Course Title: Provide Design Solutions for Type C Buildings
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2007
Course Code: ARCH5141
Course ID: 033950
Course Title: Provide Design Solutions for Type C Buildings
School: 320T Design (TAFE)
Program Code: C5143 - Diploma of Building Design and Technology
Course Contact : Michael Goss
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819
Course Contact Email: Michael.goss@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Peter Schenkel
peter.schenkel@rmit.edu.au
tel +61 3 9925 4037
Andrew Rodda
andrew.rodda@rmit.edu.au
tel+61 3 9925
Nominal Hours: 40
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
This unit must be assessed after attainment of competency in ALL the CORE units of the Certificate IV in Residential Drafting, except for “Produce Drawing Documentation for Private Residential Buildings”.
Course Description
This unit relates to creating design solutions for Type ‘C’ Classification 2 to 9 commercial, industrial or residential buildings, and presenting them as design drawings from which construction documentation can be derived.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LCWC Provide Design Solutions for Type C Buildings |
Element: |
Ensure that the design meets minim um requirements for fire resistance, access and e4gress, occupants with disabilities and energy use. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 The need for compartmentation and the protection of openings is assessed in accordance with the BCA. |
Element: |
Evaluate design solutions and refine. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Design brief is analysed and design options are considered |
Element: |
Investigate the development of national public building styles and international influences from settlement to the start of World War II. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 The historic origin of Australian public building styles and their influences built prior to 1939 is researched and recorded. |
Element: |
Produce designs for a given Class 2 to 9 building limited to Type “C” construction as specified in the BCA. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 The proposed site is investigated and details that will influence the final design solution are recorded |
Element: |
Solve design problems associated with a given client brief for any Class 2 to 9 building project. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Design brief is analysed and design options are |
Learning Outcomes
Produce designs for a given Class 2 to 9 building limited to Type “C” construction as specified in the BCA.
Evaluate design solutions and refine.
Solve design problems associated with a given client brief for any Class 2 to 9 building project.
Develope an understanding of national public building styles and international influences from settlement to the start of World War II.
Overview of Learning Activities
Details of Learning Activities
Course is delivered through a combination of topic specific lectures, studio critiques, project reviews, and student verbal presentations
All project work is augmented by informal class dialogue with teaching staff
Teaching Schedule
PROGRAM | Issue 01.07 | |||
Week | Date | Activity | ||
01 | 13 February | Course briefing | ||
PROJECT 1A | Blue group | |||
PROJECT1B | Yellow group | |||
15 | Course briefing | Red group | ||
PROJECT 1B | ||||
02 | 20 | Studio | ||
22 | ||||
03 | 27 | PROJECT 1 | Presentation and review | 15 marks |
01 March | ||||
04 | 06 | PROJECT 2 | All groups | |
08 | BDAV Competition | Project briefing | ||
Set research program | ||||
05 | 13 | Research presentations | ||
15 | Project briefing | |||
06 | 20 | Site analysis and planning | ||
22 | Embedding and zoning diagrams | |||
07 | 27 | Design idea development | ||
29 | Functional planning | |||
08 | 03 April | Studio | ||
06 | No class | |||
05-13 | Easter Break | |||
09 | 17 | Plan development | ||
19 | Interim submission | |||
10 | 24 | Form development | ||
26 | ||||
11 | 01 May | Design development | ||
03 | Presentation techniques | |||
12 | 08 | Design development | ||
10 | Presentation techniques | |||
11 May | PROJECT 1 | Submission 4.00pm | ||
13 | 15 | PROJECT 1 | Verbal and digital | |
17 | presentations by students | 65 Marks | ||
14 | 22 | PROJECT 2 | All groups | |
24 | Urban Modelling | Briefing-site visit-research | ||
15 | 29 | Exploration -Grids-IDEAS-Opportunities | ||
30 | ||||
16 | 06 June | 3-D forms -Intersections &opportunities | ||
09 | ||||
17 | 12 | PROJECT 3 | Presentations and submission | 20 marks |
14 | ||||
16 | 19 | FOLIO SUBMISSION | Moderation and review | 100 marks |
20 |
Note: Program dates and studio program may be amended due to change of circumstances.
All key dates will be confirmed during Studio program.
Overview of Learning Resources
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
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References
Ching.Francis D.K., Architecture:Form,Space &Order,Van Nostrand Reinhold,New York,1979 |
Other Resources
Standard architectural drafting equipment, model making equipment
Overview of Assessment
Assessment in this course is progressive and will require demonstrated competence in one or more of the following ways:
Practical projects, drawings and documentation, visual and oral presentations, written assignments, CAD modelling, digital presentations, visual recognition tests, written reports and studio based activities, Hand Built 3D Models.
All assignments will have set due dates which must be adhered to. Late submission of work will carry a penalty but may be considered by prior arrangement if supported with a medical certificate or other appropriate documentation.
Assessment Tasks
Project 1 : Design work to be presented in digital format
Project 2: Research assignment presented in digital format
Design submission as per the BDAV competition brief
Project 3: Form and development , models including a formatted digital diary
All project submission will be suppoorted by a folio of detailing the resolution and development f the project
Other Information
Late Submission of Work
Special consideration for extenuating circumstances will be evaluated on validation of the student’s claim and negotiation for a remedial strategy will be devised based on the individual’s circumstances and needs.
An extension of time request WILL NOT be considered within 48 hours of an assessment task submission date, regardless of circumstance.
Late Submissions: without signed approval for an extension of time by the course teacher, shall incur a 10% mark reduction per day penalty for 5 days. After such a period of time, the assessment task will not be accepted.
Assessment Decisions:
Final assessment decisions can be reviewed/ appealed. The appeals process is identical across all courses and direction should be sought first from the course teacher to initiate the appeal.
Student Responsibilities:
In undertaking this course students require to be responsible for.
The time management of the course work in order to complete all work requirements satisfactorily and on time.
To either be in attendance for classes or alternatively to ensure, establish and clarify what content has been missed to maintain a consistent academic progress.
To be proactive in mastering the academic material of the course by challenging, questioning and extending course outcomes.
To be responsible for the maintenance of a non-disruptive and scholastic attitude in the learning environment.
Plagiarism:
Definition: The presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentation.
Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in oral, written or visual presentations is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable. The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct, which carry a range of penalties, including the cancellation of results and exclusion from your program.
Students are responsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarised by another student. Students should be aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of copyright material.
Consider this carefully in completing all your work and assessments in this course and if you are unsure about whether you might have plagiarised, seek help from your teacher. University Plagiarism Statement
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