Course Title: Produce preliminary and working drawings for residential buildings
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: ARCH5195
Course Title: Produce preliminary and working drawings for residential buildings
School: 320T Architecture & Design
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6136 - Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
Course Contact : Catherine Ciavarella
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819
Course Contact Email:catherine.ciavarella@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nicholas Rischitelli
+61 3 9925 4062
nicholas.rischitelli@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 180
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 outcomes required to produce two and three-dimensional drawings in accordance with standard industry practice and to a level suitable for building permit approval applications. It includes the ability to read and interpret plans and specifications and to produce working drawings for residential buildings (BCA Classes 1 and 10).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU21596 Produce preliminary and working drawings for residential buildings |
Element: |
4. Produce a set of working drawings |
Performance Criteria: |
4. Produce a set of working drawings 4.2 Working drawings are checked with team members for consistency of presentation, cross-referencing and accuracy and to ensure local government approval requirements are satisfied.
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Element: |
1. Produce sketches and drawings |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Produce sketches and drawings 1.2 Tools and equipment required for producing sketches/drawings are prepared and checked for safety and serviceability. 1.3 Simple two and three-dimensional sketches are created to resolve construction details.
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Element: |
2. Read and interpret plans and specifications for a residential building |
Performance Criteria: |
2. Read and interpret plans and specifications for a residential building 2.2 Key information is located and interpreted according to relevant specifications and relevant Australian Standards and the Building Code of Australia (BCA). 2.3 Advice is sought from client and other stakeholders, when required, to clarify any issues
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Element: |
3. Produce draft working drawings |
Performance Criteria: |
3. Produce draft working drawings 3.2 Linework is applied using a range of different types and media in accordance with standard industry drawing practice for production of building drawings.
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Learning Outcomes
This unit of competency supports the attainment of the skills and knowledge required for building designers to produce working drawings for residential buildings (BCA Classes 1 and 10) within the context of relevant legislation, the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and Australian Standards.
Details of Learning Activities
Lectures
Studio sessions
Supervised work in class
Independent research
Teaching Schedule
Academic week | Session description | Assessment |
1 | Orientation | |
2 | Use of equipment & basic drawing skills | |
3 | Use of scale | Submit exercise 1 |
4 | Orthographic projection | Submit exercise 2 |
5 | Orthographic projection continued | |
6 | Project 1 Floor plan | Submit exercise 3 |
7 | Project 1 Freehand details & preliminary section | |
8 | Project 1 Roof geometry | Submit freehand details |
9 | Project 1 Sub floor framing plan | |
10 | Project 1 Elevations | |
11 | Project 1 Dimensioning and notation | |
12 | Project 1 Folio session | Submit final folio for Project 1 |
13 | Project 2 Floor plan | |
14 | Project 2 Complete all plans | |
15 | Project 2 Section AA | |
16 | Project 2 Detail drawings | |
Semester 2 | ||
1 | Project 2 Self directed studio session | |
2 | Project Elevations | |
3 | Project 2 Site plan | |
4 | Project 2 Folio session | Submit final folio for Project 2 |
5 | Project 3 Introduction | |
6 | Project 3 Floor plans | |
7 | Project 3 Kitchen joinery | |
8 | Project 3 Electrical plans | |
9 | Project 3 Elevations | |
10 | Project 3 Stair plan, elevation and section | |
11 | Project 3 Detail drawings | Submit Floor plans |
12 | Project 3 Site plan | |
13 | Project 3 Complete drawings with dimensions and notes | |
14 | Project 3 Folio session | Submit final folio for Project 3 |
15 | Assessment and moderation |
Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Building Code of Australia (NCC)
Architectural documentation handbook
Relevant Australian Standards
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 building design 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:
• comply with OHS regulations applicable to workplace operations
• apply organisational policies and procedures, including quality assurance requirements where applicable
• produce two and three-dimensional drawings for residential building projects, including at least one orthographic, one isometric and one perspective drawing
• complete working drawings to industry standard and as determined by the project brief.
Assessment Tasks
Feedback throughout the course may be written, verbal or a combination of both
Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or 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.
To demonstrate competency in this course you need to complete each one of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard.
Exercise 1,2,3 10%
Project 1 Final 20%
Project 2 Final 25%
Project 3 Final 30%
Validation 15%
Grade Description range
HD High Distinction 80 – 100
DI Distinction 70 – 79
CR Credit 60 – 69
PA Pass 50 – 59
SP Supplementary Pass -
NN Fail 0 – 49
PX Pass Grade Only -
DNS
Did Not Submit for Assessment. -
Assessment Matrix
An assessment matrix demonstrating alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency is available from the course contact person (stated above).
Other Information
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