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COURSE DESCRIPTION ARC 412

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND PRESENTATION-6 4TH. YEAR, 2ND. SEMESTER 9 CREDIT HOURS ARCH. M. AFZAL EBRAHIM ARCH. ZAIN UL ABEDIN

COURSE DESCRIPTION Studio Course would involve design of 2 building projects with duration to be of 5 weeks and 11 weeks. The weeks allocated to each building project are to be inclusive of project evaluation and grading. Studio hours would be 9 hours per day and the class will meet three days a week. The hours per day for the class would be inclusive of lunch time and periodic short breaks as deemed necessary. The type of building design projects and assignment would be: 1. CDA Existing Library Renovation and Interior Design (ELR). 2. CDA Community Center Complex (CCC). 3. Identification of Fifth Year Design Thesis.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The goal and objective of ELR would be to renovate an existing building, integrating old construction with new construction and technologies, while, at the same time, re-examining and renovating the building architecture to exemplify Form-In-Context. It would heavily weigh on green building methods and sustainability. This project would also involve documenting the existing building. The goal and objective of CCC mainly would be studies of Form-InContext with multiple aspects of the CCC with various facilities contained within for public use, and renovation of an existing building. The CCC design exercise will involve a detailed study of various facilities for public use, interrelationship of the facilities within one complex, construction techniques and technologies as applicable to the various types of buildings, such as structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire safety, civil works and landscaping. It would also incorporate green building methods and address other sustainability issues, the knowledge of which would be acquired with the exercise of ELR in the first part of the semester. Identification of Thesis Design assignment for the Fifth-Year is a mandatory goal for the students in this semester to prepare them for the research work needed and executing the actual thesis design, thereafter, in the fifth year.

EXPECTED OUTCOME In the real world, architects are frequently faced with renovating and/or interior design of existing buildings to house existing functions or functions that would be different from the original use. The CDA Existing Library Renovation (ELR) exercise introduced in this semester would enable the students to gain an understanding to integrate old and new spaces, technologies and building systems, learn the interior design process and, at the same time, address the existing building Form-InContext, albeit in a modern context. The existing building survey work, which will precede the actual renovation and interior design work, would prepare the student to actualize the documentation process. The outcome would be two-fold; in this specific case the student would learn to assess the existing building condition to propose renovation measures; but generally, the student would also have learnt the documentation process to apply his skills to historic preservation of buildings. The Community Center Complex (CCC) exercise would enable the students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the various building types within the CCC, the various building types and the interrelation of the buildings contained within the complex, the integration of building technologies (structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire safety, civil works and landscaping) as well as site design. This course which will weigh heavily towards environmental design, energy efficient building design, bioclimatic architecture, green building products and sustainability, all of which would be focused to minimize energy use, maximize thermal comfort in buildings and minimize the carbon footprint in the environment. The Thesis Design would prepare the students to develop their mindset for the student to undertake the research work and the actual building designing the final fifth year. The student will have achieved the capability to conduct research work and implement the findings of research work to the respective projects. This will enable them to apply the same procedures for research and implementation on other projects should that be necessitated during their professional careers.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS The basic skill requirements for the students to take this class would be acquired mostly in their previous design projects. However, in this course the student us expected to have matured in their thought process and presentation skills to the next level. Along with the design class, lectures on relative subjects would be periodically introduced to support the design thought process. The students would have to develop the skills to integrate seamlessly the lectures with the actual designs being worked upon. They would be expected to visualize interchangeably from conceptual design to 2D and 3D with freehand sketching, CAD applications, graphics and scale models.

TEACHING METHODS The teaching methods would be a mix of building/site design technologies and methodologies, lectures as and when needed, student/teacher interaction at a one to one level as well as in group settings, preliminary and final critiques, project evaluations, audio/visual presentations, site visits and visits/lectures by experts and outside consultants.

COURSE EVALUATION AND GRADING SYSTEM For each of the two projects: Studio Work, Projects and Quiz Final Project Jury

70% 30%

Overall-weighted final grading would be: CDA Existing Library Renovation (ELR) Sessions 1 (one-day design exam) Community Center Complex (CCR) incl Sessions 2 (Thesis Selection Report) and Student Participation and Progress TOTAL

