Arch
125:
Principles of Environmental Design
Winter
2004:
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Arch
125: Winter
2004:
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Description : An introduction to the environmental aspects of architectural design and to an analysis of the form that landscapes take and the processes and ideals leading to those forms. The relationship of the landscape to microclimates and building environments. Topics of discussion include environmental concepts and influences on design, site planning, landscape, sustainability, solar geometry, daylighting, embodied energy, climatic influences and microclimates. The format of the course consists of lectures, design/research projects and student seminars to present and discuss work. Design projects require that the students engage the specific technological notions presented within the course in the physical discourse of architecture. Teaching Assistants:
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Schedule of Classes: Mondays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Green Room, ES2-286 pdf of course outline
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| Jan 5 | Building
an Environmental Ethic: Green Building Design Methodology, general principles READ: Lechner: Chapter 2 Course notes: http://www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/architecture/faculty_projects/terri/125-ch1.pdf http://www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/architecture/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch2.pdf new article added 20Feb04 Architecture and Global Warming: www.architectureweek.com Building an Environmental Ethic Powerpoint presentation 1.8MB link |
| Jan 12 | Climate and Human Comfort: A discussion of various climate zones and their relationship to human comfort. Specific architectural responses to climate. Vernacular Architecture: Regionality in architectural design. Specific vernacular responses to climatic condition. The impact of translating climate specific responses. READ: Lechner: Chapters 1, 4 and 5 Course notes: http://www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/architecture/faculty_projects/terri/125-Ch2.pdf |
Project
1: The Oasis (25%) Students are subdivided into
geo-regional (Cold, Hot-Arid, Hot-Humid) groups and required to design
“an Oasis” based on specific data. |
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| Jan 19 | Environmental Site Design: An examination of the residential and smaller scale site with respect to building placement, sun penetration, landscape elements/choices, wind, services Keyword: Microclimate READ: Lechner: Chapter 11 Environmental Site Design Powerpoint 14.2 MB link video Environmental Design (San Luis Video) 30 minutes |
| Jan 26 | The
Oasis: (Hand-In) Seminar presentations (students will have approximately 3 – 5 minutes maximum to present their projects) PLEASE HAVE PROJECTS ON WALLS IN GREEN ROOM FOR PROMPT 10 A.M START. |
| Feb 2 | Oasis Presentations, cont'd (around 4 or 5 at the beginning of class) Solar Geometry: Solar
Geometry Powerpoint 8.9MB link |
Project
2: The Light Box (20%) Students will construct light
boxes to record lighting patterns for comparative seminar presentation
using the heliodon. Summer and winter light access, shading, on a residential
scale bedroom will be explored. |
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| Feb 9 | No class - I am away. |
| Feb 16 | No class - reading week |
| Feb 23 | Daylighting and Shading: August/April solar geometry
chart 1.0MB link |
| Mar 1 | Project
2: Lightbox Presentations and Seminar Each student will present their lightboxes with heliodons for both winter and summer conditions. |
| Mar 8 | Interstitial Space: Interstitial
Space Powerpoint 4.1MB link |
Project
3: Light Access and the Residential Development (20%) |
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| Mar 15 | I HAVE A HUGE CRISIS WITH THIS DATE. FOR 99% OF YOU THAT ALSO TAKE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2, I NEED TO CHANGE THE FIELD TRIP TO THIS DATE AS THE MARCH 3 DATE DOES NOT WORK FOR THE OMTC PORTION OF THE TRIP. FOR THE REMAINING STUDENTS I WILL MAKE AVAILABLE BOTH THE VIDEO AND POWERPOINT FOR THIS LECTURE WHICH WILL FORMALLY NEED TO TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 FROM 10 - 1. Sustainability: The
Sustainable Landscape: |
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4: Sustainable Design: Case Study (35%) |
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| Mar 22 | Sustainability: Sustainable
Building Integrated
Design Process Powerpoint 4.7MB link |
| Mar 29 | Project 3: Residential Light Study Presentations Presentation of heliodon related massing model studies of residential projects based on Sherwood's Modern Housing Prototypes. PLEASE HAVE PROJECTS ARRANGED ON WALLS/FLOOR IN GREEN ROOM FOR PROMPT 10 A.M START. Each group will have 10 to 15 (max) minutes for their presentation. |
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Link to a database I am working on that has links to all sorts of useful technical, environmental and case study websites! link |
| Apr 19 | Project 4 due at 10 a.m., Monday, April 19, 2004 in the front office. If unable to deliver to the
front office by that time, essays (printed and accompanying disk)
may be delivered to my home, or they may be emailed to tboake@sympatico.ca (please be sure that your file sizes are not in excess of 500kb -- this can be easily achieved if your image resolution is no more than 72 dpi). |
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Reference Texts: |
Required: Recommended: Rocky Mountain Institute. A Handbook for Sustainable Design.
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| Evaluation: |
Evaluation will be based both on the formal/technical execution of the projects, as well as the seminar presentation of material and contributions to the discussions. Project 1:
The Oasis 25% Total: 100% |
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