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+ Detail Design Day

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

On Monday 8th of April, second year BA students from the School of Architecture + Cities had the opportunity to meet and have tutorials with a number of professionals from the industry.

The tutorials ran throughout the day, providing the students with invaluable insight and help with their final projects. The students were asked to bring in 1:20 model of a part of their project, as well as some drawings to help contextualise the model. The professionals took on the role of tutors, and were there to assist the students in understanding and solving the issues regarding detailing and construction. With only five weeks left until the portfolio submission, the aim was to use the model, alongside tutorials, as an “exploratory” investigation into the building envelope of the project, which would help pinpoint the building design that is, for most students, still in flux.

The participants: All Year 2 Architecture Students (UOW) Scott Batty Architect (UOW), Dr Stanislava Bošković (Imperial College), Todd Courtney (HUT), Rachel Eccles (HUT), Peter Greves (MAKE Architects), Matt Haycocks (UOW), George Jamieson (HUT), Vlad Luchian (HUT), Elena Marshall (Morph Structures), Dr William McLean (UOW), Sangkil Park (MAKE Architects), Paulo Pimentel (IP Design Studio), Jim Potter (Waind Gohil + Potter), Graham West (West Architecture), Julian Williams (UOW), Fran Williams (Technical Editor, The Architects Journal)

Year 2 Detail Design Day Clinic

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

Yesterday, as a part of their Detailed Design Study module, 2nd Year BA Architecture students had an opportunity to meet up with practicing architects and UOW staff to discuss their projects and detail design as required per their current brief.

The study is made up of the following 4 sections:

  • To draw/ sketch/ explore a Structural strategy for the building
  • To draw/ sketch/ explore an Environmental strategy for the building
  • Detail Explorations (detailed study of 3 Technical ‘Moments’ from the building envelope)
  • Physical Model (scale no larger than 1:1, no smaller than 1:20)

As a final outcome of the project, the students are invited to present a richly illustrated A3 Landscape Colour PDF Document with appropriate use of diagrams, 2D drawings, 3D drawings, sketches, photographs of the model, research, precedents and references.

The practitioners who came to work with the students during yesterday’s Detail Design Clinic were: Scott Batty Architect (UOW), Jeremy Young (Featherstone Young Architects), Wayne Head (Curl la Tourelle Head Architects), Theclalin Cheung (Curl la Tourelle Head Architects), Jim Potter (Waind Gohil + Potter), Elantha Evans Architect (UOW), Andrew Whiting (HUT), Sangkil Park (MAKE)

 

Detail Design Clinic: Monday 26th March, All Day, M416

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

Detail Design Clinic offered to 2nd Year students on their Des2B:Design and Detail Module is taking place today in M416.

The Detailed Design Study (DDS) is an investigation into materials and technology, at both detailed and strategic level, supporting the development of the Des2B developed design project.

The making of architecture – its construction and the experience of it – will be explored as strategic sketches and also a series of ‘Technical Moments’ or ‘Human Scale Details’ which make up part of the building envelope and together develop its design.

The lectures, seminars, tutorials and symposium serve as an introduction to the practice of ‘architectural detailing’; the process and rigour required to design the details of a building and the relevance of material choice to construction and environmental considerations.

Morning Session with:

  • Scott Batty Architect_UOW
  • Jeremy Young_Featherstone Young Architects
  • Wayne Head_Curl la Tourelle Head Architects
  • Theclalin Cheung_ Curl la Tourelle Head Architects

Afternoon Session with:

  • Scott Batty Architect_UOW
  • Jim Potter_Waind Gohil + Potter
  • Elantha Evans Architect_UOW
  • Andrew Whiting_HUT
  • Sangkil Park_MAKE