1

2014

Trimester 2 COURSE OUTLINE

ARCI 312

Architectural Design Integration

GENERAL

Trimester 2; 30 points

ASSESSMENT

100% internal by two design projects, a seminar and a test. Note: Any hand-in dates scheduled in the exam period are tentative until the official exam timetable is available.

CLASS TIMES AND LOCATIONS

LECTURES: Tuesday and Friday 8:30 – 9:20 Room: VS_LT1

STUDIO: Tuesday and Friday 9:30 – 12:20 Room VS_323 (Second and Third Year Studio)

FINAL ASSESSMENT: Will be held in the Trimester Two examination period 24 October – 15 November

COORDINATORS

Daniele Abreu e Lima

Room: 3.05B

Phone: 463-6292

Office Hours: by appointment

Email: daniele.abreuelima@vuw.ac.nz

Andrew Charleson

Room: 2.21

Phone: 463-6222

Office Hours: by appointment

Email: andrew.charleson@vuw.ac.nz

Tutor details will be provided at start of the course.

2

COMMUNICATION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Any changes or additions to this Course Outline will be discussed and agreed with the class, and conveyed through

Blackboard or via email to all students enrolled in the course. Changes to submission dates for items of

assessment cannot occur without permission from the Head of School.

PRESCRIPTION

Studio-based design projects explore the relationship between architectural concepts, structural systems, materials

and construction techniques, integrating knowledge gained in the construction course. Design is presented as an

integrated problem-solving process which results in a creative synthesis of concept, aesthetics, function and

technology.

COURSE CONTENT

ARCI 312 is a 30 point course, the final design studio of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) degree. As such,

the course integrates not only the theoretical and practical knowledge developed in previous years, but it also

addresses the complexities of designing within multicultural and cross-cultural contexts. Given that architectural

setting, the focus of this course is the integration of technologies, and especially structure, with architecture.

During the course, students will design two medium-scale architectural projects, beginning with research preceding

the development of a concept to the resolution of architectural form, planning and structural layout. Special emphasis

is placed upon gaining an increased understanding of structural systems and the integration of structure with

architectural design. The course simulates the demands and restraints of architectural practice where integration of

architectural design and technologies occur on a day-to-day basis. Architectural design is considered as an integrated

problem-solving process which is to result in a creative synthesis of concept, aesthetics, function and technology.

Throughout the two design projects of this course, students are to develop architectural proposals that increase in

complexity and take into account functionality, planning and structure in response to the concept they develop, along

with particular cultural and social realities. In the first project, students design an Earthquake Museum in Wellington.

The second project comprises a new New Zealand School of Music, also on a site in Wellington.

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

ARCI 312 is a studio/lecture-based design course which addresses the architectural implications of structure, site,

performance, meaning, form and aesthetics. Projects will examine the social context and technological systems within

which buildings are conceived, structured and inhabited. In doing so, ARCI 312 will continue to develop knowledge

and skills acquired in previous core Architectural Design courses.

It is expected that by the end of the course students have learned specifically how to:

Knowledge

Understand and apply the advanced structural knowledge gained during the duration of the course.

Apply the architectural knowledge and skills presented during special lectures.

Creative & Critical Thinking

Research and analyse the design briefs then apply innovative and imaginative design outcomes.

Apply critical judgement to their own work as well as that of their peers.

3

Communication

Prepare creative and detailed drawings and design reports. Clearly communicate design programmes and concepts

both verbally and graphically.

Leadership

Develop their leadership skills by leading a seminar and participating in group tutorials.

GRADUATE SKILLS

Graduate Skills

Tau

gh

t

Pra

cti

sed

Assessed

Knowledge

Information literacy

Creative and Critical Thinking

Problem solving

Critical evaluation

Work autonomously

Creativity and innovation

Communication

Effective communication (written)

Effective communication (oral)

Effective communication (graphic)

Work effectively in a team setting

Leadership

Ethical behaviour in social / professional / work environments

Responsible, effective citizenship

Commitment to responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi

TEACHING FORMAT

ARCI 312 is a studio course with regular lectures. The studio component consists of two design projects of increasing

architectural complexity. Each focuses on different structural materials: in the first project students will develop their

concept and design using either timber or steel for the primary structure. In the second project, the primary structure

will reinforced concrete.

In parallel with the progression of the design projects, lectures mainly on Structures, but also on other architectural

issues, provide knowledge to be incorporated into the design projects. In addition, a series of tutorial group based

seminars cover various topics. These include research for design, development of form and architecture-structure

integration precedents.

