Photo shoot - have fun!

The shoot will take place in the Design Building, third floor, Rm3.28 at the Cape Town Campus on Thursday 28.10.2010 between 13h45 and 15h00. See links for more info on what to expext and how to prepare. Have fun!

How to prepare for the photo shoot

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B5xpfVsVxR7jYzU3Mjk1MzAtOTQ1MS00YTk2LTk4ZWEtZjdiYWYzMGQ3NmM0&hl=en_GB&authkey=CN2uwf8F

Info on the photo shoot

See some cool examples at https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5xpfVsVxR7jMDU3ZTkyZTYtMzdhNi00ZmU0LWE0ZTEtNDQ0M2NlZGFkNmUz&hl=en_GB&authkey=CMXfrccE

stw important

NOTICE: STUDIOWORK 3
GROUP CRIT SESSION THURSDAY 07 OCTOBER 2010, 09:30 – 13:00
THIRD YEAR STUDIO.
WHAT TO HAVE: PASSPORT, UPDATED PROGRAM & DRAINAGE LAYOUT.

ALTYDGEDACHT: 09:30 – 10:15
CECILIA FOREST: 10:15 – 11:45
FISANTEKRAAL: 11:45 – 13:00
PLEASE BE ON TIME!

NS. Jolanda will be available in the studio from around 11h00 for her group crits.

STW + PAD

NOTICE: STW and PAD

1. STUDIOWORK 3
GROUP CRIT SESSION THURSDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2010,
09:30 – 13:00, THIRD YEAR STUDIO.
WHAT TO HAVE: PASSPORT, SUMMARY OF MAIN ARCHITECTURAL IDEA/ CONCEPT, UPDATED PROGRAM & STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM.

CECILIA FOREST: 09:30 – 10:15
FISANTEKRAAL: 10:15 – 11:45
ALTYDGEDACHT: 11:45 – 13:00
PLEASE BE ON TIME!

2. PAD3 feedback crits
will be conducted as follows:
Michael's groups: Wed, 29 Sep from 10h00
Lisa's groups: Wed, 29 Sep from 12h00
Jolanda's groups: Thursday, 7 October after STW feedback, also online
Hermie's groups: to be announced, and also online

Our new HOD, Prof Raman, said today that the standard of your work is high. Well done! He would, however, like to see more clearly how you inderstand the precedents that you have selected, what you have learnt from having studied them, and how you have applied the relevant prnciples. I suggest you show this in November. Good luck!

MILESTONE 2 PASSPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM BONGIWE

Congratulations on great PAD submissions! You may collect your pinned up work and models (and passports from Bongiwe) from 14h00 tomorrow. Feedback crits will be conducted as follows:
Jolanda: Tuesday, 28 Sep: 9h30 - 10h00, after STW until 12h00. Rest online as required.
Hermie: Online as required
Lisa: Wednesday, 29 Sep,... from 12h00
Michael: Wednesday, 29 Sep, from 10h00

Monday's hand in

Hi there! Hope you are making good progress for tomorrow's hand in! Please note that recording of submitted work and marking thereof will start at 11h00. No late work will be accepted without valid written excuse. Good luck!

what we do

Check this out... http://edutechcput.wordpress.com

favour, please

The CPUT Fundani unit (see http://edutechcput.wordpress.com/) is wanting to conduct two focus groups of around 6 students each, to get feedback on the working of our facebook group. I would really appreciate it if you would volunteer! It can happen at a time that suits you, and should not take to much of your precious ...time! And I would soooo appreciate it ;-) Please let me know if you would be willing to participate in one such session...so we can learn valuable lessons from your experience.

Hermie's crit group

Please remember that my crit group will meet on Thursday and not tomorrow from 10:00-13:00

Hand in Monday

All students:
The Hand In on Monday is for Milestone 2. This is essentially the "last" hand-in for PAD. Last is in brackets, since PAD examiners will look at the whole body of work in the portfolio. BUT Monday is the last sketch/presentation hand-in. After that you move into the care of the STW people, with some input from us. You will be welcome to still keep e-mailing us if you need any input, however we will not be in the studio as often.
It is important that in November you pin up ALLthe Milestones so that examiners can see your progression over time. Therefore, in portfolio you must pin up 1,2 and 3.
You could right at the end render the final final building or build a final final model - because your design will still develop in certain aspects throughout the detailing phase too.

