052-0543-24L Architectural Design III: House Behaviorology in Switzerland (M.Kaijima)
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Lecturers | M. Kaijima, R. Boltshauser, E. Christ, J. De Vylder, C. Gantenbein, D. Mettler, D. Studer |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English (lecture), German (exercise), English (exercise) |
| Comment | Please register (www.mystudies.ethz.ch) only after the internal enrolment for the design classes (see http://www.einschreibung.arch.ethz.ch/design.php). Students who do not wish to change the design class must not enrol. Project grading at semester end is based on the list of enrolments on 30.10.2024 (valuation date) only. This is the ultimate deadline to unsubscribe or enroll for the studio. |
Courses
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| 052-0505-00 V | Konstruktion III Kurssprachen: Deutsch und Englisch. Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 23.10.2024 (Seminarwoche) und in den beiden letzten Semesterwochen (Schlussabgaben). | 2 hrs |
| R. Boltshauser, E. Christ, J. De Vylder, C. Gantenbein, M. Kaijima | ||||||||||||
| 052-0505-00 U | Konstruktion BUK III Kurssprachen: Deutsch und Englisch. Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 22.10.2024 (Seminarwoche). | 2 hrs |
| D. Mettler, D. Studer | ||||||||||||
| 052-0543-24 U | Architectural Design III: House Behaviorology in Switzerland (M.Kaijima) Permission from lecturers required for all students.
No course on 22/23.10.2024 (seminar week) | 12 hrs |
| M. Kaijima |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Lecture "Construction III": The overall topic of the lecture series is “Construction – Elements of Architecture”. The lecture series gives the students an insight into different construction and design methods. The lectures are held by four different professorships in a block of 5 lectures in a row and showcasing their individual approach on design and architecture in general. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Grading Criteria: The submissions will be graded before each review. Each submission is graded according to the following criteria: • Completeness and punctuality of submission • Research method, the ability to find and analyze information • Implementation of the concept of Architectural Behaviorology within the design • Choice of Typology, Design and Expression of the project, in connection with the concept of Architectural Behaviorology • Structural design, construction details and choice of materials in accordance with the design idea and the method of Architectural Behaviorology • Visualization, the ability to communicate a design effectively with compelling drawings, models and text. The final grade consists of the following partial grades: • Mid review 1 submission (individual work): 30% • Mid Review 2 submission (individual work): 30% • Final Review submission (individual work): 30% • Construction III submission (individual work): 10% Lecture "Construction III": Introducing students into different design and making approaches to find a path towards their personal approach on designing and making. Last day of lecture, students must bring construction drawing by a A5 sketchbook given at first lecture by design studio to submit the result of understanding of lectures. The presentation will be a large exhibition participated by all 2nd year students to share as exhibition by all 2nd year students. The result will be integrated in the grading of design studio. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Architectural Design III: House Behaviorology in Switzerland (M.Kaijima) Architectural Behaviorology and Actor Network Theory are our two guiding principles to not only design architecture but also understand our current existing environment. By understanding a building, a house not as an isolated object but as a node in a vast and far-reaching network, or several networks, we grow conscious of the impact, which our design has, not only on the specific plot but on the neighbours, the city, the environment, the society. Vice-versa, analyzing and understanding the relationships, which have shaped existing buildings, helps us to better understand how and why the design of those buildings came to be. While identifying the relationship between actors within the network, we simultaneously observe the behavior of each actor as a result of their relationship. The behavior can be static or dynamic, actors can be human, non-human, animate or inanimate. How does a building behave towards its environment? What behavior do inhabitants engage in within and around a building? How do we have to design to take Behaviors of certain materials into account? House and Housing are the basis of our living environment and a diverse field in architecture. House behaviorology will set the challenge to find sustainable living conditions in the city, by understanding historical examples and their geography, density, economic standing, and time period. First,we will begin by analysing and comparing case studies of existing single-family houses from different periods in the region to find the character and essence of housing designs in Graubünden to this day. We will explore and map how these basic housing units relate to their users, to each other and to their surroundings. What purpose do they serve and what activities and behaviours do these houses enable? Second, we will try to improve on the design by changing the single-family house into housing complexes, responding to the need of greater density, but still retaining the qualities of the original houses. Where do we find synergies, when combining houses? What kind of common spaces arise and how can we make use of them to make better neighbourhoods? Simultaneously we will have a close look on designing for inclusivity. How do we design for partially special needs groups, such as the elderly or children? How can we all live together in a house and in the urban ecology? The course is