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BP1-2 | Architectural Design Studio (2)

Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 10P | ECTS Credits: 11

Titular:

conf.dr.arh. Cătălin Berza

Teaching Staff:

conf.dr.arh. Catalin Berza, sef lucr.dr.arh. Cosmin Caciuc, sef lucr.dr.arh. Iulius Cristea, sef lucr.drd.arh. Maria Enache, sef lucr.dr. arh. Mihai Ene, sef lucr.dr.arh. Bogdan Fezi, sef lucr.dr.arh. Stefan Ghenciulescu, sef lucr.dr.arh. Liana Iliu, sef lucr.drd.arh. Constantin Liviu Neaga-Ionescu, sef lucr. drd.arh. Florian Stanciu, sef lucr.drd.arh. Vasilica Tihan, sef lucr.dr.arh. Marius Voica, dr. arh. Horia Dinulescu.

Learning outcomes:

- understanding of the open floor plan concept and of the relationship between building structure and three-dimensional shape;
- acquiring knowledge about the living space from a functional point of view (filter, distribution, concentration), usage (main spaces/ service area), zoning (daytime/ night time) dimensional elements; vertical communication of space; diagonal visual directions, spatial course;
- spatial definition (strong/ weak limits, real/virtual transparency); spatial qualities (enclosed/ open, light/ shadow); architectural form (geometry, materiality);
- understanding of the architectural object as a whole, ranging from general perspective to detail;
- understanding of the interrelationship between form, materials and technology.

Content:

THEME - Structure/ space (open floor plan)
Exercise 4 – Single family house
The exercise is concerned with two objectives: the understanding of the open floor plan concept – the fundamental structural and spatial configuration of modern architecture and the study of the housing function scheme. Similar to the previous assignment, the architectural object will not be approached in an isolated manner but together with its proximity space.

THEME – Structure/ space (open floor plan/ traditional plan)
Exercise 5 –Artist’s house and workshop– 1st phase
The exploration initiated with the previous project will be continued by studying the vertical extension of the interrelation between structure and the interior space. Notions such as promenade, sequence, direction are given an additional dimension through the emergence of several floors. The chosen function offers the necessary support for the study of a more complex architectural object.

THEME - Concept/ Materialization
Exercise 6 –Artist’s house and workshop– 2nt phase
This part of the project is supposed to develop the design approach started in the first phase through detailed drawing, concerning both design and building system (geometry, materiality) and through the elaboration of technical drawings (plans, sections). The purpose of this exercise is to help the student understand the way in which the architectural detail can enhance the overall idea of the project and, complementary, to facilitate a first contact with the technical aspects of project design.

Teaching Method:

individual discussions, open discussions with pin-ups before fellow classmates, lectures accompanied by multimedia presentations, study sheets , project sketches.

Assessment:

Instructed exercises – Project design: final review based on individual presentation of the project (pin-up before a jury formed of several members of the 1st year Project Design Chair)
Exercises without instruction – Evaluation short projects: One evaluation project sketch each semester.

Bibliography:

CURTIS, Wiliam, J.R. (1996), Modern Architecture Since 1900, Phaidon Press Ltd., London
FRAMPTON, Kenneth(1992), Modern Architecture. A Critical History, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London
FRAMPTON, Kenneth (1992), Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of the Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture, The MIT Press, Cambridge, London
LASEAU, Paul, TICE, James (1992), Frank Lloyd Wright. Between Principle and Form, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York
von MEISS, Pierre (1986), De la cave au toit, Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes, Lausanne
RISSELADA, Max - editor (1991), Raumplan versus Plan Libre, Rizzoli, New York
ROWE, Colin (2000), Mathematique de la villa ideale et autres essais, Hazan, Paris
THIS - EVENSEN, Thomas (1991), Archetypes in Architecture, Norwegian University Press, Oslo
ZEVI, Bruno (1969), Cum să înţelegem arhitectura, Editura Tehnică, Bucureşti