Architectural studio III A

Duration

10h Th, 35h Pr, 1d FW, 55h Proj.

Number of credits

Lecturer

Shady Attia

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The activities in this design studio are a synergy between sustainability and regenerative design theory and their integration in an architectural design project. This approach allows us to address issues of conceptual coherence, spatial and expressive design while exploring simultaneously the possibilities for sustainability as an essential element for the design; which will become an important and essential task in the field of architecture. The studio focusses in particular on studying the interaction between questions of density, mixed functions, quality of life in buildings, while in the meantime integrating the principles of bioclimatic architecture. This includes the development of construction details in accordance with a basic understanding of sustainable buildings concerning energy, water and materials. The design exercise is based on a study of solutions adapted on the development of a collective housing of mixed density. They are successively developed in a throughout the different scales from the urban form, the ensemble of buildings, the building itself and its envelope and materials. 

 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course the student should be capable of:

• To analyze issues specific for the transformation of a North European housing with a perspective of sustainable regenerativity.
• To explore specific topics through the projects (energy, water, materials) by studying and seeking their contribution to architecture in a sustainable city
• To create - in a creative and rigorous way - a coherent architectural design at different intervention scales (urban form, building  ensemble, building and envelope)
• To identify the adequate scales for developing an architectural project in its different design phases
• To design a constructive scenario until the significant constructional details
• To be able to defend an architectural project, orally and written, the design, the visualization and a scale model.
• To transpose the theoretical contributions in the development of a project.

• To organize and coordinate a team for developing, ... and making a working plan
• To be able to access approriate information sources and evaluating their value
• Persevere despite difficulties or initial errors to find an optimal solution
• To document and communicate a project
• To plan activities in a way that makes the best use of the set time frame.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Compulsory prerequisite courses necessary to be able to enroll in this studio:

• Architectural Studio IA&B (ARCH3270-1 & ARCH0066-2) et IIA&B (ARCH3260-2 & ARCH3261-1)

• Histoire de l'architecture et Histoire de l'urbanisme (ARCH0067-5 & ARCH0071-2)
• Méthodologie du projet architectural I et II (ARCH0002-1 & ARCH0006-2)
• Techniques de construction durable des bâtiments IA&B (ARCH3258-1 & ARCH3259-1)
• Techniques de construction durable des bâtiments II (ARCH0009-3)
• Mécanique des matériaux I (MECA0001-2)
• Matériaux de construction (GCIV0184-5)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

theoretical lectures, site visit(s), conference(s), jury

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-Face presence from September till December: Lecture courses, visites, invited lectures, table critique

Recommended or required readings

• Attia, S. (2018) Regenerative and Positive Impact Architecture: Learning from Case Studies, Springer International Publishing, London, UK, ISBN: 978-3-319-66717-1.
• MCDONOUGH, W., & BRAUNGART, M. (2010). Cradle to cradle: Remaking the way we make things.
• MCDONOUGH, W., BRAUNGART, M., & CLINTON, B. (2013). The upcycle: Beyond sustainability--designing for abundance.

Assessment methods and criteria

Design Studio, Jury, Final Submission

• The evaluation covers 25% of the overall grade of the studio (Site Analysis Report)
• The evaluation covers 65% of the overall grade of the studio (Pre-Jury)
• The evaluation covers 10% of the overall grade of the studio (Final Jury)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

It is obligatory to inscribe for the course.

Contacts

Shady Attia, PhD, LEED AP Professor of Sustainable Architecture and Building Technology Head of Sustainble Buildings Design (SBD) Lab
ArGEnCo Dept., Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Liège
Batiment 52, Bureau: (0/542)  Quartier Polytech 1, Allée de la Découverte 9 4000 Liège, Belgique
Tél:  +32 43.66.91.55 - email: shady.attia@uliege.be http://www.sbd.ulg.ac.be/
Olivier Dewispelaere, Architectural Engineer, part-time assistant ArGEnCo Dept., Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Liège
Batiment 52, Bureau: (-1/446) Quartier Polytech 1, Allée de la Découverte 9 4000 Liège, Belgique
Tél:  +32 43.66.95.14 - email: o.dewispelaere@uliege.be

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