For Monday 20 September 2010

For Monday's crit: Bring along your TECHNOLOGICAL IDEA in the form of A TYPICAL LARGE SECTION, and the appropriate DEVELOPMENT OF ELEVATIONS. If possible, start already with your typical TECHNOLOGY SECTION MODEL. See you on Monday!

Please diarise an important event:
SUSTAINABILITY SEMINAR on 21 September 2010
09h00 - 14h00 in Rm 2A-B, Thomas Pattullo Building,
with invited speakers - experts in the field.

Working towards milestone 2

Thanks to all of you who came prepared today! Passports have been copied and available from Bongi at reception.

Please prepare the following for Wednesday's crit:
1. Write down you main idea/ concept in no more than 10 words.
2. Make a diagram(s) to represent your main idea/ concept.
3. Prepare a structural diagram in both plan and section.
4. Formulate a response to the comments you received today.
5. Formulate (summarise) your sustainable design responses.

Thank you!

IMPORTANT FOR MONDAY'S SUBMISSION

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT, FOR MONDAY'S SUBMISSION, YOU CLEARLY EXPLAIN AND SHOW HOW YOU DEAL WITH THE ISSUES OF SUSTAINABILITY! DO FOLLOW THE FACEBOOK GROUP. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED FOR IT, PLEASE LET US KNOW. GOOD LUCK!

Milestone 1 assessment on Monday

Monday's Milestone 1 assessment will happen as follows:
Michael's groups' work must be pinned up by 10h00, Lisa's by 11h30, Hermie's by 14h00 and Jolanda's by 15h30. Students will be handed a number to guide the sequence. Students will be present during the assessment of their own work, and receive personal feedback (5 - 10 minutes max.) If you have not pinned up your work within half hour from the start of your group timeslot, you will not receive personal feedback, only on the passport. The venues are as follows: Rm 2A: all Cecilia Forest work, 2B: Altydgedacht, and the studio: Fisantekraal. Good luck!

Skype crit

To those students whom I saw on Monday: I will not be available for a face to face crit for the rest of the week. However, you are welcome to join me for a skype crit tomorrow between 10 and 12. My skype address is Jolanda.Morkel Please get your diagrams in electronic format, pics of your models etc. If you want to, you can e mail me your sketches before then. Hope to "see" you there! You can also contact Hermie for a skype crit.

Making progress?

http://amzn.com/1564962334
for your Christmas stocking...

Check out the work of architects Lake Flato. http://www.lakeflato.com/
Their work is sustainable, place-specific and architecturally relevant.

Good luck with your design work!

Jolanda's MIP crit groups

Please note that ONLY my MIP crit groups students must please see me on Monday 6 September, instead of today, Wednesday, 1 September, as follows:
10h00 Cecilia Forest
10h30 Fisantekraal
11h30 Altydgedacht

Please check the list on fb group or pinned up in the studio (ask Hermie) with the links to your online portfolios (blogs). Make sure yours has been recorded!

Monday 30 Aug crit

Hi there! Please report to Rm 2B at 10h00, tomorrow morning. Your crit times and groups will be announced there. You will get stuff to work on (workshop format) while you wait your turn. See you there!

Whole School Lectures

Please diarise the following dates 13:00 - 14:00 room 2A:
31/8: Tiaan Meyer
14/9: John Samuel
28/9: Hermie Voulgarelis & Jolanda Morkel
13/10: Henri Comrie
26/10: Henning Rasmuss

MIP IDEA workshop: Monday 23 August

See you in Rm 2B, 10:00 - 14:00 latest.

Refer to passport.

MIP workshop on Wednesday, 18 August

Please meet in the studio at 10:00. The workshop will run until latest 14:00. Please bring scissors, glue, site sketches, sketching equipment etc. Also each bring a worked-up copy of today's work. Make sure to show the 4 matrices (diagrams) as well as the main idea. In your site groups (of 3) you will brainstorm the site, its opportunities and challenges.

e-portfolios!

