This document outlines the requirements for a project on measuring and documenting a building as part of an architecture course. Students are assigned to groups to measure a building and prepare a report and video presentation. The report must be between 3,000-6,000 words and document the architectural, historical, and cultural significance of the building. It must analyze the relationship between the architecture and its significance/use. The accompanying video should provide a 3D experience of the building and cover either its history/architecture or culture/architecture. The project aims to teach students how to apply architectural documentation and describe cultural heritage as well as the link between a building's design and purpose.
A conceptual statement and vision for the project is approached for development of design
process after a detail research study of individual students thesis design project. Primary
Design process begins by conceptual understanding of students which carries the foundation
of thesis project, research analysis for design are progressed by site issues, social, cultural,
and physical context, theoretical and pragmatic approach, phenomenological or infrastructure
issues etc; which are few of the key issues for the development of a strong design along with
other project specific concerns of each students individual project which clearly signifies and
expresses the attitude of students towards the project and its content. In order to realize the
projects potential students must delve into three dimensional study of project onto existing
parameters of site, by studying structure and materials, spatial order of floor plans and
circulation patterns, lighting, access, vistas and environment etc.
Vertical Studio Concept
Regina Loukotová,
ARCHIP Rector
The importance of the Design Studio within
architectural education is constantly emphasized. Recently, this became the main topic of
the European Association for Architectural
Education Annual Conference, held in The
Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto,
under the title: Design Studio as laboratory
for interactions between architectural education and society.
There are two major models for the Design
Studio organization – a horizontal or vertical
system – where the horizontal one includes
the students from one year, while the vertical
system gathers together students from all
years.
At ARCHIP, we follow the principle of the
“vertical studio” model in the organisation
of the Architectural Design studio. Within
the Vertical studio, all years cooperate on
and develop projects for a single site and
program, yet their scale, scope and aims are
different. By this, we believe we can simulate
the competiveness of real life architectural
competitions.
There are in fact multiple independent
vertical studios at ARCHIP running in parallel: four independent studios for the undergraduate and graduate students. There are up
to 20 students per studio with each having
a similar number of first, second and third
year students.
While the project’s site and program are
the same for all studios, the specific design
approaches and methodologies within each
studio vary. Each is under the direction of
a different pair of studio leaders. After each
semester, students switch studios, to gain
exposure to the full range of practices and
A conceptual statement and vision for the project is approached for development of design
process after a detail research study of individual students thesis design project. Primary
Design process begins by conceptual understanding of students which carries the foundation
of thesis project, research analysis for design are progressed by site issues, social, cultural,
and physical context, theoretical and pragmatic approach, phenomenological or infrastructure
issues etc; which are few of the key issues for the development of a strong design along with
other project specific concerns of each students individual project which clearly signifies and
expresses the attitude of students towards the project and its content. In order to realize the
projects potential students must delve into three dimensional study of project onto existing
parameters of site, by studying structure and materials, spatial order of floor plans and
circulation patterns, lighting, access, vistas and environment etc.
Vertical Studio Concept
Regina Loukotová,
ARCHIP Rector
The importance of the Design Studio within
architectural education is constantly emphasized. Recently, this became the main topic of
the European Association for Architectural
Education Annual Conference, held in The
Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto,
under the title: Design Studio as laboratory
for interactions between architectural education and society.
There are two major models for the Design
Studio organization – a horizontal or vertical
system – where the horizontal one includes
the students from one year, while the vertical
system gathers together students from all
years.
At ARCHIP, we follow the principle of the
“vertical studio” model in the organisation
of the Architectural Design studio. Within
the Vertical studio, all years cooperate on
and develop projects for a single site and
program, yet their scale, scope and aims are
different. By this, we believe we can simulate
the competiveness of real life architectural
competitions.
There are in fact multiple independent
vertical studios at ARCHIP running in parallel: four independent studios for the undergraduate and graduate students. There are up
to 20 students per studio with each having
a similar number of first, second and third
year students.
While the project’s site and program are
the same for all studios, the specific design
approaches and methodologies within each
studio vary. Each is under the direction of
a different pair of studio leaders. After each
semester, students switch studios, to gain
exposure to the full range of practices and
Improving the Role of Universities in Conserving the Architectural HeritageIJERA Editor
Universities are known by their significant role in forming the cognitive and educational minds. This paper focused on improving the role of the universities in conserving the architectural heritage through developing an effectivefertile research system that plays a major role in building the necessary programs planned for the architectural heritage conservation. In this paper, a methodology was proposed including archeological survey a documentation of the registered and unregistered historical buildings and archeological sites planned by the local universities in order to come up yet with a reliable source for the status of those historical buildings and sites and improve the universities role in conserving the architectural heritage especially on the research and documentation part of the conservation process.