25% 55%

100%

10%

10%

RECOMMENDED READING AND WEBSITES BOOKS: Anderson, B., ed. Solar Building Architecture. Barnett, D. L., with W. D. Browning. A Primer on Sustainable Building. Brown, G. Z., and M. Dekay. Sun, Wind and Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition. *Buchanan, Peter. Peter. Ten Shades of Green. The Architecture League of New York, 2005. *Chiang, Francis D. K. Architecture, Form Space and Order, John Wiley & Sons, 1996. Cofaigh, E. O., J. E. Olley, and O. Lewis. The Climatic Dwelling: An Introduction to Climatic-Responsible Residential Architecture. Cook, Jeffrey, ed. Passive Cooling. Crowther, R. L., ed. Ecological Architecture. *Davies, Colin. Keyhouses of the Twentieth Century. Laurence King Publishing Ltd., 2006. *De Chiara, Joseph and Michael J. Crosbie. Time Saver Standards for Building Types, 4th Edition. Mc Graw Hill International Edition. Givoni, B. Climatic Considerations in Buildings and Urban Design. *Hawkes, Dean and Wayne Forster. Architecture, Engineering and Environment. Laurence King Publishing, Ltd., 2002. *Krishan, Arvind, Nick Baker, Simon Yannas, S. V. Szokolay. Climate Responsive Architecture. *Lechner, Norbert. Heating, Cooling, Lighting,1991. Lighting,1991. *Wilson, David. 100 Sunrooms. Sunrooms. Rockport Publishers, Inc., 2004. *Pople, Nicolas. Small Houses. Houses. Laurence King Publishing, Ltd., 2003. *PRP Architects. Place and Home. Home. Black Dog Publishing Ltd., 2007. *Walker, Peter and Partners. Landscape Architecture. Thames and Hudson, Ltd., 2005. PARTIAL LIST OF GREEN BOOKS Trask, Crissy. It’s Easy Being Green: A Handbook For Earth-Friendly Living. Poole, Buzz. Green Design Wilson, Alex and Piepkorn, Mark. Editor, Green Building Products, 3rd Edition: The GreenSpec Guide To Residential Building Materials. Horn, Greg. A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability. Hermannsson, John. Green Building Resource Guide. Glavinch, Thomas E. and Associated Contractors. Contractors Guide to Green Construction: Management, Project Delivery, Documantation,and Risk Reduction.

WEBSITES Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN). www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC). www.fsec.ucf.edu Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). www.nesea.org Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC). www.sbicouncil.org U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC). www.usgbc.org International Solar Energy Association (ISES). www.ises.org

DETAILS These design exercises will incorporate the six stages of design as envisaged in Academic Plan And Program (APP), March 2008. They are: 1. Conception. 2. Written Statement of Concept Development. 3. Project Design. 4. Structural Systems and Materials Use. 5. Design Journal. 6. Written Report. For a complete explanation of the above, refer to APP, March 2008. As a separate exercise in the fourth year, the student would be required to identify a 5th year thesis project and submit a written statement as to the type of project. This exercise can be started at anytime during the fourth year, but a well-defined thesis proposal identification would be due at the end of the second semester of the fourth year.

CDA Existing Library Renovation/Interior Design (ELR): 5 weeks, 25% of overall grade. Week 1: Project Introduction, Site Visit, User Brief, Existing Library Research, Case Studies, Jurisdiction By-Laws and Building Code Research, Green Products Research, Develop Programmatic Requirements and review by Instructors. Week 2: Building/Site Analysis, Develop Freehand and 3D Schematic Sketches to depict site/floor plans, building form in context of surrounding existing buildings and anticipated building functions. Projects due on last day of class. Week 3: Juries, Site Development and Building Design Development based upon previous juries‘ input, Building Systems Development and Integration, CAD Drawings Development, Thesis Selection Discussion as and when required. Week 4: Site Development and Building Design Development based upon previous juries‘ input, Building Systems Development and Integration, CAD Drawings Development, Thesis Selection Discussion as and when required. Week 5: CAD Drawings Development continuation, Projects due at the end of the first class that week, Juries.

Community Center Complex (CCC): 11 Weeks, 55% of overall grade. This project would involve a CDA site zoned for the CCC in Islamabad. Weeks 1-3: Project Introduction, User Brief, Site Visit, Jurisdiction By Laws and Building Code Research, Project Site and Existing Study, Trends of Similar Buildings , Project Research, Outside Expert Visits, Lectures, Site Analysis, Environmental Design and Green Products’ Studies, Conceptual/Schematic Building Form and Design, Site Analysis, Schematic Design, 3D and study model due. Schematic design due on last day of week 3, Thesis Selection Discussion as and when required. Weeks 4-8: Schematic Design Juries, Design Development based upon Schematic Design Juries, Outside Expert Visits, Building Systems Development, Preliminary CAD Presentation, Lectures, Design Development due at the end of the week including Study Model revisions and 3D CAD Modeling. Preliminary/Pre-final submittals due on the first day of the week, Prelim./pre-final submittals juries on last 2 days of the week, Thesis Selection Discussion as and when required. Weeks 9-11: Further Design Development and Final Design based upon Prior Juries, Thesis Selection Discussion as and when required, CAD Presentation Work and 3D Models development, Outside Experts Evaluations, Final drawings submittals, Thesis Selection Reports due, Juries and final Grading.

Notes Sessions 1 (One-day design exam) and Sessions 2 (Thesis Selection Report) are to be scheduled according to the dates announced by CIIT. Lectures for Thesis Selection Report are to be incorporated within the two design projects schedule. No specific schedule is to be set up for the Thesis Selection Report. Students would be required to incorporate and discuss their individual their thesis selection during the two design projects.

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DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, COMSATS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ISLAMABAD