Please update your blogs/yola sites with your August portfolio work. This will count towards 10% of the PM3. And kindly do so by 12:00 on 1 September. And don't forget to post the link to the facebook group - good luck!

Congrats, Amanta!

Well done, Amanta for getting in the top 10!

Thanks to all of you who did enter - you made us proud!

MIP info pack

Please be reminded to let us know via the facebook group, what your MIP first choice is. Info packs will be available from reception on Friday, 13 August. See you on MOnday!

Untamed exhibition at Kirstenbosch

The architect, Enrico Daffonchio, designed the structure at Kirstenbosch. You can Google his name to see his other work.

Check these out!

http://www.grow-up.co.za
http://www.untamedexhibition.co.za

MIP - let's get started!

Please let us know by noon on Thursday what your MIP site choice is. Go to the facebook group, Principles of Architecutural Design 3. Do a fiend request if you not yet have access to the group. Then post your name under the project of your choice. Use the "discussions" tab at the top of the wall posts.

See you at 10h00 on Monday for the first MIP workshop. Bring photos, sketches, ideas... and have good breakfast for loads of energy!!!

For Tuesday

Would the following students please bring the listed portfolio work on Tuesday. Please pin up/ bring to Rm 4.8 and the studio BEFORE the session starts:

1. Canary, R: Full portfolio - models and drawings
2. Luijk, A: Posters3. Isaacs, Z: Project 3 poster
4. Deetlefs, E: 4 sheets of Kalkbay drawings + Kalkbay white concept model without base
5. Marinana. I: Projects 1 and 2 all models and drawings
6. Hugo, R: Project 3 poster and model + project 2 poster
7. Denman, T: Full portfolio - models and drawings
8. Monese, ES: All drawings
9. Nel, C: Kalkbay project - all work
10. Rabe, A: Artist Retreat all models and drawings
11. Ntsingana, A: Artist Retreat project - all work
12. Paulsen, R: Project 1 drawings
13. Conradie, D: Retreat model and drawings

Thank you!

Post portfolio

Next week's programme:

Tuesday, 10 August 10h00 - 11h45: Portfolio Feedback in the studio. Selected students will be reminded to bring work as discussed at the portfolio exam - please check the blog and facebook for details.

Wednesday: MIP site visit 3 (Hout Bay, Kirstenbosch, Durbanville - including MIP sites). Bus departs at 9h00 and back at TP at 17h00. Please bring lunch box and wear easy shoes.

Bring R25 entry fee for Kirstenbosch plus student card. There will be coffee for sale at Durbanville - bring extra money if you wish.

PLEASE NOTE TIMETABLE CHANGES:
1. BUS on Tuesday, 10 August: 11:45 -13:15
2. CTD on Thursday, 12 August: 10:00 - 11:45
3. OFP on Thursday, 12 August: 11:45 - 13:15

Portfolio preparation

Good luck with your portfolio preparation - no class tomorrow...

On Roelf Uytenbogaardt - follow the link

http://secure.financialmail.co.za/report/millenium/barch.htm

Roelof Uytenbogaardt

http://www.saia.org.za/publications_bookshop_roelof.php

MIP site visit bus trip 3 tomorrow

THE BUS WILL LEAVE THOMAS PATTULLO BUILDING AT 10H00 TOMORROW. Our first stop is Roelof Uytenbogaardt's Hout Bay library and then Kirstenbosch. Please bring your student card and R20 entry fee for Kirstenbosch. Unfortunately this will not be sponsored.

facebook group

Go to the facebook group "principles of architectural design 3" for some useful links on Monday's trip.

Check out this song recorded at the Afrikaans Taalmonument.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHIbsdte6vU

MIP bus trip 2 on 26 July

Hi all!
Please meet at TP at 9h30 on Monday, or of you travel by car, at De Poort Heritage Precinct, Paarl, at 10h00. Our itenary includes: De Poort, Afrikaans Taal/ Language Monument (Paarl), Solms-Delta, Nursery (Franschhoek), Tokara (Stellenbosch). Please bring lunch pack to enjoy at the Language Monument (where there is a shop where you can buy refreshments if needed). Bring cameras, drawing stuff etc.
See you at De Poort!

