||||
| Architectural concepts applied to a design solution | |||||||||
| Principles of structural and construction technology | |||||||||
| Basic principles of anthropometrics and ergonomics | |||||||||
| Material characteristics and applications | |||||||||
| Tectonic themes | |||||||||
| Regulatory, contextual and site constraints | |||||||||
| Planning concepts | |||||||||
| Principles of human behaviour, functionality and aesthetics | |||||||||
| Historical and modern design principles | |||||||||
| Modern theories of culture, politics and technology | |||||||||
| CRITICAL ASPECTS OF ASSESMENT | |||||||||
| Provide evidence of the ability to: | • research and apply knowledge of global architecture, architects and designers and their influences on modern design theories | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| •apply architectural concepts to a built form | |||||||||
| •develop a design solution which meets the requirements of the project brief | |||||||||
| •communicate design solutions to stakeholders using a range of media. |
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