ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – HOUSING DESIGN I (WINTER)
Description: This course acquaints students with different concepts of house located in a natural environment. Students may have various level of preparation and training – this is the reason course is divided for different levels. The main task in accordance with the level of knowledge declared by the student – optional : beginner students – single-family house / intermediate – multi-generational home / advanced – house for independent elderly people.
Single-family house – The main task is to design a house with the IDEA ( something non-obvious, special, unique, unusual ). For Example: house in a unique location (house on the cliff, on the coast, in the woods,…), house with unusual inhabitant and function (painter – a house with a studio and gallery, an astronomer – a house with a watchtower, swimmer – house with swimming pool 25m in length, …), house with unusual function/form (mobile house, transformable house, adaptable house, floating house, bridge house, tower house, …)
Multi-generational home – The main task is to design a house for big famili where different generations live together but separately . Functional plan should consiste at least two apartments for two families ( family with children 2+2 and grandparents ). The house can be one-storey or multi-storey (but grandparents should have an apartment on the ground floor), some functions may be shared by both families. There should be a connection between the apartments inside the house.
House for the elderly – house for 8 independent elderly people who live together on the basis of: mutual self-help, affordable architecture , and co-living. The functional plan should consist of individual bedrooms (single and double) with bathrooms, and a common day zone for all residents. In addition, it can have a guest room, hobbyroom, etc … The house should be one-storey, and if located in the city, can be a multi-storey with elevator.
The theoretical aim is to familiarize students with the main problems related to architectural design of house including spatial, social, technical, functional and theoretical aspects.
The practical objective is to exercise the execution of architectural conceptual drawings of a unique house. Skills to be acquired: * experience in the analyses and assessment of housing; * skills for preparation of an architectural program; * skills of conceptual, functional, spatial and structural design; * research abilities related to the field of human inhabitation assessment.
The course task: This course acquaints students with concepts of multifamily housing building with comercial functionss, relating to medium size structures. The main task is to design a medium scale multyfamily building in a highly urbanized context (center of the city). The theoretical aim is to familiarize students with the main problems related to architectural design of residential buildings including spatial, social (human), technical (engineering) and infrastructural aspects. The practical objective is to exercise the execution of architectural conceptual drawings of a complex residential multi-unit building.
Skills to be acquired: * experience in the analyses and assessment of residential housing; * skills for preparation of an architectural program for various types of housing; * basic skills of conceptual, functional, spatial and structural design of multi-family residential buildings; * basic research abilities related to the field of human inhabitation assessment.
Requirements:Intermediate level knowledge of housing design
Description: The building is located in the city structure. The building responds to a complex urban context and enters into specific relations with the surroundings. The building has several functions, complementary or independent. It presents complex functional and spatial arrangement. The architectural form is individual with high aesthetic value. The construction and material solutions should be defined in a conceptual way.
Suggested choices of the building’s function and program:
(1) a student dormitory with additional functions, e.g.: canteen, student club, study and work spaces, commercial and service rooms, and others,
(2) a sports and recreational center with: gym, training room, wellness area (saunas, salt cave, jacuzzi, etc.), bar, shop, and others,
(3) a museum or art gallery, with additional functions, e.g.: cafe, shop, meeting/presentation room, classroom, and others.
List of required drawings: pre-project analyses – graphical presentation of the idea , location plan – scale 1:500 , floor projections – scale 1:100, 2 cross sections – scale 1:100, facades of the building – scale 1:100/1:200, at least 3 perspective views of the building.
Method of the final presentation: portfolio – printouts of the panels in A3 size including digital record (in jpg or pdf format); a brief description of the project.
Description : The task of the seminar is studying contemporary architectural forms of residential architecture (module 1) and public buildings architecture (module 2). The course will start with short lecture, showing some examples of contemporary architecture from Poland.
The seminar activities: reading, studying case studies from repository list including examples from different countries, analyzing, discussing, comparing, working individually and in the group, excursion (optionally).
Terms of evaluation: each students should prepare two presentations (concerning each module) and also should write two elaborates, analyzing, comparing and discussing chosen examples based on previous studying work during the semester.
