| CODE | AUD2102 | ||||||
| TITLE | Communal Space Design Workshop | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 3 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Architecture and Urban Design | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The objective of this Design Workshop is to explore the issues that are raised by communal spaces in the design of communal housing, commercial enclaves or mixed-use areas. The focus of the Workshop builds on the previous semester’s design workshop related to the design of single residential units, but focuses on the critical two-way relationships between the built form/fabric and the spatial form/fabric rather than the internal organization of the units themselves. This is very relevant in the real world, in the design of medium-sized sites that are up for development or in the redevelopment of areas. The workshop will also be an opportunity to challenge typical development typologies and spatial forms, thereby also analyzing critically typical relationships between private and public spaces. From where does one start and how does one go about designing a site of a certain scale, and respond to specific requirements? This design workshop responds to these challenges by suggesting a spatial approach to architectural design, starting from the urban space and the surrounding context. The creation of urban space is not simply a question of providing an area between buildings. Space has important functional and environmental considerations, which need to be thought about, explored and developed. Furthermore, the workshop is about creating interesting and meaningful places for the prospective users, allowing them to develop their ties as a community while contributing positively to the surrounding neighbourhood. There are different typologies of space, ranging from the very public to the very private and everything in between. This implies that there are different ways of treating space. The answer to the above question further requires one to have a good regard of the current urban fabric and the design elements contained within such fabric, without resorting to copying or, inversely, simply introducing alien forms without first thinking about them. The workshop will therefore also require studying the relationship of the built cluster with the wider context, particularly the surrounding streetscape, and studying the transitions from the proposed to the existing developments. This design workshop will be concerned with four aspects – (a) the scale and massing of the proposed development, (b) the relationship of the ground floor with the urban space within the cluster, (c) the treatment of the open space between the units and (d) how to allow for pedestrian movement, access and servicing and any other activities throughout the cluster. Aims: The aim is to introduce students to the issues of urban design, and to the social issues arising from clusters of development (residential/commercial) units of different density. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Understand how clusters of residential/commercial units create character and space, and how users relate to them; • Handle the issues of access, security, privacy, density, architectural quality as well as infrastructural support that such clusters require. Skills: By the end of the study-unit, the student will be able to: • Synthesize the different parameters that inform the design of a cluster of units (be them residential, commercial or mixed-use); • Prepare a master-plan for a cluster of units; • Prepare an assessment of the security, privacy, accessibility, density and architectural quality issues, that inform a master-plan, and an outline of the infrastructural systems required to support such a cluster. Main and Supplementary Reading List: - Adams, T. (1974). The design of residential areas: basic considerations, principles, and methods. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. - Broadbent, G. (1990). Emerging concepts in urban space design. London: E&FN Spon. - Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. 2008. Building for Life – Delivering great places to live: 20 questions you need to answer. [online]. London: CABE [Published by CABE on behalf of the Building for Life partnership] http://www.buildingforlife.org/ publications/delivering-great-places-to-live - Cooper Marcus, C. and Francis, C. (1990). People places: design guidelines for urban open space. New York: J. Wiley. - Cooper Marcus, C. and Sarkissan, W. (1986). Housing as if people mattered: site design manual for medium-density family housing. Berkeley: University of California Press. - Edwards, B. and Turrent, D. (Eds.)(2000). Sustainable housing: principles and practice. London: E&FN Spon. - Gindroz, R. (2003). The urban design handbook: techniques and working methods. New York: Norton. - Greater London Council Department of Architecture and Civic Design. (1978). An introduction to housing layout. London: Architectural Press. - Moughtin, C. (2003). Urban design: method and techniques. Oxford: Architectural Press. - Roger Evans Associates Ltd. (2007). Delivering Quality Places: Urban Design Compendium 2. [online]. London: English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation. http://www.urbandesigncompendium.co.uk/ - Schittich, C. (Ed.) (2007). Housing for people of all ages: flexible, unrestricted, senior-friendly. München: Edition DETAIL, Institut für Internationale Architektur-Dokumentation GmbH. - Schittich, C. and Geisel, I. (Eds.)(2000). Single family houses: concepts, planning, construction. München: Edition Detail; Basel: Birkhäuser. - Untermann, R. and Small, R. (1977). Site planning for cluster housing. Wokingham: Van Nostrand Reinhold. - Zhou, J. (2005). Urban housing forms. Oxford: Architectural Press. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Offered only to B.Sc. (Hons) in Built Environment Studies students. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Design Workshop | ||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2026/7. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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