ARCH 3502

From TTU College of Architecture

Architectural Design Studio V

Catalog Description

Building systems. Teaches design skills centered on the building as a technological system and ecological device. Considers site and building details.

Course Description

Performative Architecture - Envelope. Emphasis on conceptual and productive design skills, which cultivates an understanding of the relationship between design information and construction information. The student learns that digital tools expand and influence current representation and production methods alike.

The class focus is on the strategies and techniques of integration.– in particular building systems with structure and envelope as they perform and respond to the changes in environmental conditions with various materials and fabrication technologies. The most important part of the studio work is the learning process related to the basic principles and appropriate application and performance of the building envelope materials and systems.

The guiding design principle is building performance in its fullest sense, where form making and space generation is extended to a qualitative performance simulation. Selected process parameters are predominantly technical (site, climate, sun, construction materials and methods etc..) and additionally regulatory conditions (program, codes and building economy), all expected to refine the students skills by adding another set of instrumentality.

The studio is intended as integrating the past and concurrent core courses such as construction, environmental controls, digital media and others.

The students will be accountable for producing a building that draws together concerns for: a. sensitive site treatment (both experientally and environmentally) b. a critical theoretical position about architectural design and its broader cultural role c. an awareness of the building’s role in enhancing and nurturing the everyday life and functions that occur within it d. creation of sophisticated architectural form e. use of appropriate experiental character to reinforce moods and feelings f. responsible use of material resources, at best in a sustainable sense g. sensitive reaction to climatic conditions h. clear definition of structural, technical and circulation systems i. awareness of safety and regulatory compliance j. architecture which makes a clear contribution to its culture and the future

The third year studio sequence is particularly dedicated to developing the collaborative skills of students and the class work will be achieved in great part as team work.