VISIT TO LISA'S HOUSE Wednesday 21 July

The bus will leave here at 09:30 on Wednesday - to be at Lisa's house, 18 Dunluce Avenue, Claremont by 10:00. Those of you going with you own transport, meet us there. It is a old house that they are renovating and she will explain the process and you will be able to see great detailing!

Thanks Lisa for accommodating all of us! There is place in the garden to sit - so if you bring juice and something to eat, you can have a small picnic there.

We will be back at CPUT by 12:30. There is then opportunity until 14:00 for crits on your portfolio work, should you require it. Remember that you can also email or facebook us with questions on your work at any time.

MIP site visit 1: reading work

https://acrobat.com/#d=xZXvtq9fOtMiWVcFODfTtg
https://acrobat.com/#d=LoyIrHglUBMTwaFv*djPMQ

follow the two above links for reading work in preparation of Monday's first MIP site visit.

MIP site visits 1

Hi there! On Monday, 19 July 2010, the bus will leave at 10:00 SHARP! We are going on our first MIP site visit trip, to return to TP by no later than 14:00. Please bring along your camera, note-taking stuff and, if necessary, umbrella. Have a good productive week end ;-)

Portfolio preparation

Thanks to all who participated in yesterday's presentation workshop. We trust that you made good progress! Good luck with your portfolio preparation - watch this space for details on Monday's site visit.

Presentation Workshop on 14 July 2010

Please bring your Kalk Bay projects, as well as drawing equipment and materials - see you there!

Monday's session

http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/baths/
Please check out above link and any other material you can find on Peter Zumthor (2009 Pritzker prize winner) and his work, specifically the Therme Vals, Switzerland. We will be kicking off the second semester with a DVD viewing and discussion, before we get started on the MIP. See you on Monday!

Homework part 2

Hi!

Now that you have had a good (?) break, we want you to study all available material on Jorn Utzen's Sydney Opera House and prepare diagrams and key text to explain the following:
- contextual influences on the design
- functional influences on the design
- technological influences on the design
- other influences on the design
Upload these on your online portfolios before the start of next term, please.

Good luck!

Design Education conference in Sydney

Hermie and I are at the first day of the Design Education conference at the University of New South Wales. We present papers on Tuesday (tomorrow) and Thursday and fly back on Friday.

Plascon reminder

Remember deadline is 25 June.

Online portfolio

Please update your online portfolios with revised work, before the end of the first week of next term...

From Sydney

Hi guys

trust you are well and making progress with your homework! Sydney is a great city - will tell you all about it next term. Watch this space for more homework ;-)

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK PART 1

Here follows the long-awaited holiday homework (part 1):

You are required to prepare diagrams based on your Kalk Bay project to explain the design informants, as follows:

1. Technology (explain structure, materials etc.)

2. Function (circulation, served/servant, public/private etc.)

3. Context

Post these on your online portfolio, which will again be assessed as part of PM3. Also update your online portfolio and provide a link on the face book group, or e mail the link to me at Morkelj@cput.ac.za

I suggest you get cracking... watch this space for Holiday Homework part 2...

De Poort not this time

We will make sure to include De Poort as part of our MIP site visits at the start of the next term - watch this space - as well as the facebook group.

Sorry it didn't work out today.

De Poort Village Project

For tomorrow's site visit to De Poort Village Project, please bring R5 entry fee - we negotiated student discount. Bring along sketch pad, drawing instruments. While there, you must prepare diagrams for the phase 1 building as follows:1. structural idea 2. functional idea/ circulation. Put these on your blog before the first day of next term.

Paarl 1 June

Visit architect Karin Strom's work at http://www.sdks-architects.co.za/de%20poort.html You might also want to check out De Poort Village Project at www.depoortvillage.org.za

Architectural Design 1 Lectures by Dr. Yasser Mahgoub - Lecture 1 Introduction

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Architectural Design 1 Lectures by Dr. Yasser Mahgoub - Lecture 1 Introduction

View more presentations from Yasser Mahgoub.

first facebook member!

