Unit Outline

Bachelor of Architecture & Built Environments Architecture Studio units focus on the development and refinement of conceptual, analytical and technical skills through applied-problem-based learning in a diverse range of real-world contexts. In third year, Technology–Studios are double-weighted units emphasising the creative synthesis and critical application of knowledge and skills encompassing technologies, theories and spatial design principles. Architecture Technology–Studio: Heritage focuses on the detailed design of interiors and elements framed by critical interrogation of cultural debates and architectural practices related to heritage. In this unit you will explore notions of context, developing an appreciation for existing built fabric and the cultural meaning of places. Through expert lectures and interactive and self-directed activities you will gain knowledge of how architecture can contribute to and frame subjective experiences and constructions of history. You will apply this knowledge in the design of rooms and joinery elements within an existing building. The unit requires you to synthesise attitudes to heritage and user experience with spatial organisation, atmosphere, and detailing. You will use digital tools to document existing conditions and design propositions employing professional conventions and rendering techniques.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Translate objects and contexts of heritage into spatial form and tectonic expression by abstracting and elaborating information.
2.	Justify tactics developed to inform design for heritage in order to avoid charges of arbitrary design.
3.	Conceptualise relation to existing context and built fabric in order to underpin an architectural proposition.
4.	Employ digital design and documentation tools to communicate existing conditions and architectural propositions to a model reader.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	KDA244 AND KDA245

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Documentation	Week 4	20 %	LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Concept design	Week 7	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Design	Week 15	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Documentation

Task Description:

Students will conduct fieldwork at a heritage architecture site. They will contribute to the site documentation process using digital tools including 3d scanner and cameras. The submission will require them to use the point-cloud data and images collected on site to generate a digital model, and extract from this model accurate and conventional drawings of existing built form at scales ranging from 1:500 to 1:20.

Task Length:

1 x digital model; 1 x orthographic drawing set.

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Translate data into conventional architectural representations.	LO4
2	Collect significant site information in order to build thorough site documentation.	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Concept design

Task Description:

Building from their knowledge of the existing architecture and its immediate context, and referencing key ideas and knowledge addressing heritage architecture, students will complete a context analysis and conceptual design. The submission requires them to extract precedents from existing work, develop and communicate a series of tactics in words and diagrams, and establish a set of parti that will underpin their final design.

Task Length:

10 x A3 pages; 12–20 slides.

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Use precedents to justify a project strategy and tactics.	LO2
2	Analyse site for cultural and material significance in order to develop a rich architectural response.	LO3
3	Identify useful aspects of context to inform appropriate design response.	LO1
4	Propose a formal language with a purposeful relation to context.	LO1

Assessment Task 3: Design

Task Description:

Working from the Concept Design (AT2), students will develop and resolve their Design. The submission requires them to document the design using a range of conventional representational techniques at scales ranging from 1:500 to 1:20, and give a verbal presentation.

Task Length:

4 x A1 pages; 1 x physical model; verbal presentation

Due Date:

Week 15

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Synthesise context into significant aspects of a resolved design scheme.	LO2
2	Formulate empathetic awareness of inhabitation in resolving a design scheme.	LO2
3	Apply precedents extracted from heritage-related architecture to resolve a design scheme.	LO1
4	Synthesise spatial and material qualities into architectural program to develop spaces and elements with impact and intent.	LO3
5	Use graphic and verbal means to explain your scheme with conventional, clear, and poetic impact.	LO4
6	Express knowledge of materials and tectonics in designing expressive details.	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.