GUC – German University in Cairo
Architecture and Urban Design
ARCH 702 Legislation, Professional Practice and Contracts Fall 2017 Instructor: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub Design Process
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Summary
Topics • Design Process • Design Influences
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Design Process
Design
Building design is the keystone of architecture practice. Translating: needs and aspirations, theories and technologies, and schedules and budgets
Into: appropriate and exciting places and buildings
It requires great skills as well as attention to broader concerns.
Design
Private and Intuitive yet Broadly discussed and rationally analyzed
Complex and Inaccessible yet Taught to and practiced by thousands
Design
Design has moments of great inspiration and deep insight - but most of all it required hours, months, and years of hard work.
Design Process
Design Process
Design Process • Linear Quality
Analysis Synthesis Evaluation • Non-linear Qualities
Flashes of insight … Creative leaps
Design Process
Design Process
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The design process works with information and ideas simultaneously on many levels.
X Interior Materials - Colors Structure – Systems Function – Circulation Access
Form – Shapes - Style Site – Climate – Context Surroundings
Design Process
Designing is a reciprocal Action and Reflection. Dr. Yasser Mahgoub
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It is both problem-seeking and problem-solving process.
Synthesis
The Common Tasks of Design Establishing Design Goals – Expressed formally or informally – Create functional and aesthetic guidelines for judging design decisions – Project objectives help establish priorities
Synthesis
The Common Tasks of Design Evolving Design Concept (s) – Plan concept – Geometric form – Mass the building vertically or horizontally – Use of an organizing element – Particular image – Historic precedent – "Design Vocabulary" of formal and aesthetic ideas
Synthesis
The Common Tasks of Design Evaluating Concept Alternative – Point-by-point evaluation against the original design objectives – Intuitive judgment based on experience – Combination of both
Synthesis
Aspects of design unique to a particular architect or firm
Particular design stimuli Organizing principles Areas of emphasis Aesthetic vocabularies
Design
Design is a continiuous activity. Beginning (no end)
Design Influences
Design Influences
Design Influences – Every project situation is different – Different requirements and limitations – Cultural, environmental, technological, aesthetic contexts – Challenges and opportunities.
Design Influences
Program – Requirements and Limitations
– General or Specific descriptive of needs – Suggestive solutions
Design Influences
Community Desires • Public agency (ies) approvals
• To meet objections or to gain support.
Design Influences
Codes and Regulations • Safety requirements • Minimal land use • Light and air zoning • A major force in design that regulates every aspect of design and construction
Design Influences
Site and Climate – Physical characteristics: size, configuration, topography, geotechnical, etc. – Climate: wind, solar orientation, temperatures, humidity, precipitation, etc. – Environmental Factors: view, existing vegetation, drainage, etc. – Access – Adjacent land uses and other site factors.
Design Influences
Building Context and Existing Fabric – The surrounding environment – Influence: –Materials –Fenestration –Color –Detailing – Existing structures
Design Influences
Building Technology – Building configuration, materials, and systems are rarely arbitrarily chosen and are only partially based on aesthetic criteria. – Dimensions may be dictated largely by mechanical systems or even by the knowledge and preferences of the local construction industry.
Design Influences
Sustainability • The ability of a society, ecosystem, or any such ongoing system to continue functioning into the indefinite future, without being forced into decline through exhaustion or overloading of the key resources on which that system depends. • For architecture, this means design that delivers buildings and communities with lower environmental impacts while enhancing health, productivity, community, and quality of life.
Design Influences
Cost • Projects have limited budgets. • Cost considerations significantly influence almost all issues from building size and configuration to material selection and detailing. • Budget: Fixed or flexible
Design Influences
Schedule • Design decisions out of sequence
Design Influences
The client • The Good client: Is there such a thing as "good client"? • Some clients have a clear idea of program, budget, and other project objectives, including the final appearance of the building. • Others look to the architect to help them define the project objectives, as well as to design a building that meets theses goals.
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