Congratulations! Helmut Orffer was the first to join the principles of architectural design 3 facebook group! You are all invited to search this group and then request to be allowed to join. We will of course accept your request! Please do so as soon as possible to ensure that you are kept in the loop.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/thom_mayne_on_architecture_as_connection.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/thom_mayne_on_architecture_as_connection.html

Cameron Sinclair on open-source architecture | Video on TED.com

Cameron Sinclair on open-source architecture | Video on TED.com

Facebook group

We are in the process of creating a facebook group "principles of architectural design 3". Please visit the facebook group and request to join.

PLASCON PRISM COMPETITION

Hi all!

Due to the problems experienced with the Plascon website, extention is granted until 25 June 2010, for the electronic upload of submissions.

We also established that:

- submissions are uploaded online

- no prescription regarding the paper size

- just ensure the file is not too big

We suggest that, should you want to enter the competition, you:

1. register on the Plascon website asap

2. e mail Jolanda and/or you bring your work on Monday between 10h00 and 12h00 - make appointment by e mail - for feedback

Good luck!

Plascon competition

Hi all participants,

1. please get yourselves registered on the Plascon website asap
2. your are welcome to e mail Jolanda during the week end for feedback on your work Morkelj@cput.ac.za

Thanks and good luck!

CTD site visit

The CTD site visit to Paarl on Tuesday afternoon (1st June) is confirmed. The bus will leave at 13h15 sharp!
Please collect a hard hat from Carleen and do not wear open shoes, sandles or high heeled shoes for safety reasons.
Mike

On the way back we will visit an exciting new building by Karen Strom architect: De Poort skills development complex, Paarl. Jolanda and Hermie will meet you there.

Do check the blog daily, please. We will soon inform you of the PAD holiday exercises related to the Kalk Bay project.

We must also say thank you for great cooperation during the portfolio exam! Your overall punctuality and good standard of work is commendable. There will be no further PAD sessions this term.

Plascon Competition

Would the following people, in addition to the names already listed, check out the Plascon Website http://www.plasconprismawards.co.za/ for competition requirements?

- T Denman

- MS Soeker
- LJ Bruwer
- GC Martin
- EC Coetzee
- JR Hugo
- M Sigabi
- JD Scholtz
- PD Conradie
- JV Ferro
- RL Canary

Suggested participants identified on last portfolio day:
- NL Dinis
- F Retief
- JF Geldenhuys
- A Rabe
- AI Ntsingana
- R Paulsen

AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO ENTER!

After the first day of portfolio

Hi there,
yesterday went well. Thank you for the punctual and clearly set out work! Will the following persons please bring in their Proj 2 work, to discuss strategy for possible entry into the Plascon competition?
- J Basson
- K Van der Schaff
- J Kerii

Kindly e mail me at Morkelj@cput.ac.za

Good luck to those who are presenting today and tomorrow.

Nearing portfolio

Are you coping? Here are some tips you might find useful:

- make sure to get a good night's rest before your presentation: you want to be well-rested to answer questions well

- plan your time well so that you spend your time in the areas where it will have maximum impact

- don't rely on last-minute printing, rather design you presentation to allow for freehand work, paste-ups etc.

- indicate the north point on all drawings and models

- check the passports for outcomes/ assessment criteria - those are the things your examiners will look for

- ask friends to help you pin up and take down your work

- paste sheets together to save on pin-up time

- rehearse your verbal presentation, make cards with key-words or, even better, use your pin-up presentation to guide your presentation.

- Project 1: we want to see the making of the hub, the TECHNOLOGY is important

- Project 2: we want to see WHERE, in which CLIMATIC CONTEXT you have designed the artist retreat, how did the ARTIST'S character influence the design, how did you deal with the FUNCTIONS?

Project 3: how did you deal with the public and historic CONTEXT, show it!

- you may e mail me at morkelj@cput.ac.za if you have specific questions

Good luck!

Countdown to portfolio!

