Course program
The Course of Study is divided into lectures, organized in seminars, on two specific areas:
a. Process, design and technological system; technical language and design standards
_on building process issues, the exigency/performance approach and design development techniques, aimed at resuming some aspects developed in the Technology of Architecture I Course (taught in the first year);
b. Techniques, systems and products; environmental and life cycle approach to technological design
_on building systems, components and traditional and evolved products.
The seminars will be structured according to the teaching program, which includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:
_The stages of the construction process: planning, design, construction, management. The actors in the construction process.
_Preliminary, final and executive construction design.
_The standards for the graphic representation of projects. Graphic conventions.
_The requirements/performance system and building quality. The project from requirements to performance. Definitions of needs, requirements and performance. Construction requirements.
_The environmental system. Environmental requirements and performance. Definitions of environmental unit and spatial element. Hints on the design of spatial elements.
_Introduction to the principles of bioclimatic architecture.
_The technological system. The technological classification according to UNI 8290.
_Bearing structure (classification of elements, requirements, models and functional layers):
_Foundation structure: continuous and discontinuous surface foundations; deep foundations;
_Elevation structure: continuous and discontinuous. Masonry load-bearing wall elevation structures. Reinforced concrete, steel and wooden structures;
_Containment structures.
_Closure (classification of elements, requirements, models and functional layers):
_Vertical closure: opaque vertical perimeter walls and vertical exterior fixtures;
_Horizontal lower closure and on exterior spaces: ground floors and horizontal fixtures;
_Upper closure: flat roofs; sloping roofs (requirements; functional layers, functional models).
_Interior partition (classification of elements, requirements, models and functional layers):
_Vertical interior partition: vertical interior walls; vertical interior fixtures; protective elements;
_Horizontal interior partition: attics; mezzanines; horizontal interior fixtures;
_Sloping interior partition: stairs and ramps; classification and composition of stairs.
_The exterior partition (classification of elements, requirements, models and functional layers):
_Vertical exterior partition: protective elements; separating elements;
_Horizontal exterior partition: balconies; loggias and walkways; exterior ramps.
At the same time, the students are required to deepen the topics covered in the seminars through the critical analysis of an existing case study (from scale 1:200 to scale 1:50) and the drafting of design experimentation from construction graphic drawings referring to the main technological units of the building system (in scale 1:50 and 1:20).
In addition the exercise includes technical research of specific components and products to support the drafting of the required graphic drawings and systematization of technical information in a technology catalogue (to be collected throughout the semester and presented in the form of data sheets of systems, products, materials, assembly systems and installation diagrams, performance specifications, certificates, etc.).
Prerequisites
Although no propaedeutic is formally provided, "building design," and particularly "technological design of the building", is a highly interdisciplinary subject that makes prior knowledge of other disciplines such as Technology of Architecture I, Drawing, Mechanics of Structures and Construction Science. The theoretical-methodological and instrumental-applicative knowledge of the topics covered in the previously exposed courses carried out between years I and II and the ability to freehand, technical drawing, including through the use of 2D graphics and modelling software, are fundamental prerequisites for an adequate course aimed at the knowledge, critical analysis, design and redevelopment of any building organism.
Books
• Deplazes A. (ed) (2005). Constructing Architecture. Materials, Processes, Structures. Berlin: Birkhäuser;
• Ching F.D.K. (ed) (2008). Building Construction Illustrated. Hoboken: Wiley.
Frequency
The course does not have mandatory attendance, but given the nature of the content, attendance is strongly recommended.
Exam mode
The evaluation of learning will focus on the assessment of expected learning outcomes, in line with what is defined in the specific section.
For attending students: verification of the knowledge acquired will take place through a final oral interview, starting from the design experimentation carried out and the graphic works required for the exam, reviewed during the entire semester, produced in the classroom during the hours of the Course, with any in-depth studies resulting from individual work at home. The final colloquium will, therefore, cover the entire course program, starting with the discussion of the boards from the design experimentation carried out during the semester and highlighting, for the latter, the contribution of individual students to the collective work. As part of the oral interview, freehand sketches and construction details may be required to support the oral exposition.
For non-attending students: Verification of the knowledge acquired will take place through a written test and an oral interview, both conducted on the same examination day. The oral interview will cover the entire course syllabus, starting with the discussion and critical analysis of the graphic works prepared for the written test and the construction details, which will be produced freehand in ex-tempore mode. Additional sketches and construction details may be requested as part of the oral interview to support the oral exposition.
In both cases of attending and non-attending students, in order to assess the degree of students' achievement of the expected learning outcomes, evaluation criteria on content knowledge, clarity of exposition and the ability to critically analyse, mastery of technical language and graphical ability will be used for the final examination.
The grade will be expressed in thirtieths from 18/30 to 30/30 with honours, depending on the level of achievement of the indicated acquired knowledge, skills and abilities, according to the following grading scheme:
_Excellent: excellent knowledge of course content; excellent ability in the exposition of topics, graphic representation and use of technical language; excellent ability in the application of acquired knowledge for typological, material and technical-constructive choices necessary for the design and redevelopment of a building organism in the face of specific questions; excellent ability to judge, synthetic-assessment analysis of data related to the functional, technological and performance characteristics of a building organism; excellent ability to interpret and apply technical regulations.
_Good: good level of knowledge of course content; good ability in the exposition of topics, graphic representation and use of technical language; good ability in the application of acquired knowledge for typological, material and technical-constructive choices necessary for the design and redevelopment of a building organism in the face of specific questions.
_Discreet: fair level of knowledge of course content; fair ability in exposition of topics, graphic representation and use of technical language; fair ability in application of acquired knowledge for typological, material and technical-constructive choices necessary for the design and upgrading of a building organism in the face of specific questions.
_Sufficient: Sufficient level of knowledge of course content; Sufficient skills in exposition of topics, graphic representation and use of technical language; Sufficient ability in the application of acquired knowledge for typological, material and technical-constructive choices necessary for the design and redevelopment of a building organism in the face of specific questions.
_Insufficient: Lack of sufficient knowledge of topics covered and sufficient ability to apply acquired knowledge to concrete cases.
Bibliography
• Deplazes A. (ed) (2005). Constructing Architecture. Materials, Processes, Structures. Berlin: Birkhäuser;
• Ching F.D.K. (ed) (2008). Building Construction Illustrated. Hoboken: Wiley.
Lesson mode
The course will be conducted entirely in Italian. Lectures will be delivered in a traditional in-person classroom setting, also integrating the two channels. During the semester, exercises aimed at the production of graphic work required for the exam will be proposed, revised throughout the semester, and produced in the classroom during lecture hours, with potential additional work carried out individually at home. Two days of joint plenary review sessions will be scheduled with contributions from both instructors to facilitate the exchange of information between working groups and to accustom students to assessment by a mixed committee (including both internal and external members).
If required or expressly requested for organizational and institutional reasons by the Faculty, University Authorities, or due to force majeure, lectures will be delivered online via the Google Meet platform. E-learning Sapienza and Google Classroom will be used as supporting platforms for teaching.