Architectural Design 2:2, 15 credits

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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)

Expected learning outcomes

For a passing grade, the student should be able to:

**Knowledge and understanding **

• show an understanding of how to combine different architectural programmes
• describe and discuss how integrative approaches impact an architectural proposal
• show an awareness of how affordability and resource-efficiency can influence a design proposal
• show an understanding of urban design at a neighbourhood scale

**Competence and skills **

• carry out a mapping of a neighbourhood describing its physical and social context
• design a mixed-use housing project in relation to a neighbourhood by applying architectural tools and iterative methods
• integrate knowledge of local conditions into a design proposal that combines private and collective spaces within a building and thresholds between inside and outside
• use digital and analogue tools to produce diagrams, architectural plans, sections, elevations and models at a neighbourhood scale
• document, compile and present the individual work process and the results

**Judgement and approach **

• reflect on design decisions in relation to social, spatial, cultural and environmental context
• evaluate how different tools and methods inform architectural strategies at the neighbourhood scale

Required Knowledge

All courses in semester 2:

Architectural Design 1:2
Architectural Technology 1:2
History and Theory of Architecture 1:2
Tools and Communication in Architecture 1:2
Perspectives on Sustainability and Architecture 1

Form of instruction

The teaching consists of project work, individually and in groups. The forms of teaching are practical exercises, individual and group tutorials, discussions and critiques, as well as lectures, seminars, workshops and field studies.

Examination modes

Each module, 1-3, will be examined through compulsory exercises in groups and individually, an oral presentation and a hand-in of the visual and material work produced during the module.

The modules and the entire course are graded according to the grading scale Pass (G) or Fail (U). The grade for each module is a summarised assessment of the results of the different parts of the examinations. For the grade Pass (G) on the entire course, all modules must have the grade Pass (G).

Examiners may decide to deviate from the modes of assessment in the course syllabus. Individual adaption of modes of assessment must give due consideration to the student's needs. The adaption of modes of assessment must remain within the framework of the intended learning outcomes in the course syllabus. Students who require an adapted examination must submit a request to the department holding the course no later than 10 days before the examination. The examiner decides on the adaption of the examination, after which the student will be notified.

The date of the retake must be notified no later than the date of the regular examination. The first retake will be offered no later than two months after the regular examination session, but no earlier than ten working days after students have been notified of the results of the regular examination. For regular examinations held in May or June, a first retake may be offered within three months of the regular examination session. In addition, at least one second retake (a catch-up) is offered within a year from the regular examination session. Students who have achieved a pass are not permitted to retake an examination.

A student who has taken a regular examination and retake in a course or a part of a course without obtaining a pass grade is entitled to request the appointment of another examiner or marking teacher. Students should address any such request to the director of studies or equivalent.

Transitional provisions

In the event of a course syllabus being withdrawn or undergoing major changes, students are guaranteed at least three examination opportunities (including the regular examination session) in accordance with the previous course syllabus during a maximum of two years from the expiry of the course syllabus or the discontinuation of the course.