Please note important facts:

1. Project 3 work must be removed a.s.a.p. to clear all venues in preparation of the portfolio exams.
2. Do take care to ensure your work do not go missing! Make copies, back-ups, take photos...
3. Study the note with portfolio rules - it will be handed out with portfolio programme.
4. Your project 3 passports may be collected from Carleen as from Friday at 10h00.
5. Remember to bring along all passports and models to the exam!
6. You may e mail your lecturers if you have any questions/ need feedback.
7. Jolanda will be available on Monday, but only between 12h30 and 15h00.
8. Prepare and properly rehearse a 3 minute presentation of one PAD project of your choice. Practise pointing to drawings/ models while you speak.

Good luck!

good news bad news

So what do you want to know first? The good news or the bad news?

There was a request for an extension of time (until Wednesday) for project 3 hand in.

Therefore change in program as follows:
MONDAY, 17 May: Portfolio preparation: lecturers available for input - Jolanda and Hermie in their offices, only from 10:00 - 11:00
WEDNESDAY, 19 May: Pin up project 3 by 9:00.
MONDAY, 24 May: no session.
25 - 27 May: Portfolio assessment according to programme which will be available from the third year co-ordinator, Mike Rodseth.

Please note that, because of the extension of time, you are now missing out on portfolio feedback time, so do make use of Monday's 10:00 - 11:00 timeslot.

Good luck!

Crits on Wednesday, 12 May

Groups as follows:
Groups B: 10:00 - 10:45
Groups C: 10:45 - 11:30
Groups A: 11:30 - 12:15
Portfolio and Plascon competition preparation with respective lecturers: 12:15 - 13:00

Tips for the day:
1. Arrive at the START of your allocated crit group session
2. Open yourselves up to participating in peer learning - learn from your chommies and teach them what you know!
3. Make best use of your available time: first plan, then do

Good luck!

open invitation

If you are interested in online design support, please inform me on Monday, 10 May. I am busy studying the learning that happens in online/ virtual studio environments and need volunteers for my pilot study. In return, you will receive web-based assistance - an offer too good to refuse ;-)

JUNE PORTFOLIO EXAM

here's some important june portfolio info:

- dates are: tues 25 may/ wed 26 may/ thurs 27 may

- your time slot will only be announced on mon 25 may

- in the meantime aim for tues 25 may!

- the exam will be in pin-up format

- prepare 5 min verbal presentation on any chosen project (1, 2 or 3)

- the stw3 exam will be first, then pad3 will follow (in the same venue)

- no late arrivals will be tolerated

- in case of illness or death, please phone Bongi at reception, first thing in the morning (medical/ relevant certificates must be produced on your return)

good luck!

For Monday, 10 May

You should be well on your way, developing your design idea.

Sorry we had no time to have the "tips on how to present your work" demonstration on Wednesday. We will do so on Monday.

Here are the project 3 group allocations:

Group 1: Michael

Group 2: Hermie

Group 3: Lisa

Group 4: Jolanda

If you've already been with this lecturer for another project, please inform Jolanda on Monday.

MONDAY'S PROGRAMME

10 - 10:45 Tips on how to present your work (studio)

10:45 - 11:30 Groups A

11:30 - 12:15 Groups B

12:15 - 13:00 Groups C

13:00 - 14:00 Portfolio preparation (bring your past work)

PLASCON COMPETITION

Please tell Jolanda if you wish to enter. Your lecturers will help you prepare your entry. There are some great prizes and good publicity!

5 May - bring model 1

Your lecturers are happy about the progress made at Monday's workshop and look forward to the crystalization of your design ideas/concepts/ holding ideas for project 3.

Please bring model 1 tomorrow.

Before we start the crits, Michael will share ideas about presenting your projects. We also hope to get Jake to share his wisdom on heritage issues.

We will allow 13:15 - 14:00 timeslot for feedback on improved past projects (portfolio preparation).

Remember not to forget to tell Jolanda tomorrow if you plan to submit your artist retreat for the Plascon Awards - closing date: 31 May!

DESIGN IDEA WORKSHOP on Monday 3 May

Hope you all enjoyed the Kalk Bay experience yesterday!

On Monday we will be running a special DESIGN IDEA WORKHOP. Please bring the following:
1. Completed Righini exercise.
2. Paper, glue, scissors, card (and other model-building tools), as well as pencils, kokis etc. for drawing.
3. Site analysis, showing all possible design informants, physical as well as sensory...
4. Key site photographs printed.