ARCI 312 comprises two one-hour lectures and two three- or four-hour (when there is not a lecture) studio sessions

per week. The lectures and the studio sessions are inextricably linked. There are three types of lectures:

Project Introductions explaining project objectives and providing practical advice for student design projects.

Structures lectures providing advanced knowledge of structure to be applied in the design projects.

Thematic lectures which address practical architectonic issues such as building planning and programme.

The studio sessions involve small and tutor group tutorials, and one hour tutor group seminars. In the seminars,

groups of one or two students present briefly on specific research outcomes based on two themes. First, students will

4

present in each tutor group two seminars on research for design and development of architectural form. Then, in the

following four seminars, students will report on precedents of architecture-structural integration from the book

Structure as Architecture: a source book for architects and structural engineers.

In each of the two design projects, professional structural engineers will provide consulting advice to small groups of

students to help them resolve their structures.

Generally, there is no assessed Group Work in this course except for some pairs of students who will present a

Seminar together.

MANDATORY COURSE REQUIREMENTS

In order to pass the course you must satisfy the following mandatory course requirements:

Achieve a grade of ‘D” or higher in the final test

Attend at least 80% of all tutorials. A roll will be kept.

WORKLOAD

You should expect to spend of around 300 hours on this course, including both scheduled class time and independent

study. Typically this involves around 20 hours per week during the twelve teaching weeks, with the balance of 60

hours during the mid-trimester break, and crit week,

Attendance and participation is an important aspect of the learning process, and you are expected to attend all the

lectures and tutorials.

If extraordinary circumstances arises that require you to be absent from some class sessions, you should discuss the

situation with a Course Coordinator as soon as possible.

Please check out the link below with information on Studio Courses:

www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students#studioculturepolicy

Students with course timetable clashes are responsible for discussing these with their Course Coordinators. Students

who then choose to remain enrolled in such courses must recognise that it is their sole responsibility to seek

information from peers, Blackboard and other sources, and catch up on course material they may miss because of

clashes.

ASSESSMENT

The course is internally assessed. Assignments are assessed and graded A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D, E,

(where C- is a PASS). The final grade for the course is based on the aggregation of the percentage marks for each of

the assignments, and a final grade of C- or better is required to pass the course.

As this course is an integrated studio the final course grade is made up of the two subject areas being integrated.

The allocation of marks from the two disciplines, Architectural Design and Structures, is shown in the table below.

Project 1 Project 2 Seminar Test Total marks

% of Course mark 35 35 10 20 100

Architectural Design 20 20 5 5 50

Structures 15 15 5 15 50

5

In order to achieve the desired balance in the marks awarded to both Architectural design and Structures, each design

project has five equally weighted assessment criteria:

Design and Critical Engagement

Planning, spatial and formal outcomes, evidence of research and reflection

Design

Architectural qualities including richness and complexity

Structure

Appropriateness, materiality and adequacy for gravity and lateral loads as outlined in an appended structural report

Design and Structure

Use of structure to express the design concept at different scales including structural configuration and structural detailing

as evident from architectural drawings

Communication

Quality and clarity of presentation.

The School has a long tradition of providing critical review of student work as it progresses especially in design projects. For

further information, please refer to the Website below.

www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students/faqs#criticalreview

Critical Review: May take place during the development phases of a project as well as at the time of the final submission.

Its purpose is to identify strengths and weaknesses in the work and to offer suggestions to generally encourage the student.

An encouraging critical review does not necessarily mean a good assessment result.

Assessment: May take place at a stage in a project or on final submission (or both). Its purpose is to value the work in

terms of the objectives stated in the handout and to express this as a grade. Moderation of all assessment in design is

undertaken at the end of the Trimester after critical reviews, involving a wider group of staff than the immediate lecturers in

the course. This process ensures fairness.

NOTE: In order to ensure equity, hand-in dates cannot be modified. A hand-in date cannot be changed without

permission from the Head of School.

The assessments contribute towards the final course grade as follows:

Project 1: Structural report and model due 22 August 15 %

Integrated design presentation due 9 Sept 20%

Project 2: Structural report and model due 17 Oct 15%

Integrated design presentation due 29 Oct (tba) 20 %

Seminar submission date varies 10 %

Test 10 Oct 20 %

Total 100%

The submission requirements and assessment criteria for the two projects and the seminar will be mentioned in detail in

their hand-outs.

All grades posted during this course are only provisional results until confirmed by the School Examiners Committee which

meets after the examination period.

