STANDARDISED COMPONENT APPLICATION We examined each standardised and managed room type in order to expand and unearth the number of standardised components and extent of the controlled management within a default space and system. We did this by identifying each standardised and managed component applied through the Estates department from the specifications and seeing how the facilities management role across the University affected the multiplication of standardised items. The info graphic shows the repeated number of specified items for this Standard teaching room (capacity: 24 occupants) alone. We then multiplied the number of components across the number of teaching rooms to provide evidence for the managed environments, alluding to the development and control of an “Architecture by Default�
Standard Teaching Room (24 capacity)
2.25 sqm/person = 54 sqm
Standard Teaching Room (24 capacity)
2.25 sqm/person = 54 sqm (150)
(24)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(150)
(12)
(1)
(29m)
(1)
At the outcome of this project it changed my opinion of institutions, design and management causing me to react against developers and management control of the built environment as it made me aware of how little control and freedom there is within contemporary Architecture. This gave me a critical edge in reacting against the multiplication of applied components to question why each part was applied within a design rather than applying a default option. GA2.4, GA2.5, GA2.7, GC10.3, GC11.2
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