Meet in Rm 2C at 10:00 sharp.

See you there!

Back from the long week end

We hope you had a good (productive?!) long week end and trust you are all rearing to go ;-)

See past two posts for tomorrow's programme (that is Wednesday, 28 April). Note the change in OFP lecture time to free up the afternoon for Kalk Bay site visit.

Please organise/ plan transport to the site and come prepared.

Project 3 SITE VISIT

Almost forgot to tell you about the site visit...

After Nina's talk on Wednesday, there will be a short Project 3 briefing session after which we will make our way to the site at the Kalk Bay harbour.

Traveling will be with own transport/ train. Please come prepared. Traveling takes approximately an hour and we plan to spend around 1.5 - 2 hours on the site.

Before the long week end

Hi all!

We trust that you made the most of the additional feedback, input and support in the form of two extra pin up crit opportunities on Monday and Wednesday this week!

Perhaps you can find the time over the long week end to make some serious progress on Project 2 before we start with Project 3!

Remember Monday, 26 April, is a holiday!

The programme for Wednesday, 28 April, is as follows:
Lecture 1: CTD
Lecture 2: OFP
Directly after OFP, please meet in Rm 2C (unless indicated otherwise) for an exciting meeting with Namibian Architect, Nina Maritz. Please google her in the meantime so that you can ask her some nice trick questions :-)

Have fun!
See you on Wednesday.

Week of 19 - 23 April 2010

Hi there!

Thanks and well done to all of those who participated in today's pin up group crits. Brace yourselves for coming Wednesday's LAST opportunity to discuss improved work on Project 2. The venues will be as on Monday (Lisa in Rm 4.8, Michael in Rm 2B, Jolanda and Hermie on opposite sides of the Studio). St. Lucia projects will go first (pin up at 10:00 - 10:30). Windhoek projects must please be pinned up by 12:00.

In the meantime, hang on to that Project 3 exercise until the next briefing, which is scheduled for Wednesday, 28 April. There will be no session on Monday 26 April, due to the public holiday. Please make sure to take the flu vaccination :-) so that you are alive and well on that day! Nina Maritz, famous Namibian Architect, will be visiting and share her work with you. You may want to Google her in the meantime...

Those students who have not submitted Project 2 work in time for the assessment, must please catch up and be sure to participate in ALL remaining crit sessions. Keep your passports safe and present your work at the June portfolio exam. As from May onwards we will allow some time at the end of each session for those who need feedback on reworked projects.

Good luck and see you on Wednesday!

Project 3

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Principles of Architectural Design ‘10

PROJECT 3_ex1

HAND OUT: MONDAY, 12 APRIL. COMPLETE AND BRING TO CLASS DISCUSSION ON WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL AT 12:00 IN RM 2C.

Your next project is set in a heritage context. The briefing and site visit will take place next Monday. Arrangements will be made on Wednesday. Also watch the blog for details.

In order to prepare for this project, you need to do the following work.

Study Chapter 13 (“Introducing settlements as context for architecture.”) of Paul Righini’s “Thinking Architecturally” (2000), pp 251 – 293. Now prepare answers to the following ten questions:

1. List 20 prominent words/ concepts that you find in this chapter.
2. Why, according to Righini, is it important to “read” settlements?
3. Explain the terms “fabric” and “texture”.
4. Define “sense of place”.
5. Name and briefly explain five spatial patterns that Righini deals with.
6. Make a comprehensive list of all the things that should be considered when doing a site analysis.
7. How does Righini explain Lynch’s understanding of “grain” of the context?
8. Explain the concepts of accessibility, legibility, complexitiy and sustainability.
9. What was the key challenge(s) in the case study of Mamre?
10. What was the key challenge(s) in the case study of Wynberg?

For further reading see sources listed on page 310 under “Chapter 13”.

Good luck!

Please read

Dear student,

thank you for those who submitted Project 2 today.

Please collect Project 3 exercise brief from Bongiwe - or attached.

Please use your own transport and meet at 22 Genova Drive, Camps Bay to view Michael Borgstrom's nearly completed project. You will be taken on a tour around the building to see how the design idea has been integrated into the technology and detail resolution of the project.