The skills and knowledge which student gain:
knowledge about contemporary architecture of public buildings
knowledge about contemporary architecture of residential architecture
understanding of ideas of architectural forms, the context
ability of comparing and analyzing chosen aspects of architecture such as local tradition, composition, materials, sustainability, space, density, etc.
skills for individual scientific research.
Description:
The content of the module:
PART I. ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE (approx. 6 hours)
PART II. VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE (approx. 8 hours)
PART III. VERNACULAR CONSTRUCTION (approx. 8 hours)
PART IV. LEARNING FROM VERNACULAR (approx. 6 hours)
PART V. EXAM* + SUMMARIES OF ASSIGNMENTS (approx. 2 hours)
15a. Summaries of assignments.
15b. An exam*, or alternatively, an extended student’s written elaboration, or alternatively, a detailed architectural design of vernacular-inspired house (with short essay).
*Students with the highest marks for their previous assignments (essays and discussion activity) will pass the course without obligation for an exam
Skills to be acquired:
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The objective of the course is NOT the utmost completing student’s education on urban design and planning, as international students may have various level of preparation and training in urban design, and their homeland countries may have different juridical systems related to urban planning concepts. This is the reason course is divided for the different levels. The students who never had the experience with urban designing received more exercises (working alone), tasks to intervention (revitalization) of small public space in city centre (street, green space, small square), finally to revitalize larger public space next to Faculty of Architecture in Bialystok. The students, who already have had the urban design courses, will have the task to design the quarter of Bialystok city centre. Analyse urban fabrics, find main problems, synthesise conclusions and present urban projects which response for observed problems. Project is made by international teams (2-3 person). The skills and knowledge which student gain: the methodology of research related to the recognition, assessment, understanding and describing urban fabric, synthesise them and based on these aspects realize the project. The possibility of cooperation in international teams.
Description:
The objective of the course is NOT the utmost completing student’s education on urban design and planning, as international students may have various level of preparation and training in urban design, and their homeland countries may have different juridical systems related to urban planning concepts. This is the reason course is divided for the different levels. The students who never had the experience with urban designing received more exercises (working alone), tasks to intervention (city acupuncture) in different city environments (example: housing districts, city centre, public spaces in campus). Other task will be design new activity cores in existing space in one of district in Bialystok, taking in consideration chosen urban fabrics. The students, who already have had the urban design courses, will have the task to design the activity cores in chosen part of downtown of Bialystok. Analyse urban fabrics, find main problems, synthesise conclusions and present urban projects which response for observed problems. Project is made by international teams (2-3 person). The skills and knowledge which student gain: the methodology of research related to the recognition, assessment, understanding and describing urban fabric, synthesise them and based on these aspects realize the project. The possibility of cooperation in international teams.
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Subject description: Statically and kinematically determinate structures as minimum-rigidity structures, adaptable to the environment. Triangular trusses. Cables. Bar-cable systems. Simple beams. Multi-span beams. Curved beams. Frames. Models of supports, joints and loadings. Basic types of materials: wood, masonry, concrete, metals. Schematic models of real structures. Basic analysis for preliminary optimal synthesis of continuous, trussed and composite structures. Shape and cross-section optimization. Lightweight structures. Skills: Acquiring working knowledge of the basic analysis and prototype topology and form-finding of statically determinate structures irrespective of scale, material, and function. Developing of structural intuition
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Content of the module: Statically indeterminate structures as safe, redundant-rigidity structures, not adaptable to the environment. Arch and cable structures. Curved beams. Single-span and continuous beams. Frames. Basic types of materials: wood, masonry, concrete, metals. Schematic models of real structures. Qualitative and quantitative analysis for preliminary optimal synthesis of continuous, trussed and composite structures. Shape and cross-section optimization. Lightweight structures. Skills and knowledge that students will gain: Acquiring working knowledge of the basic analysis and prototype topology and form-finding of statically determinate and indeterminate structures irrespective of scale, material, and function. Developing of structural intuition.