The submission requirements and assessment criteria for the two projects are as follows:

6

Projects 1 and 2: (70%)

Submission Requirements:

Integrated architectural design and plans for an Earthquake Museum and a School of Music

Reports and working models of the structural systems for the two design projects

Project 1 Projects 1 and 2 Assessment Criteria CLO(s)

Structural adequacy and integration with the architectural design 1,2,3,4,5

Quality of architectural design including clarity of communication 1,2,3,4,5

Seminar (10%)

Submission Requirements:

Present a seminar on a given topic and hand-out a summary of it

Assessment Criteria CLO(s)

Breadth of content and clarity of presentation 3,5,6

Degree of engagement of group 3,5,6

Quality and relevance of two case 3,5,6

Test (20%)

Submission Requirements:

Sit the final test

Assessment Criteria CLO(s)

Understanding and application of information presented in lectures and readings 1

SUBMISSION AND RETURN OF WORK

All work submitted for assessment must be accompanied by an ASSESSMENT DECLARATION FORM.

You are responsible for ensuring your work is submitted on time and in the required format.

All hand-ins, including work submitted after the deadline, must be submitted to the Hand-in folder on the R-Drive. This

is a School of Architecture requirement to ensure that student work is appropriately archived.

Work submitted late must be submitted to the Course Coordinator.

Late submissions will be penalised as set out below, unless an extension is approved by the Course Coordinator. A

submission is considered late if either the hard or electronic copy is not submitted on time.

EXTENSIONS

In the event of illness or other extraordinary circumstances that prevent you from submitting and/or presenting a piece

of work on time, or that you feel adversely affect the quality of the work you submit, it is important that you discuss

your circumstances with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

If possible, you should complete an Application for Extension form (available from the Faculty Office) for the Course

Coordinator to approve before the hand-in date. You will also need to provide suitable evidence of your illness or other

circumstances. In an emergency, or if you are unable to contact the Course Coordinator, you should advise the

Faculty Office of your situation.

7

PENALTIES

For work that arrives late without an approved extension, the following penalty will be applied: 5% immediately, then

5% for every subsequent 24 hours including weekends.

REQUIRED MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Students will need to provide all materials and equipment as necessary for the completion of required work. Please

check the website link below for general requirements:

www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students/faqs#materialsandequipment

SET TEXTS

The text “Seismic design for architects: outwitting the quake” is a prescribed text since it will be referred to often in

lectures and significant sections will be student readings. (It will also be an essential text in ARCI 421 next year.) Each

student should acquire a copy. It is available from Vicbooks. Students can order on the Vicbooks website and have

the option of selecting Te Aro Campus as the delivery point. Orders are delivered to the technical shop in the Schools

of Architecture and Design for collection. A text message is sent by Vicbooks to students notifying them when their

order is ready for pick up. There is no cost to students who select this delivery option.

RECOMMENDED READING

Author

Title

Call No.

Related lecture /

course section

Association of

Architecture

Schools of

Australasia

Design + Research: project based research in

architecture.

Mode of access:

Internet via World

Wide Web.

Course in general

Davies, Colin British pavilion, Seville Exposition 1992 NA997 G865 D255 B Project 1

Dollens,

Dennis

Independent projects: experimental architecture,

design + research in New York

NA712 I38 Course in general

Ferguson,

Francesca

Deutschlandscape: epicentres at the periphery :

German Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2004:…

NA1068.6 D486 Project 1

Goodman,

Harrison

Design for research: principles of laboratory

architecture

TH4652 D457 F Course in general

Ito, Toyo Toyo Ito, 2005-2009: espacio liquido = liquid NA5 C948 147 Course in general

Ito, Toyoo Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002: Toyo Ito with

Arup

NA1559 I84 A4 S Project 1

Jeska, Simone Transparent plastics: design and technology TA668 J581 T Course in general

Jones, Will Unbuilt masterworks of the 21st century:

inspirational architecture for the digital age

NA687 J796 U 2009 Course in general

Lange, Ralf Alfredo Arribas: Seat-Pavillon, Wolfsburg NA1313 A77 A392 Project 1

Leach, Neil Fast forward, hot spot, brain cells: Architecture AA650Ar245 NA2460 Project 1

8

Biennial Beijing 2004 C5 B4 A673 2004 F

Mueller, Balz 5x2: research and the making of architecture NA2005 M946 F Course in general

Murray, Shane Micro Macro Cit y: Australian Pavilion, 10th

International Architecture Exhibition, La

Biennale di Venezia 2006

NA1600.2 M984 M Project 1

Pandya, Yatin Elements of spacemaking NA2765 P189 E Course in general

Pfeifer, Gunter Sichtbeton.EnglishExposed concrete:

technology and design

NA4125 P525 E

Project 1

Sanoff, Henry Visual research methods in design NA2750 S228 V Course in general

Sheil, Bob Design through making NA1 A3 75/4 Course in general

Treib, Marc Space calculated in seconds: The Philips

Pavilion, Le Corbusier, Edgard Varese

NA6750 B9 P5 T787

S

Project 1

Van Schaik,

Leon

The practice of practice: research in the medium

of design

NA2500 V276 P Course in general

Wesemael,

Pieter van

Architecture of instruction and delight : a socio-

historical analysis of world exhibitions as a

didactic phenomenon (1798-1851-1970

T395 W511 A

Project 1

The following readings on Structure are recommended for this course:

Author

Title

Call No.

