DESIGN

Professor: Arch. Abelardo Firmeza

(M-W-F) Feb. 08 - 22, 2006 (15%)

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
1. Introduction
- Format
- Rules
- Tools – drawing implements, codes, vocabulary
2. Architectural Design Theory
3. Esquise
4. Building Eonomics
5. Building Technologies
6. Approaches and Strategies
7. Simulated Board Exam.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
1. Translation of abstract world to the real world
2. Optimum and better solution
3. Must approximate the pre-set solution of the examiner
a. Parameters and constraints
b. Circumstances
c. Environmental conditions

S – Simple
A– Appropriate
F – Functional
E – Economical
Ex. 18.6 sqm/person (residential)
22 sqm/person (in patient) 11 sqm/person (out patient)
125 sqm/car
Format
1. 20” x 30” Tracing Paper to be provided by PRC
2. Black Ink (pencil in combination)
3. College major plate type drawing
a. All materials should be drawn fully
b. No dimensions, callouts
Rules
1. Tracing Paper
2. No color, no people, no vehicles
3. Individual drawing instruments
4. No electronic equipments/gadgets
5. No references
6. Grids

Format of Questionnaire
1. Title
2. Description
3. Requirements
a. Drawing
 b. Spacial component/Project requirements

Architectural Conventions
1. Drawing should be clean and clear
2. Composition
3. Lettering
a. All caps
b. Simple Gothic
c. Title
Title – 0.8 – 1.0
Sub-title – 0.4-0.6
Text – 0.3
4. Architectural Lines
a. Straight or curve
b. Feminine lines
c. Masculine lines
d. Construction lines
e. Final drawing lines
f. Dimension lines
g. Hidden lines
5. Architectural Symbols
a. Vegetation
b. Materials
c. Mechanical parts
6. Scale and Drawing Title

Architectural Drawings
1. Site Development Plan
a. Circulation
b. BP 344
1. Ramp 1:12
2. Curb cut-outs
3. Parking for the disabled (logo)
c. Entourage
d. Roof Structure
e. Building lines
f. Shades and shadows
2. Floor Plans
a. Circulation (hor. And ver.)
- stairs, escalators, elevators
b. Openings
c. Hygiene facilities
d. Areas
e. Section line
3. Elevations
a. Openings
b. Materials
c. Shades and shadows
4. Sections
a. Cut planes should be darker
b. Elevator shaft and stairs
 c. Label general spaces
5. Perspectives
a. Exterior – strong points
Interior – major areas
b. Dictated views
c. Shades and shadows
d. Consistent with S.D.P., Floor plan

TECHNIQUES IN DESIGN

1. Residencial
a. Multi-Family
Multi-Storey – four storey
b. Cluster
Linear – Max. of 45 meters with common areas at the end
- single loaded
c. Orientation
1. Task areas at East
2. Rest areas at West
d. Proper circulation of Living, Kitchen, Dining, Bedrooms and T & B
e. Location of stairs
f. Min. Floor Area = 5sqm./person
30sqm/house (row house)
36sqm/house (single detached)
Max. Floor Area = 18.6sqm/person

2. Institutional
a. Industrial Estate
- park-like development
b. Factories
- S/M/L
c. Administration, Warehouse, Trucking
d. Turning Radius and Roadways
e. Sewage treatment plant
- Simplest septic tank

3. Commercial
a. One-stop Shop
- all genders, all ages
b. Flagship Store
- ex. department store
c. Magnet Nodes
- food courts, movies, arcades, toys, grocery
d. Parking
- separate building
- ramp and layout

4. Institutional
1. Government Buildings
a. Rectangular shape
 - Max. of 45 meters with common areas at the end
b. Four stories only
c. Assembly Area
- Flag pole at front and center or at the second floor
d. Single loaded
- One side development
2. Hospital
a. Treatment
- Survive – recovery – home
- Die – morgue – crematory/cemetery
Requirements of Crematory:
1.Electrical
2.Oven
3.Chimney – downwind
- higher than the next highest structure
b. Patients, Medical Practitioners, Visitors
c. Configuration
– ideal: one storey only (Phil. Heart Center)

Typical Design

In-Patient Department
First Floor – reception, billing section, pharmacy, administrative operations
First Level Basement – emergency room
Second Level Basement – morgue, mortuary (storage)
Lowest Level – waste (radio active waste, pathological waste, bio/non-bio
waste, toxic waste), laundry area
Succeeding Floors – battery of surgery rooms
Next Floors – recovery rooms
Top Floor – prayer room
Bet. Recovery and Surgery Rooms – dining area

Out-Patient Department (Separate Building)

1. Dental
2. Laboratory – blood test/bank, urine, stool, pathology, microbiology
3. Imaging – x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, citiscan,
ultrasound, mammogram
4. Pediatrics
5. Natal Care
6. Rehabilitation
7. Doctor’s Clinic
Parking Building
5. Recreational
Passive
Hotels
1. Rooms
- medium term rent
- deluxe, standard, economy
a. Single
b. Twin Sharing
c. Suites
 d. Grand/Presidential suites
2. Façade
- “clean”
- services at the rear
3. Reception
- concierge
- mid point of the hotel
4. Theme
5. Services
- basement
- laundry, carpentry
6. Parking
- bus parking
7. Swimming Pool
Active
Play Facilities
1. Spectators - tickets
Players
2. Play courts
- Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Tennis, Swimming Pool
3. Site Lines
4. Head room
5. Track and Field oval
- Soccer field, Baseball, Diving pool, Birds nest, Water cube
6. Roofing Materials