Architectural Design

Methodology
Design and Concept

MSc. Arch.| Lawand Kamal 25/1/2022

University of Duhok

Week 2
 What is the meaning of
Methodology ?

• A body of methods, rules, and hypothesizes employed

by a discipline
• A Particular Procedure or Set of Procedures
• Simply, the way that designers go through to reach the
design aims

A system of broad principles or rules from which

specific methods or procedures may be derived
to understand or solve different problems within
the scope of a particular discipline
What is design
• Design is the reformulation of ideas and for practical application by studying all aspects
related to this idea and developing a draft conception of the form, taking into account all
aspects that will be affected by this idea when implemented in practice and how it will
affect the environment.

• The design from an architectural view is the connection between spaces that lead to easy
of use and to identify the functions related to each other, whether these functions have a
direct or indirect relationship, so it is a solution for style, function, needs.

• Meaning of design “in the English dictionary” To make or draw plans for something, for
example clothes or buildings.
Design from thinkers view

• - Design describes both the process of making things (designing) and the
product of this process (a design). Kathryn Bes

• - Design is the craft of visualizing concrete solutions that serve human needs and
goals within certain constraints. Kim Goodwin

• - Design is to solve human problems by identifying them, examining alternate

solutions to them, choosing and executing the best solution. Ivan Chermayeff
 how that process works, what we understand
What is the information available about it, and how it is performed by
professionals and experts

design PROCESS

NEEDS

What are the types of needs, and what are

these needs
What is the Design need?

Physical
Psychological
Emotional
 We design
for___________??

We design to create a space that can work successfully, Users are the center of design
process
Design as a product , Design as a style , Design as a process should consider the users as part of the design
 WHAT IS Design Process
• It is a process that is subject to a set of interrelated standards, rules, and
aspects such as beauty, utility, safety, rhythm, compositions, etc., these
criteria are the first measure of the success or failure of any design. The
design process depends on the designer's innovate ability.

Process
History background
of methodology of design

Feasibility Study
Preliminary Design Morris Asimow 1962
Detailed Design stages of design process
Production information
Project Planning
Tender action
Operation on the site
Completion
Feedback
 concept
• The concept is one of the design process elements it is considered the most important
element in representing the architect's ideas and styles. it expresses the architectural
product and the goal of its design. There are many definitions of the architectural idea
(concept) and by collecting all these definitions we can get to know the concept as follows:
 What is concept
• It is the general idea in its initial form.
• The beginning of thinking, which needs a lot of detail and development later on.
• The center of the design framework, which allows to increase in complexity as the design
process continues.
• An analytical view of the architectural problem, from which the general architectural formation of
the architectural product can be accessed.
• The mental image that resulted from the analysis of the project and its objective.
• The general plan through which solutions to the architectural problem can be found through
functional needs.
• The primary means and methods for dealing with the design process.
• The initial rules for developing and preparing the general objective of the project.
• The initial ideas of the designer through which the development and creation of the general
configuration of the architectural product begins.
The Conditions of the design concept
• It should generated from the architectural problem or at least have a strong
relationship with it.

• -To be general and elementary. Should be the beginning of the emergence of the
architectural product identity and personality.

• - It should be developable.
 Levels of Concept

Function

Space

Movement

Formation
Relationship
with
surrounding
Designers can decide which up level, and which is down
 Architect VS Concept
•
The architectural concept and design of the architectural product is affected by the architect, there
are many factors that affect the direction of the concept and the way it is applied. These factors are
related to the architect as the main influenced factors, which are:
• The architect's general philosophy, cultural backgrounds and affiliations.
• Design philosophy, expressive approaches, and architectural design trends and style.
• -The architect's vision of the design problem (depending on each project) and determining aspects
and methods of solving it.
Is the design process difficult
 The difficulties are
• The fundamental problem is that designers are obliged to use current
information to predict a future state.
• The designers have to work backwards in time from an assumed effect upon
the word to the beginning of a chain of events that will bring the effect about.
• Instability of the design problem is what makes the designing more difficult.
• A perfect or best solution does not exist.
• Designers must consider many different designs at once.
• Ambiguity and confusion take designers to the start point.
• Important decisions are made quickly.
Therefore
• We discus the design process to make designing more manageable
• To understand the methodology that should designers follow
• To understand that designing may follow more than one method to produce
projects.
What is next
•- what is problem?
•- what is thinking?
 Any Questions ?

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