Architectural Design 2:2 15 credits

About the course

The course introduces students to mixed-use housing typologies and the neighbourhood scale and the relation to their spatial, social and environmental context. Students will then develop an architectural project at a neighbourhood scale based on a given program and site. The project will be developed through an iterative design process and the application of digital and analogue tools.

The course introduces mapping as a method to analyse the physical context, including topography, soft and hard surfaces, and the social context such as demographics and cultural diversity.

Students will develop their architectural project by integrating local conditions and relating them to the wider socio-ecological context. The project will explore spatial qualities in relation to urban morphology and thresholds between private and collective spaces and how the design of spaces between buildings affect the neighbourhood.

The course is divided into three modules:

Module 1: Introduction to Mixed-use Housing Typologies and Mapping Methods (4.5 credits)
Module 2: Project Proposal for a Mixed-use Housing Neighbourhood (7.5 credits)
Module 3: Representation of the Design Proposal and Evaluation of its Performance (3 credits)