An architect is responsible for planning, designing, and overseeing construction projects. They interpret client requirements, develop building designs, and manage the entire building process. This includes performing a site analysis, clarifying the client's needs, submitting required drawings and documents for approval, and obtaining occupancy permits. Architects utilize various drawings at different project stages, from initial sketches and diagrams to define concepts, to detailed technical drawings used for construction.
6. l Define what to build and provide
alternative options
l Translate building requirements into
reality
l Manage the building projects
7. l To interpret and formulate the client's
requirements such as:
8. l Plan the proper building design
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9. l Clarify the client's requirements
Based on:
-site analysis
-building regulations
-building designs
l Act as Mediators to submit drawings to
authorities for approval such as:
Planning
permission
Building
plan
12. l An analysis of the ability to complete a project
sucessfully
1 CONFIRMING THE BUILDING
SPECIFICATIONS
2 ANALYSING MASS
AND ADJACENCIES
13. 3 ASSESSING SITE OPTIONS
AND CONSTRAINT
4
ESTIMATING
DESIGN,CONSTRUCTION COST AND
DURATION
l Conceptualizing design.
l Estimation of costs and types of materials needed.
l Setting deadlines.
14. (1)PRELIMINARY-CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
l Finalizing designer-client decisions.
l Include evolution of a design as a final presentation to the
client.
l Plays an important part in developing the final configuration of
a structure
Based on :
l Client’s
requirements
l Site requirements
l Design concept
15. (2) DETAILED DESIGNS
l Enlarged drawings of the specifics
l Usually provided by the architects
l Depends entirely on the architect or designer
16. l Process of obtaining something
l Obtaining either, required materials or equipment.
l To establish a contract with a Contractor.
l Client or architect set a criteria for a contractor
fulfill.
17. l Inspect the building work at
intervals
l Act as an advisor on behalf of
the client
l Prepare site instructions
l Administer & advise a
client on stage payments
18. STARTUP MANAGEMENT
l Prepare full implementation plan
l Prepare project implementation schedule
l Mobilize project management team
l Establish project facilities
l Work delegations in each division
l Implementing approved budget
19. STARTUP DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION
l Place orders for priority items
l Start critical qualification or pre-qualification
procedures for contractors
l Establish union agreements
l Plan or initiate safety and training programs
l Implement any special technical controls, eg.,
-Interfacing and configuration
-Work order or change control procedures
23. l A statement of a client's requirements,which forms the
basis for appointing an architect
l Describes the requirements and costs that need to be
reconciled and accommodated
24. è SKETCH
l A rapidly executed freehand drawing
l A quick way to develop and work through an idea
l Show a relationship between parts in an
informal manner
FUNCTIONS
OF A
SKETCH
l Obtain a visual impression of shapes,
types of materials and size
25. è BUBBLE DIAGRAM l Represents information visually
l Made out of symbols to explain
concepts
FUNCTIONS
OF A
DIAGRAM l Used to show spatial relationships
l Present the plan out of designs,
presentations and developing strategies
26. (1) FLOOR PLAN
l Initial diagram
l A bird's eye view
l Shows the
arrangement of
spaces and structures
within a level.
Walls
Windows Doors
è PRELIMINARY DRAWING
l Prepared in the early phase of a building's design
l Provide a mean of communication between the architect and the
clients
27. (2) SITE PLAN
l A floor plan super
imposed over an
area
l A bird's eye view
l Shows the
surrounding
features and
boundaries of the
property such as
Trees
A car
park
Road
sides
28. (3) ORTHOGRAPHIC
PROJECTIONS
l AXONOMETRICS are
commonly drawn at a
45 degree angle
l ISOMETRICS are
commonly drawn at a
30 degree angle
l 3-dimensional
drawings on 2
dimensional plane
29. l A project is further refined and described
l Decisions are made and evaluated
l Concepts are solidified into actions
USES l To see whether the design complies with
local policies and zoning laws
l Acts as a reference for clients
l Acts as a platform for consultants’
consultations
30. è CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
l A graphic and written record of the decisions made
l Also known as blueprints
l Must comply with the building codes
OTHER
USES
l To be submitted to the local jurisdiction for
a building permit
l To apply for building plan approval from
Building and Construction Authority (BCA)
31. è WORKING DRAWING
l Shows features or requirements that need special attention
l Subdivide into location, assembly and component drawings
è Location Drawing è Assembly Drawing
è Component
Drawing
USES
l Convey technical information and
are issued to site for construction
purposes
l In order to manufacture, construct,
assemble or install a component or
construction element
32. è DETAILED DRAWING
l Shows small part of the construction
l Drawn at a larger scale
l Includes a complete and exact description and dimensions
of a construction building
FUNCTIONS:
l Specify how each
individual part is
made
l To show how each
components fit
together and
function
33. l http://www.aiafla.org/Consumer-Information_Role-of-an-
Architect.cfm
l http://www.riai.ie/consumer_services/
working_with_an_architect/the_project_stages
l http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect#Construction_role
l http://fmsc.fullerton.edu/campusplanning/
FeasibilityStudies.asp
l http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_drawing
l http://opentextbc.ca/projectmanagement/chapter/chapter-3-the-
project-life-cycle-phases-project-management/
l http://books.google.com/books?id=VQYeHMGp2gwC&q=The
+Architecture+of+the+Italian+Renaissance&dq=The
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l http://www.donhead.com/Look%20Inside/Mckay2.pdf
l The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings
(Third Edition) by Osamu A. Wakita & Richard M. Linde
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