052-0542-21L  Architectural Design IV: Real Architecture: Workspace (E.Christ / Ch.Gantenbein)

SemesterSpring Semester 2021
LecturersE. Christ, D. Mettler, A. Spiro, T. Crowther, T. Emerson, C. Gantenbein, D. Studer
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionGerman
CommentPlease register (Link) only after the internal enrolment for the design classes (see Link).
Students who do not wish to change the design class don't have to participate in the internal enrolment.

Project grading at semester end is based on the list of enrolments on 2nd April 2021, 24:00 h (valuation date) only. Deleting or enrolling after the aforementioned date is prohibited!



Courses

NumberTitleHoursLecturers
052-0506-00 VKonstruktion IV
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 24.3.(Seminarwoche), am 7.4. (Osterferien) sowie an Feiertagen und in den letzten 2 Wochen des Semesters (s. Raumbelegungen).

Lecture dates Prof. Dr. Tom Crowther (D-USYS): 24th February; 3rd/10th March 2021.
2 hrs
Wed08:00-09:35HIL E 1 »
A. Spiro, E. Christ, T. Crowther, T. Emerson, C. Gantenbein
052-0506-00 UKonstruktion BUK IV
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 23.3. (Seminarwoche).
Einführung: Datum folgt
Abgaben / Schlussveranstaltung: Datum folgt
2 hrs
Tue08:00-09:35HIL E 3 »
D. Mettler, D. Studer
052-0542-21 UEntwurf IV: Reale Architektur: Workspace
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 23./24.3. (Seminarwoche), am 6./7.4. (Osterferien) sowie an Feiertagen (s. Raumbelegungen).
12 hrs
Tue09:45-17:30HIL F 41 »
Wed09:45-17:30HIL F 41 »
E. Christ, C. Gantenbein

Catalogue data

AbstractWhat will the workplace of tomorrow look like?
Designing a project in four steps:
1. Envisioning scenarios about the future of the workplace.
2. Design of a spatial system to the scenario.
3. Translating the system into an architectural structure in wood.
4. Developing of the real project.
ObjectiveDevelop an independent, responsible and visionary attitude towards a current social issue. Ability to critically read and discuss (architectural) theoretical texts and relate them to the question. Develop an independent project that is coherent in terms of urban planning, typology, form and construction in a methodically controlled process.
ContentOur studio’s second semester is the conceptual counterpart of the first semester: research and examination of history is contrasted with a real project, in the here and now where the office of the past will become the workplace of the future.

The starting point of the design is a reflection on today's working environment. How and where is work performed and with what means? Is the much-cited "home office" really a desirable alternative to the office desk? And what role does the physical space play in this choice? Which are the spatial needs when it comes to being creative and productive? Texts, lectures, seminars, and discussions will help us to develop various theses on tomorrow’s working environment. Drawing on these inputs, the students will develop scenarios for their individual project at a specific location.
The here and now involves a confrontation with the challenges of our environment and calls for action. In our case, it also means to design responsibly. Thus, working with a renewable building material is one of the many contributions in reaction to climate change. As a sustainable material, wood offers unexpected possibilities, especially for contemporary urban architecture and it will become the compulsory material in all student projects. In the course of the semester we will visit historical as well as contemporary wooden buildings, and exchange ideas with experts.
Methodologically, "Workspace" directly draws on the previous semester "The Office": the typologies and principles studied during the first semester are further developed in the second semester’s project and linked to the specific aspects of scenario and location. The broad idea of an architectural form and type thus gets a concrete and specific formulation. And there, in its real application in a definite case, the architectural form also acquires its social, economic and ultimately political relevance. When ideal becomes real.
LiteratureBook recommendation BUK I - IV: "Construction";
A reference work on contemporary construction
German or English
360 pages, 171 images, 20 color images, texts
ISBN 978-3-0356-2225-6
Online reference source: Link Konstruktions.html

Performance assessment

Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits14 credits
ExaminersC. Gantenbein, E. Christ, T. Crowther
Typegraded semester performance
Language of examinationGerman
RepetitionRepetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit.
Admission requirementEine Benotung des Entwurfs am Semesterende erfolgt ausschliesslich aufgrund der per Stichtag, 2.4.21 dokumentierten Belegungsliste. Das vorgenannte Datum ist der letzte Termin zum Löschen oder Belegen dieser Lehrveranstaltung!
Additional information on mode of examination"Konstruktion IV" (052-0506-00V) und die Uebungen "Konstruktion BUK IV" (052-0506-00U) sind Bestandteile der Leistungskontrolle und stellen eine Erfüllungspflicht dar (bestanden/nicht bestanden). Werden sie nicht erfüllt, ist die Teilnahme an der Schlusskritik der Uebung "Entwurf IV" (052-0542-19G) nicht möglich. In diesem Fall muss die Lerneinheit erneut belegt werden. Sind sie bestanden worden, müssen sie bei der Repetition der Lerneinheit nicht erneut absolviert werden.

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Architecture BachelorArchitectural Design (4. Semester)WInformation