Have you ever thought about the abundance of heritage and its role, often underplayed, to regenerate communities, boost the economy and, crucially, contribute to environmentally sustainable practices? The adaptive re-use of existing buildings plays a key role in the future of our planet, and is a central concern for our region.
You will learn to combine architectural design with technological and environmental solutions, and to develop the adaptation of an existing built envelope with extensions to provide a new use.
The practical design project is informed by lectures, seminars, and tutorials dealing with the technical, environmental, ergonomic, regulatory, historical, theoretical and aesthetic considerations of architectural adaptation.
Lectures on design, technology and environment 6
Design tutorial 30
Technology seminar 6
Reviews 6
1500 words Illustrated Report. Assessment Details: Illustrated report containing annotated visual presentation of integrated structural and environmental strategies of the design project (20%).
10-minute presentation of design portfolio + 10 minute discussion Design Studio project (80%). This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Reassessment Method: Like-for-like (online submissions only).
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1. Explore the relevance of adapting existing buildings and their value in terms of heritage and environmental and sustainable practices (A13, B5, B12, B16)
2. Develop a conceptual and critical approach to heritage-based architectural design, the role of regeneration within communities (A6, A14, B2, B15)
3. Develop a complex project involving and responding to the needs of different stakeholders, of diverse scale, complexity and type in a variety of contexts (A2, B1, B11)
4. Apply the technological and environmental aspects of adaptive re-use, specifically structural, material, environmental control components (A1, A11, A12, A15, A16, A17, A18, B6)
5. Apply a range of communication methods and media to present design proposal clearly and effectively (B3, C5)
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