Architecture Design Studio-I

 

Minor Project Brief for Architecture Design Studio-I

 List of Studio Exercises

1.      EXERCISE - ANTHROPOMETRY

Introduction to human dimensions and functions, space-activity relationships, measure drawings of simple living units. With an aim to them understand the relationship between the user and space. Students are supposed to find out the spatial standards for the performance of the activity. And to conduct this exercise students will measure their own body dimensions under different postures like sitting, standing, walking, etc.

 

2.       UNIT SPACE DESIGN

Measuring Drawing of any of the single unit space like kitchen, toilet, bedroom, etc. as the aim of the exercise is to explore everything about these single-unit spaces so that by using all this knowledge students will design single-unit space. And students are also required to do the measure drawing of their own house single unit space and analyses them properly.

3.       BUILDING DESIGN

Design Of Mono-Cellular-Unit/Structure on A-Level Plane, Designing of Simple Activity Spaces, Designing of Multiple but Simple Activity Spaces Involving Primary Horizontal Circulation. In this exercise, the main focus is on the design of a single unit of residential building spaces.

Project: design of selected individual residential units of building spaces            

Project Objective: The aim of this exercise is to study and design different spaces of single family residential building. The students are required to come up with interior design of the spaces both in 2D and 3D isometric and perspective drawings.  

Duration: One week

Maximum point/mark: 20%

Submission format: Design report by A4 and A2 drawings

Submission Details:

1.      Literature review in each spaces of single family residential building        

·         Introduction about single family residential building

·         Different standards and guidelines of single family residential building and spaces/rooms in the residential building  

·         Design principles used residential building  

·         Architectural design factors to be considered for residential building  

·         Selected case studies of the interior spaces of the rooms

 

2.      Design of single unit spaces from residential project

·         Living room

·         Family room

·         Dining room

·         Kitchen

·         Bedroom

·         Study room

·         Laundry room

·         Toilet

·         Garage

·         Mini office or working area

·         Recreation room

·         Gymnasium / yoga room

·         Indoor playing area

Each student must maintain a record of his or her work in the graphics/studio sequence. This must be in the form of a (A3) portfolio.

The Difference between Architecture and Building is Design

Building (v.) = Building (n.)

Design BEFORE Building = Architecture

DESIGN of Buildings and Spaces According to Human Needs Using Technology and Science, With Aesthetic Qualities

 

DESIGN is an activity aiming at the production of a plan of action which if executed is expected to lead to a situation with certain desired characteristics and without unforeseen and undesired side and after effects. 

 

Assignment 1:

Elements & Principles of design

Elements of design	Principles of design
Background	Balance
Colour	Contrast
Foreground	Direction
Form	Dominance
Grid	Economy
Light	Emphasis
Line	Fragmentation
Mass	Harmony
Material	Hierarchy
Path	Movement
Plane	Order
Point	Pattern
Shadow	Proportion
Shape	Repetition
Solid	Rhythm
Space	Scale
Structure	Symmetry
System	Time
Texture	Unity
Type	Value
Void	Variety

 

Assignment:

In this exercise you are only required to communicate with only two words i.e. Design Element & Design Principle

With your digital camera and your decision-making abilities, photograph 21 different combinations of the following elements and principles of design. You have to use each subject at least once.

Produce a power point presentation of all resulting photographs 

Print one A3 size paper containing all pictures.

Include the details of your description.

Assignment 2:

Points, Lines and Plane

Knowledge: The formal and informal organization of points, lines and planes.

Ability: To organize shapes in a meaningful way.

Skills: Train students to use points, lines and planes to produce patterns and shapes.

Using A3-size white papers to develop a pattern using the following elements:

-       Points or dots of different or equal size using black or colored pens.

-       Lines of same and different thickness or width cut from black or colored papers.

-       Planes of same of different sizes and shapes cut from black or colored papers.

Assignment 3: The Grid

Objectives:

Knowledge: Organization of architectural spaces

Ability: To select appropriate grid for design

Skills: To draft different types of grids.

Activity: On A3 sheet sketch the following patterns of Grid

Assignment 4: Abstraction

Abstraction is a technique adopted by artists from historical times to bring out the aesthetics of the subject. The basic visual element of the line itself is the most primitive abstract artistic expression.

Students are asked to select a number of such compositions in the form of printed photographs, pictures, advertisements and illustrations from the available books and magazines. Initially their selection is based on the logic & quote; I like it &I don't like it. These pictures are supposed to be the pictures that are the best from student's point of view. Subsequently students are asked to make sketches, based on these compositions and to create an abstracted version of the original picture in exactly 5 steps as follows:

·         To eliminate details.

·         To convert the three-dimensional picture into two-dimensional line work.

·         To draw the same picture by using dots.

·         To draw the same picture by using technique of smudging and undefined hazy shapes.

·         To eliminate the colors or adopt new color scheme.