Module: IDE5100-20 Design Studio 4: Environment and Services

Level: 5

Credit Value: 20

Module Tutor: TBC

Module Tutor Contact Details: TBC

1. Brief description and aims of module:

This module aims to give you an opportunity to further develop your technical design skills to consider environmental concerns and particularly sustainability issues related to material and services choices. The brief/s will consider how services contribute to design including atmosphere and ambiance. Issues covered might include; ventilation – natural v mechanical; heating systems; lighting – types and effects;

This module will use an existing project to focus on services and their effects

The practical work should give you the opportunity to develop your range of references and individual visual, technical and contextual research and its documentation

2.Outline syllabus:

Framed by the requirements of the brief you will engage in a mix of directed and self-initiated work. You will be encouraged to define an individual approach to your design work requiring an increasing level of refinement, exploration and iteration.

This module will also require consideration of technical analysis of proposed services and environmental issues

The syllabus includes:

• Technical drawing skills

• Applied research

• Ideas generation

• Independent working on directed project work

• Time management

• Personal planning

• Documentation of process

• Reflection on learning

3.Teaching and learning activities:

These will generally include mainly self-directed studio work as well as:

• Staff presentations

• Group and individual tutorials and critical reviews

• Study trips

• Personal presentation, display and documentation of work

• Active participation in taught sessions and directed learning

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: Coursework

• Description: Portfolio of drawings and models to describe your design ideas, development and final proposals

• % Weighting: 100%