Project 2 brief architecture studio 4 arc60206 august 2015 (1)
Project 3 report jan2015
1. 1
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN
Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia Research Unit (MASSA)
Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Architecture)
METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION AND MEASURED DRAWINGS [ARC 1215]
Prerequisite: None
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Project: 3
Report & Video on Measured Building
30% of final marks
Video Presentation: 2 March 2014
Report Submission date: 2 March 2014
Introduction
The report is a document that accompanies the set of drawings for the building that is measured during the
semester. Basically, the report will elaborate on the significance of the building being measured from various
aspects such as architectural, historical and cultural. In this report, students are required to relate the
architecture of the building to its significance, highlighting how the two support the inhabitation of the
building. A video documenting the building is required to provide 3D experience of the building.
Objectives of Project
The objectives of this project are as follows:
To documents the significance of the building to accompany the measured drawings
To enable students to analyse the relationship between architecture and the significance of the
building as well as its inhabitation
Learning Outcomes of this Project
Explain the application of architectural historic documents
Describe architectural cultural heritage
Elaborate the relationship between architecture and the significance of the building as well as its
inhabitation
Tasks - Methodology
Within the same group for the measuring exercise, students are required to prepare the followings;
a. Report (about 3000 to 6000 words)
b. Video
2. 2
a. Report
Students are allowed to study the building from various aspects as outlined below,
Approach A – Research on History and Architecture
1. Historical information and architecture of the building
a. Introduction
b. Ownership
c. Changes and development of the building
d. Original design idea; relationship between function and space (interior and exterior); the form;
orientation; ornamentation; and the related influences
e. Construction methods and materials used
f. An insight (as a conclusion) on the other examples of buildings of the same typology; or its
surrounding context (in terms of architecture); or specific matter related to the physical
condition or the future of the building studies
OR
Approach B – Research on Culture and Architecture
1. Information on the Culture (Way of Life) of the Residents and its Relation to Architecture
Students are to collect all the information and analyse how the buildings occupants’ way of living
are reflected in the architecture of the house
Possible areas of research
i. The relationship between a family structure and the architecture of the building
ii. The house structure and its relationship with all the spaces
- The design and planning of spaces such as bedrooms, prayer rooms, function area,
working area, storage area, bathrooms, kitchen and main entrance
- The use of furniture
- The use of site, design and layout of other amenities such as well, gazebo, lawn,
fencing etc.
- Orientation and location in relation to the site
iii. The relationship between everyday living and the architecture of the building
- The daily activities of its occupants
- The role of the housewife and the head of the family
- The child-rearing techniques
- The family activities relating to entertainment, religious belief, culture
- Culture of inheritance
- The way each family members (the elderly, the adult, the children) and guests are
entertained
iv. The architecture and its material
- The building material
- The use of material in relation to the climate
- Material handling techniques
- Decorative elements on the building, fences, gates
- Measuring and dimensioning techniques
- The custom of building a house
- The taboo, superstitions and beliefs that dictate the house design
3. 3
Students are allowed to combine some of these research areas should the building that you are studying
has a combination of all these aspects
The data and information for this report may be obtained from (but not limited to) interviews, local library,
local authorities, heritage societies, archive, museum etc. The arrangement for this study should be planned
and made by the students prior to your site visit. Each group will be given a research letter as proof of your
identity and being a Taylor’s University student doing this coursework.
b. Video
A 3 to 5 minutes video is required to contain one of these categories:
1. History and Architecture
2. Culture and Architecture
Submission Requirement
a. A Report (3000 to 6000 words)
- 2 copies of A4 report in landscape orientation
- 3 CD to include the soft copy of the report, the presentation slide, the presentation recording, 50
photos of the building (captioned) and the video. Please insert it in a plastic casing with a printed
cover with the group info.
The format of the report
i. Cover page with Taylor’s University logo
ii. Declaration of submission
iii. Acknowledgement
iv. List of figures / plates / illustrations
v. Table of content
vi. Introduction to research – to include abstract and methodology
vii. Chapter One – Introduction to the Building
viii. Chapter Two onwards may be laid to suit your research areas
ix. Final Chapter – Discussion and conclusion (of what the group has gained from the exercise)
x. The complete set of drawings scaled to A4 landscape
xi. Glossary or terminologies
xii. Reference / bibliography
xiii. Appendix (if any)
Marking criteria
Marks shall be distributed as follows:
Report (3000 to 6000 words) 20 marks
In depth study and appropriate writing structure and referencing (10)
50 building photos - captioned and clearly annotated highlighting location and condition (10)
Video 10 marks
Relevance and clarity of content (5)
Verbal and visual presentation / Language (5 )
4. 4
Suggested References
1. Marks, Stephen. 1996. Concerning Buildings. U.K. Architectural Press
2. Arnold, Dana. 2002. Reading Architectural History. London. Routledge
3. Radford, W.A. 2002. Architectural Details and Measured Drawings of Houses in the Twenties. Dover
Publication
4. Strikes, James. 1994. Architecture in Conservation: Managing Development as Historic Sites.
London. Routledge