structured as follow: Typology and Research (4 weeks) • Analyzing an existing single-family house in Graubünden according to the principles of Architectural Behaviorology and the historical context of the said house. • Defining a special interest for an element or relationship between elements of the chosen house and defining a question as a tool to better understand this field of interest. • Representing the house and the research in a large-scale drawing and a short text. Structure and Space (4 weeks) • Designing a housing complex with a given program on the basis of the analysis of the case study single-family house. • Evaluating and adapting the design constantly. • Applying the principles of structural design to the design project. Improving Design + Details and Construction (5 weeks) • Constantly improving the design and sharpening the design idea. • Detailing one section in the scale of 1:50 by applying the learned principles of construction and structural design as well as adding details in accordance with the principles of Architectural Behaviorology. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Architectural Design III: House Behaviorology in Switzerland (M.Kaijima) Each student will receive a printed reader, containing the basic information about the course, such as schedule, syllabus and other important information, as well as examples and references for the design task, and readings to support the theoretical framework of the course. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Architectural Design III: House Behaviorology in Switzerland (M.Kaijima) • Latour, Bruno, Science in Action, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1987 • Atelier Bow-Wow, Graphic Anatomy, Toto Publishing, Tokyo, 2007 • Atelier Bow-Wow, Behaviorology, RizzoliBehaviorology, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2010 • Chair of Architectural Behaviorology, ETHZ, Swiss Window Journey, gta Verlag, 2023 Lecture "Construction III" Momoyo Kaijima: - Atelier Bow-Wow: “Behaviorology” Rizzoli International Publication, New York, 2010 - Momoyo Kaijima et al “Made in Tokyo” Kajima Publishing, Japan, 2001 Jan De Vylder: Free to consult / not limited - 3 BOEK 789 – ISBN 9789492321749 - BRAVOURE SCARCITY BEAUTY – 9789082122572 - UNLESS EVER PEOPLE – ISBN 9789492567079 - GALLERY MAGAZINE N° I – ISBN 9789493146495 - PARTTIMEAMATEURTOURIST - INSTAGRAM Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein: - “Remaking Cities: Techning at ETH Zurich 2010 - 2013. Review No. III”, Park Books, Zurich,2022 Roger Boltshauser: - Tschanz, Martin (2021): Roger Boltshauser, Monografie, Triest Verlag, Zürich. - Boltshauser, Roger; Veillon, Cyril; Maillard, Nadja (2020): Pisé. Stampflehm – Tradition und Potenzial, Triest Verlag, Zürich. - Hönger, Christian; Menti, Urs-Peter; et al. (2009): Das Klima als Entwurfsfaktor, Quart Verlag, Luzern. - Kapfinger, Otto; Boltshauser, Roger; Rauch, Martin (2011): Haus Rauch: ein Modell moderner Lehmarchitektur / The Rauch house: a model of advanced clay architecture, Birkhäuser, Basel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Architectural Design III: House Behaviorology in Switzerland (M.Kaijima) To attend this course, students have to enroll through the “Enrolment in the Design Studios of D-Arch”-page: (www.einschreibung.arch.ethz.ch/). The design studio is structured as a year-long course. The submissions during the autumn semester will be individual work. Schedule Autumn Semester 2024: • Introduction: September 17th, 10:15 • Mid Review 1: October 9th • Mid Review 2: November 13th • Final Review: December 18th Costs: ca. 150 CHF Location: ONA G 25 + G 27 Lecture "Construction III": - 18.09.2024 Momoyo Kaijima - 25.09.2024 Momoyo Kaijima - 02.10.2024 Momoyo Kaijima - 09.10.2024 Momoyo Kaijima - 16.10.2024 Momoyo Kaijima - 23.10.2024 Seminar Week - 30.10.2024 Christ & Gantenbein - 06.11.2024 Christ & Gantenbein - 13.11.2024 Christ & Gantenbein - 20.11.2024 Christ & Gantenbein - 27.12.2024 Christ & Gantenbein - 04.12.2024 All professors: Examination - exhibition of the sketchbooks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 14 credits |
| Examiners | M. Kaijima |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Additional information on mode of examination | The lecture “Construction III” (052-0505-00 V), as well as the exercises “Construction BUK III” (052-0505-00 U), are components of the performance assessment and represent an obligation to fulfil. If they are not completed, participation in the final critique of “Architectural Design III” is not possible. In this case, the learning unit must be retaken. When repeating the design course, the learning units do not have to be completed again, provided they were passed. The lecture “Construction III” is recorded as a continuous performance review in a sketchbook that is handed out at the beginning of the lecture series. The sketchbook is an independent learning element with which the students process what has been presented in the form of sketches, notes and diagrams. At the end of the semester the sketchbooks will be part of a collective exhibition. The assessment is then carried out by the respective design studios and counts for 10% of the overall grade of the design course. The following criteria will be taken into account in the assessment: completeness and punctuality of the submission, understanding and representation of the content presented in the lectures, ability to interpret and more comprehensively acquire the concepts, quality of the representations and descriptions. For the exercises in “Construction BUK III”, the minimum requirement is 6 passed exercises. |
Learning materials
| Main link | Information |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| General | Permission from lecturers required for all students |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
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| Architecture Bachelor | Architectural Design (3. Semester) | W | |