A21P2B Architecture Project 2:2 - Tectonics, Ornament, Transformation

Project 2:1 (A21P1C) must be approved or assessed to be approved after completion.

In a small renovation project, students explore tectonics, ornament, and transformation. The focus in the course is on the design of various building components and the connections between them, and on developing a fundamental understanding of lifecycle thinking in relation to architectural structure and the choice of materials and systems. Students problematize lifecycle thinking in relation to constructability, adaptability, and deconstruction (for reuse or recycling). They are expected to actively deepen their knowledge of a building’s components and parts through studies of vertical and horizontal spatial and physical boundaries, and of the detailing of its walls, roof, floors, openings, stairs, and foundation.

Through drawings, images, text and models, both physical and digital:

• Investigate the concepts of tectonics and ornament through studying an existing building, in drawing and in model.
• Master the basics in technical drawing and drawing standards, and acquire an understanding of the relations between drawings and different drawing scales.
• Acquire a deepened knowledge on the architectural detail through an investigation in drawing/model about its possible construction and expression.
• Design a smaller tectonic reconstruction that works as a transformation of the object of study.
• Discuss the application of life cycle analysis in the study object, proposal and/or the both. 
• Describe and discuss the architectural qualities in the project in relation to the assignment.
• Compile the project to a presentation that includes a reflection over the result, references and a part of the process.