Related lecture / course section

Allen, E et al Form and forces: designing efficient, expressive structures

TA658 A425 F 2010 Course in general

Bachman, L.R. Integrated Structures:the systems basis of architecture

* NA2543 T43 B124 I Course in general

Charleson, A. W

Seismic Design for Architects: outwitting the quake

TA658.44 C477 S All Structures lectures. This is a prescribed text that each student should acquire. It also available as an e-book

Charleson, A. W.

Structure as Architecture TA658 C477 S Also available as an e-book

Benjamin, B.S. (1984).

Structures for Architects. Second Edition. TA645 B468 S Course in general

Dowrick, D.J. (1987)

Earthquake Resistant Design. Second Edition TA658.44 D751 E Course in general

MacDonald, A. J. (1994)

Structure & Architecture TA658.2 M135 S

Course in general

Ogg, Alan. (1987)

Architecture in Steel - the Australian Context TA684 O34 A

Steel section

Schueller, W. (1983)

Horizontal Span Building Structures. TH845 S385 H8

Course in general

Schodek, E.L. (2004)

Structures TA645 S559 S Course in general

Schueller, W. ( 1990)

Vertical Building Structure TH845 S385 V Course in general

Trebilcock, P. and Lawson, M. (2004)

Architectural Design in Steel *TH1611 T784 A

Steel section

There are many other books on Structures in the Architecture and Design Library.

9

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS Week

Month

Day Item Comments and Special Studio

sessions

Week 29

July

M 14 Trimester 2 begins

TU 15 Introduction/Project 1 Studio tutorial. Choice of seminar

themes

W 16

TH 17

F 18 Seismic design 1 Studio tutorial (Design concepts

reading)

Week 30

July

M 21

TU 22 Seismic design 2 Seminar A1: Research for design Studio Tutorial

W 23

TH 24

F 25 Architectural form and structure (Daniele) Last date for full fees refund Seminar A2: Development of form Studio Tutorial

Week 31

July/

August

M 28

TU 29 Steel design 1 Seminar B1: Structure as Architecture, Chapters 1-2, 3, 4 Speed crits

W 30

TH 31

F 1 Steel design 2 Seminar B2: Structure as Architecture, Chapters 5, 6, 7 Studio Tutorial

Week 32

August

M 4

TU 5 Timber design 1 Seminar B3: Structure as Architecture, Chapters 8, 9-10 Studio Tutorial

W 6

TH 7

F 8 Timber design 2 Structural tutorials Studio Tutorial

Week 33

August

M 11

TU 12 Seismic design 3 Seminar B4: Structure as Architecture, Chapters 11, 12-13 Studio Tutorial

W 13

TH 14

F 15 Seismic design 4 Structural tutorials Studio Tutorial

Week 34

August

M 18

TU 19 Visual presentation (Daniele) Interim review

W 20

TH 21

F 22 No lecture Structural model assessment and

hand in structural report (15%)

Week 35

August

M 25 Mid-trimester break

TU 26

W 27

TH 28

F 29

Week 36

September

M 1

TU 2

W 3

TH 4

F 5 Mid-trimester break ends

10

Week 37

September

M 8

TU 9 No lecture Project 1 reviews (20%)

W 10

TH 11

F 12 Introduction Project 2/Planning for

public buildings

Studio tutorial

Week 38

September

M 15

TU 16 Concrete design 1 Studio tutorial

W 17

TH 18

F 19 Concrete design 2 Studio tutorial

Week 39

September

M 22

TU 23 Special lecture (Adam Flowers) Speed crits

W 24

TH 25

F 26 Frame design 1 Associate Dean’s approval required for

withdrawals Studio tutorial

Week 40

September/O

ctober

M 29

TU 30 Frame design 2 Structural tutorials Studio tutorial

W 1

TH 2

F 3 Architecture in concrete Interim review

Week 41

October

M 6

TU 7 No lecture Structural tutorials Studio tutorial

W 8

TH 9

F 10 Test (20%) Studio tutorial

Week 42

October

M 13

TU 14 No lecture Studio tutorial

W 15

TH 16

F 17 No lecture Structural model assessment and

hand in of structural report (15%)

Week 43

October

M 20 Study/Examination Period

TU 21

W 22

TH 23

F 24 Examination Period begins

Week 44

October

M 27 Labour Day – Public Holiday

TU 28

W 29 Project 2 reviews in Crit week tba.

