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Design Studio Beta (ARCH20001)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Subject Coordinators
David Mah
Leire Asensio-Villoria
Semester 2
Subject Coordinators
Leire Asensio-Villoria
David Mah
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
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 the design studio shifts to technologies and techniques in architectural practice. The studio assignments create an accretive conceptual investigation of fundamental principles into the making of buildings, including structure, enclosure, circulation, program, site, and light. An essential aspect of the design process is the incorporation of abstract thinking and abstraction within architectural production.
Critical use of diagramming, conceptual mapping, narratives, animations and performative expositions join with conventional techniques (plan, section, elevation, axonometric projections and perspectives) to generate and document design ideas.
The design studio focuses on singular, medium-scale programs on prototypical sites, with the development scope of up to 1000m2.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this subject should be able to:
- Understand and integrate building functionality, site and landscape interface, and environmental building systems such as air circulation and light, into design proposals;
- Use abstract thinking to compliment conventional design techniques;
- Design medium-scale buildings and tailor designs to the context of a particular site;
- Read, understand and create architectural documentation, including plans, sections, elevations, diagrams, three-dimensional representations, renderings and animations;
- Communicate and test ideas and design propositions through iterative use of orthographic drawing, 3D-modelling (digital or physical), photomontage, renderings, and animations;
- Understand, interrogate and work to a design brief;
- Apply critical thinking to the assessment of design proposals, and to make changes and improvements based on that assessment through iterative design processes;
- Formulate a conceptual design proposal (in the form of a speculative architectural design proposition) that tests a design idea or design method;
- 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: 22 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH10003 | Design Studio Alpha |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL20028 | Architecture Design Studio: Water | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL30048 | Architecture Design Studio: Air |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ABPL20027 Architecture Design Studio: Earth
Recommended background knowledge
One of:
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH10002 | Construction as Alchemy | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
| LARC10001 | Natural History | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
There are no corequisites, however co-enrolment is recommended in:
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH20004 | Digital Design | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 22 November 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Assignment 1 (25 to 30 hours of work). Individual review (critique) and oral presentation, demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches
| Week 4 | 25% |
Assignment 2: Major Project Interim Submission (equivalent to 30-35 hours of work). Individual review (critique) and oral presentation, demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches. .
| Week 8 | 30% |
Assignment 3: Major Project Interim (equivalent to 30-35 hours of work). Individual review (critique) and oral presentation, demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches;
| Week 12 | 30% |
Design Journal. (approximately 15-18 hours of work per student). Completed throughout semester, based on themes developed through the lectures, including esquisses and quizzes completed in studios and lectures
| Week 12 | 15% |
Class Attendance Hurdle requirement: Attendance of 75% of studio classes. | N/A |
Last updated: 22 November 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinators Leire Asensio Villoria and David Mah Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 1X1 hour lecture and 1X3 hour studio per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Subject Coordinators
David Mah
Leire Asensio-Villoria
- Semester 2
Coordinators Leire Asensio Villoria and David Mah Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 1X1 hour lecture and 1X3 hour studio per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Subject Coordinators
Leire Asensio-Villoria
David Mah
Last updated: 22 November 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Bachelor of Design Elective Subjects Informal specialisation Non-allowed Breadth Subjects within the Bachelor of Design - relating to specific majors - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 22 November 2023