Sheridan Course Outlines

ARCH31452
Architectural Studio 5

I: Administrative Information II: Course Details III: Topical Outline(s) Printable Version

Section I: Administrative Information

Total hours: 70.0
Credit Value: 5.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Winter 2013
Prerequisites: (ARCH30043)
Corequisites: CADD39788
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Architectural Technology
Program Coordinator(s): Ken Snell
Course Leader or Contact: Ken Snell
Version: 14.0
Status: Approved - Under Rev (AREV)

Section I Notes: This course is only offered during the Winter semester.

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
Though it may be publicly accepted that Architects are sensitive, expressive artisans working on designs of personal significance within a self-defined set of values and objectives this course takes the view that Architecture is a social act expressive of a communal WILL that occurs within a larger context. It is a concrete result of an abstract idea but architecture is not an isolated practice performed by individuals working alone. Todays buildings are responses to current social, political, environmental, economic needs and values. Todays architects are part of large multi-disciplinary teams working within defined parameters. This course engages students in this dialogue about architectural intention, purpose and context as they apply to a high density, multi- storey, multi-use, midrise urban infill building project. Some of the current hot button issues of sustainability (energy, waste, and materials), design of the public realm and existing urban design schemes (Mississauga Strategic plan) will be addressed in the initial analysis and goal setting stage. In the second phase of the course a series of design discussions will explore and develop an awareness of the formal, spatial and organizational issues of the architectural design process. Students will develop an individual design scheme for a given urban site and present it to the class in order to demonstrate their understanding of these fundamental design concepts. In the third phase of the course, Students will assemble into teams to develop selected designs to meet the requirements of current legislation (OBC), sustainability (LEED), accessibility (AODA), structure, the selection of materials and detailing of building envelop assemblies. Students will demonstrate command of these skills by producing a design report at the end of the term.

Program Context

Architectural Technology

Program Coordinator: Ken Snell

This required course, is the fifth in a series of six courses which introduces students to progressively more complex architectural projects. This course differs from the others in the series with its strong emphasis on conceptual design and design development activities. Students will be expected to use the design skills developed in this course within the following course ARCH34231 - Architectural Studio 6.

Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

 Critical Performance:
By the end of this course, students will have successfully 
demonstrated the ability to design a complex building and present a 
design report.

Learning Outcomes:
To achieve the critical performance, students will have successfully 
demonstrated the ability to:

Outcome #1
Develop an architectural language and vocabulary to discuss 
architectural designs.

Outcome #2
Describe some of the social and cultural significance of architecture.

Outcome #3
Present ideas orally and graphically to a large group.

Outcome #4
Solve conceptual design problems of varying complexities including 
the resolution of client and contextual requirements.

Outcome #5
Identify, define and apply visual properties of form to the creation 
of architectural building masses.

Outcome #6
Identify and describe various qualities of space and the elements 
used to define it.

Outcome #7
Identify, describe and select appropriate formal organizations 
sympathetic to a design intention. 

Outcome #8
Apply knowledge of the elements of circulation in a building to the 
creation of a circulation system for a complex building form.

Outcome #9
Prepare computer massing models to explore design solutions using 3-D 
computer software.
 
Outcome #10
Develop a design presentation report including design drawings.

Outcome #11
Apply the requirements of part 3 of the Ontario Building Code (OBC) 
to a specific design.

Outcome #12
Incorporate structural requirements and systems into the design 
process.

Outcome #13
Research and apply sustainable design concepts to their designs as 
they relate to energy (conservation and renewable) water management 
and material selection.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Analysis and Organization                  5%
Organization and Circulation               5%
Form                                      10%
Space                                      5%
Synthesis and Presentation                25%
Major Project Research (7-team exercises) 20%
Major Project Final Design Report         30%

Regardless of the final total mark, students must obtain at least 50% 
on the exam/theory/test(s) and 50% on the lab/project(s)/assignment
(s) components of this course in order to obtain a passing grade in 
this course.

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requirements:

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

X	Communication	X	Critical Thinking & Problem Solving		Interpersonal
	Numeracy	X	Information Management		Personal

Notes: N/A

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) : Office of the Registrar
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous relevant work/life experience, service, self-study and training on the job. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

Challenge Exam	Portfolio	Interview	Other	Not Eligible for PLAR
				X

Notes: N/A

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Effective term: Winter 2013
Professor: Tba
Textbook(s):

Text:
Architecture:  Form, Space and Order by Francis Van Nostrand, Reinhold
The Architect's Studio Companion by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano, 
John 
Wiley & Sons
The Ontario Building Code - Latest Edition, Ministry of Housing, 
Government of 
Ontario

Applicable student group(s): Architectural Engineering Technology students.
Course Details:

Week 1:
Introduction (Module 1)
Analysis and Organization (Module 2)

Week 2:
Formal Organizations (Module 3)
Ordering Principles (Module 4)

Week 3:
Elements of Circulation (Module 5)
The Circulation Path

Week 4:
Form (Module 6)

Week 5:
Defining and Enclosing Space (Module 7)

Week 6:
Parking Ramp Design
Consultations

Week 7:
Presentations

Week 8:
Intro to class structure for Major Project
Team Exercise 1:  Organization
Rationalizing the geometry and gridline Development

Week 9:
Team Exercise 2:  OBC Research
Team Exercise 3:  Structural Concepts

Week 10:
Team Exercise 4:  Sustainability Issues:  Sun Studies shading, 
exposure, shading devices
Team Exercise 5:  Sustainability Issues:  Energy, Water Management, 
Materials (including waste)

Week 11:
Team Exercise 6:  Parking Design

Week 12:
Team Exercise 7:  Materials and Synthesis
Wall sections, material selection and co-ordination of major elements

Week 13:
3-D Models:  co-ordinate and update and add sufficient details

Week 14:
Team Consultations and writing
Design Reports Due (30%)

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