Guc arct 702 legislations lecture 3 design process and influences 5 10 2017

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

Design

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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