Course Details

Introduction to Buildings‘ Design 1

Academic Year 2023/24

BH007 course is part of 2 study plans

​ B-K-C-SI (N) / S Summer Semester 3rd year

​ B-P-C-SI (N) / S Summer Semester 3rd year

Methods of building design with the consideration of an architectural concept - building typology and layout arrangement requirements. Acceptance of valid standards and regulations. The application of architectural and structural design principles, present economic relations, energy efficiency requirements and environmental demands. Design principles for barrier-free residential houses and their neighbouring outdoor spaces. Design of residential houses is completed in practical classes.

Course Guarantor

Ing. Lubor Kalousek, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Building Structures

Objective

To gain basic knowledge and experience in conceptional work within the frame of projecting residential buildings. Out of regard for artistic and compositional requirements, acquiring and accepting typological principles, norms, regulations and specifications for barrier-free solutions of buildings and their exteriors. Concurrently to use of knowledge from the field of constructions, heat engineering, acoustics and fire protection.

Knowledge

To gain basic knowledge and experience in conceptual work within residential buildings design with regard to artistic and compositional requirements, acquiring and accepting typological principles, norms, regulations and specifications for barrier-free solutions of buildings.

Syllabus

1. Environment and indoor climate
2. Design area dependence on tenant physiology
3. Service regulations. Indoor and outdoor entrance areas
4. Vertical and horizontal communication areas
5. Hygienic services and equipment
6. Barrier-free design of building exteriors
7. Barrier-free design of building interiors
8. Residential houses – building disposition and services. Building zones
9. Residential rooms. House equipment and accessories. Communication zones in buildings
10. Typological forms of residential houses
11. Residential house design and assessment with respect to daylighting and overshadow
12. Garages and workshops in residental buildings. Object terrain setting. Building distances
13. Relation between interior on exterior. Fencing. Complementary architectural design
Lot utilization with open space areas (areas without objects and buildings)

Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic bricked, concrete, steel and wooden constructions. Basic demands of building services, thermal protection of buildings and building acoustics.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/273457

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Environment and indoor climate 2. Design area dependence on tenant physiology 3. Service regulations. Indoor and outdoor entrance areas 4. Vertical and horizontal communication areas 5. Hygienic services and equipment 6. Barrier-free design of building exteriors 7. Barrier-free design of building interiors 8. Residential houses – building disposition and services. Building zones 9. Residential rooms. House equipment and accessories. Communication zones in buildings 10. Typological forms of residential houses 11. Residential house design and assessment with respect to daylighting and overshadow 12. Garages and workshops in residental buildings. Object terrain setting. Building distances 13. Relation between interior on exterior. Fencing. Complementary architectural design Lot utilization with open space areas (areas without objects and buildings)

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1st– 3rd week:

Task: RESEARCH - rewiev

Work up research - rewiev on any family house (detached house) which you choose on www.archiweb.cz (you can use also other source where is presented whole project of detached house) and assess it from at least five aspects – e.g.:

  • placement on the site
  • orientation to the cardinal directions
  • analyse operational relations
  • access area of single room (bedrooms, living room, kitchen, sanitary facilities – WC, bathroom…), if need be also cubature
  • evaluate ergonomics of solutions of individual spaces
  • evaluate illumination of individual rooms
  • diverse kind of storage in whole house (for cleaning, clothing, shoes, foodstuffs, garden tools, garden furniture, hygiene supplies….)
  • analyse variety of colours, materials etc.

Compare with rules and standards (recommended literature, lectures…)

Complete with photos, pictures, layouts, sketches of new designed solutions.

Output: size A4 – ribbon or ringlet bookbinding (PDF)

4th – 12th week:

Task : DESIGN your ideal dwelling – architectural study

Family house – min. 4 + 1:

  • own design – image of your perfect family dwelling
  • without limitation of floors, shape of roofing…
  • placed at an ideal but real lot, including all room furnishing…

Pay attention to:

  • orientation to the cardinal points - situation of a building in terrain
  • functional structures
  • area, cubature (attics)
  • stowage space
  • parking (garage)
  • ergonomics (kitchen, bathroom, area of communication, cabinet…
  • variety of colours, materials etc

Output: size A3 – ribbon or ringlet bookbinding (PDF)

  • text part – related information
  • layout of location (photos)1 : 200
  • layouts of all storeys 1 : 100
  • section 1 : 100
  • views 1 : 100
  • 3D view / perspective
  • graphic arrangement – any art - all sheets of papers in unified adjustment, in colours

13th week - CREDIT