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Design Studio Gamma (ARCH20002)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Not available in 2017

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Overview

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Underlying the undergraduate design course is the development of both design thinking and dexterity with tools and techniques. The focus of this design subject will be on generating design ideas, translating them into architectural forms, spaces, materials and programs. Students will learn how to refine architecture through consideration of spatial organisation, environmental context and structural necessity. Students will also learn how to communicate comprehensive architectural propositions through 2D- and 3D-modelling (physical and digital), visual and written media and oral presentations.

The focus in this design studio is on issues of materiality, with supporting courses in construction and structures. The studio develops familiarity with, and critical awareness of, processes and modes of production that are specific to architecture. Group work comprises part of the early phases of the studio as team work is a fundamental aspect of architectural practice. Students learn to negotiate individual aspirations and design propositions with multiple partners and associates.

This design studio focuses on multiple interconnected programs and complex buildings, on local sites, with a development scope of up to 10,000m2. These could form a civic complex or a residential complex, or a set of schools or educational buildings. The designated site will be located within the urban or inner suburban area of Melbourne. The emphasis is on speculative undertakings.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who have successfully completed this subject should be able to:




  • Demonstrate an understanding of materials, structures and construction technologies used in buildings, and integrate this knowledge into design propositions
  • Design to the specifics of the brief, and to understand and incorporate site and landscape interface
  • Understand the physical, social, cultural, historical aspects of site context, and the importance of incorporating context into design outputs
  • Grasp scale and space as they relate to people, location and utilisation
  • Design a complex or series of interconnected buildings
  • Negotiate individual design aspirations within the context of a team project
  • Communicate and test ideas and design propositions through iterative use of orthographic drawing, 3D-modelling (digital or physical), photomontage, renderings, and animations
  • Integrate historical and theoretical concepts and processes into design propositions
  • Recognise and demonstrate awareness of the disciplinary frameworks and attributes of architecture
  • Present, substantiate and advocate for design proposals in a public setting, and accept critique in a constructive manner
  • Engage with and contribution to studio culture.

Generic skills

Students completing this subject will have developed the following generic skills:

  • Ability to generate and iteratively test design ideas
  • Ability to work with design precedents
  • Ability to work with different design methodologies
  • Physical and digital model-making and its translation process
  • Ability to integrate digital tools into the design generation and design development processes
  • Graphic communication (including orthographic projections: plans, sections, elevations, axonometric and other projections)
  • Verbal presentation and appropriate use of design terminology
  • Time management and project management
  • Constructive acceptance of feedback and criticism.

Last updated: 7 September 2024