ARCH503 – Scoping and Preliminary Design
Module code
ARCH503
Module title
Scoping and Preliminary Design
Prescription
To enable the student to develop the skills and knowledge to establish client, site and regulatory requirements, and to produce and present a preliminary architectural design from a client brief.
Programmes
- EN1602
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Establish the clients requirements for a building project
Identify and describe site opportunities, constraints and regulatory requirements for a building project
Prepare a construction project brief for a building project
Develop and present a preliminary architectural design from a construction project brief - Content
- May include, but not limited to, an appropriate selection from the following topics:
Client requirements: client - limitations, preferences, space and spatial relationships, budget, sustainability, schedule of requirements.
Site opportunities and constraints: site - physical requirements/constraints - services, access, geotechnical, weather, topography, Land Information Memorandum (LIM).
Construction project brief: include client, site, regulatory requirements and constraints - including time, indicative cost, and qualities.
Development and presentation of a preliminary architectural design: environmental issues, cost estimates. Design proposal function and appearance. Range of sketches clearly depicts information of relevance and progression from brief to concept to preliminary design. Information clearly presented in accordance with design brief and concept plan. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning activities for topics may typically include practical/workshop, case studies, lectures, tutorials, field trips, group work, visiting specialists, computer simulations, web technologies, self-directed learning.
- Assessment Criteria
- A portfolio is a compilation of evidence presented by the student in ways that demonstrate their acquired knowledge, competencies and capabilities.
The contents of students' portfolios may typically include evidence of achievement from assignments, projects, tests, exams, formative assessments, and peer assessments, self and group assessments.
Portfolio of evidence100 - Learning and Teaching Resource
- Manual draughting equipment and/or
Selected CAD software and capable PC hardware e.g. Google Sketchup, AutoCAD, Revit
Selected Graphics software e.g., Photoshop
Printing equipment
Example concepts
Access to online resources, local body government websites
Presentation equipment