(20%)

TH 30

F 31

Week 45

November

M 3

TU 4

W 5

TH 6

F 7

11

CLASS REPRESENTATIVES

The Faculty of Architecture and Design operates a system of Class Representatives in 100-level courses, and Year

Representatives in each of the professional disciplines. Student Representatives are elected during a class session in

the first week of teaching. All Student Representatives will be listed on the STUDiO notice board in the Atrium, and

the relevant Representatives are also listed on studio notice boards. Student Representatives have a role in liaising

between staff and students to represent the interests of students to the academic staff, and also in providing

students with a communication channel to STUDiO and the Student Representation organiser.

STUDENT FEEDBACK

The Course Coordinator will discuss feedback from previous students at an appropriate time during the course.

Student feedback on University courses may be found at www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/feedback/feedback_display.php.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The information above is specific to this course. There is other important information that students must familiarise themselves with, including:

Aegrotats: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/avcacademic/publications2#aegrotats

Academic Progress: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/academic-progress (including restrictions and non-engagement)

Dates and deadlines: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/dates

Faculty Current Students site: www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students

Grades: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/exams-and-assessments/grades

Resolving academic issues: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/avcacademic/publications2#grievances

Special passes: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/avcacademic/publications2#specialpass

Statutes and policies including the Student Conduct Statute: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policy

Student support: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/viclife/studentservice

Students with disabilities: www.victoria.ac.nz/st_services/disability

Student Charter: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/viclife/student-charter

Student Contract: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/enrol/studentcontract

Turnitin: www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/wiki/index.php/Turnitin

University structure: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about

VUWSA: www.vuwsa.org.nz

Class Rep name and contact details:

12

13

Work Submitted for Assessment

Declaration Form Student’s full name : Course : Assignment/project : (number and title)

Date submitted : _____________________________________________________________________ Refer to the information on Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Copyright on the back of this form. I confirm that: I have read and understood the University’s information on academic integrity and plagiarism contained at

http: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism and outlined below:

I have read and understood the general principles of copyright law as set out below:

This project/assignment is entirely the result of my own work except where clearly acknowledged otherwise:

Any use of material created by someone else is permitted by the copyright owner. Signed: Date:

14

Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Copyright ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Academic integrity is important because it is the core value on which the University’s learning, teaching and research activities are based. University staff and students are expected to treat academic, intellectual or creative work that has been done by other people with respect at all times. Victoria University’s reputation for academic integrity adds value to your qualification. Academic integrity is simply about being honest when you submit your academic work for assessment

You must acknowledge any ideas and assistance you have had from other people.

You must fully reference the source of those ideas and assistance.

You must make clear which parts of the work you are submitting are based on other people’s work.

You must not lie about whose ideas you are submitting.

When using work created by others either as a basis for your own work, or as an element within your own

work, you must comply with copyright law Summarised from information on the University’s Integrity and Plagiarism website:

www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism

PLAGIARISM

The University defines plagiarism as presenting someone else’s work as if it were your own, whether you mean to or not. ‘Someone else’s work’ means anything that is not your own idea. Even if it is presented in your own style, you must acknowledge your sources fully and appropriately. This includes:

Material from books, journals or any other printed source

The work of other students or staff

Information from the internet

Software programs and other electronic material

Designs and ideas

The organisation or structuring of any such material

Find out more about plagiarism, how to avoid it and penalties, on the University’s website:

www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism

COPYRIGHT

Copyright law regulates the use of the work of an author, artist, designer or other creator.

Copyright applies to created work including designs, music, computer programs, artistic and literary work.

The work can be in printed, digital, audio, video or other formats.

Normally the author or creator of a work owns the copyright for their lifetime and for 50 years after their

death, (although sometimes someone other than the creator of a work owns the copyright to the work, such

as the creator’s employer, or a person who commissions the creator’s work).

You must have permission from the copyright owner to copy, alter, display, distribute or otherwise use

created work.

If the creator has applied a Creative Commons licence to a work, this permits others to use the work but only

in accordance with that licence.

Further information on copyright is available on the Victoria University website:

http://library.victoria.ac.nz/library/about/policies/copyright.html