Course Details
Introduction to Buildings‘ Design 2
Academic Year 2024/25
Course Guarantor
Institute
Language of instruction
English, English
Credits
4 credits
Semester
Forms and criteria of assessment
Offered to foreign students
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Temporary accommodation building I. 2. Temporary accommodation building II. 3. Public catering. 4. Educational facilities I – nursery, kindergarten. 5. Educational facilities II – primary and secondary school. 6. Shops and services. 7. Administrative buildings. 8. Garages. 9. Sport centers. 10. Public libraries. 11. Museums and galleries. 12. Theaters, concert halls. 13. Barier-free buildings – basic rules for designing.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
Main task: (4th – 12th week)
DESIGN an architectural study of public building on the given construction site (including furnishings) - own design
Criterions:
- orientation to the cardinal points (building situation site, access from public transport or parking )
- choice of suitable construction system
- functional structures - operating schemes
- area of rooms
- ergonomy in singl rooms
- capacity of hygienic facilities, kitchenette
- barrier free access
- work space x relax premises (coffee bar, small canteen) – in office buildings
- stowage space
- parking
- attractive design of proportions, materials and fasades (in colours)
Preparatory task: (1st– 3rd week)
Before you start your own design - work up preparatory research - rewiev on choosen task (hotel or office building). Choose three projects – designs on www.archiweb.cz. Find out all rules, regulations and standards related to your task.
Notice:
- placement on the site, architecture
- orientation to the cardinal points
- analyse operational relations
Complete with photos, pictures, layouts, sketches of new designed solutions
Output: size A3 – ribbon or ringlet bookbinding and will contain:
- research – rewiev
- accompanying information
- site layout
- layouts of floors 1 : 100
- section through staircase 1 : 100
- all fasade elevation 1 : 100
- 3D visualization
- graphic arrangement – any art - all sheets of papers in unified adjustment, in colors
13th week – CREDIT