Then meet in Rm 2C at 12:00 on Wednesday, after which there will be an important Project 2 feedback work shop in the studio.

Those of you who missed the hand in today (we accepted work until 13h30!), may put up your work in the studio. Feedback may be given, but you have missed the assessment opportunity. Only those students with valid excuses (sick certificates etc.) qualify for a later assessment. The next assessment opportunity is the Portfolio exams on 26 - 28 May 2010.

Please don't remove your work until 14:00 on Wednesday. Passports may be collected from Bongiwe (on 2nd floor) on Wednesday.

Thank you.

Hand in Monday

Good luck for the rest of the weekend, remember you do not have to have elevations, just a readable, understandable model and the other things described on the passport.

You can all do it!

Submission Progress Mark 1

Please send mail with link to your portfolio to voulgarelish@cput.ac.za Make the title of the mail YOUR NAME PM1. Will accept until 10:00 tomorrow. Good luck!

Willie Bester!

What a wonderful presentation today! Thanks everybody for really taking part and making it a special meeting.

Sub Tropical

See new info under project 2 page.

Sub Tropical Site

There is also a link that you can click for better views, please let me know if you still have trouble seeing the contours, note that the DARK contours are at 5m intervals and the LIGHT GREY ones at 1m intervals. http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AdLgd_VXfCf-ZGdiNDdtZjdfM2czem1yeGZ0&hl=en

and this one shows the whole site: http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B9Lgd_VXfCf-YTc0MTE0ZDUtMjExMy00NGUzLWFkOTktZGFjMzhjNTdjYTNm&hl=en

Pages 3

Ok, so I found out that the pages are only for STATIC info, so please keep on reading the Home page for latest info. Will add other info to the pages, project brief etc. Keep watching.

Pages follow up

It seems that I can only add one post to each page, but will keep on experimenting, see test under project 2

Pages

Ok, clearly I have discovered how to add pages, but have no idea how to add new posts to each page! Please help if you have the answer!

Nina Martitz

For the Desert Dwellers - read this Nina Maritz article
www.buildnet.co.za/akani/2004/nov/pdfs/SB042.pdf

For Monday

Build a site model on which you place your first idea model - this will be very helpful, since both sites have considerable slopes on them.

new pages added

Please see the new links at the top of the page. To organise our info better, all info will be added per project. So see under Project 2 new posts.

Mark weightings for 2010

Please note how the marks work for 2010

Progress 1: 5%

Progress 2: 15%

Progress 3: 35%

Progress 4: 45%

Plascon info

No link to the movie clip - it is just too big and mostly an ad. Here however are two booklets in PDF that might be useful which they also gave to us.

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B9Lgd_VXfCf-ZDkxZGQzOTAtOGYxYi00ODM1LThjNzYtMjQwNDI2NzMxN2E1&hl=en

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B9Lgd_VXfCf-ZmNmZjk3MjItNGU5OS00ZThkLTlmMWQtNGQxNWQ2NjAxYzlm&hl=en

Google earth co-ords for Windhoek site

22°26'45.09"S
17° 4'53.10"E

Approximate size erf - scale on AutoCAD from the 35

More info Sub Tropical

Sup Tropical
1. Building lines
Street = 5500
Sides = 2000
Water edge = 2000

2. Boardwalks are allowed on the waters edge as well as something like a “jetty”
3. Coverage = 60%
4. Bulk = 2
5. Sewerage – only septic tanks, no municipal connection
6. Electricity – Eskom available but renewable energy preferred

The google earth co-ordinates are 28*39’44.72”S en 31*56’18.36”E - the star is the degrees.

More Windhoek Info

Desert
1. Building lines
Street = 5000
Sides = 1500

North is up on the drawing you got, the erf number is 80 and the other number on the drawing is the size of the erf. Contours are in 1m intervals, rising from the road side - in other words getting higher to the south.

Sub Tropical

Please note this development has not yet been released to the public and information regarding it is for academic purposes only.

Site diagram Windhoek

http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B9Lgd_VXfCf-Y2E3N2UwNmItOWM1ZS00YThjLWExOTgtMmNmN2VjYzBmYTYz&hl=en

Sub Tropical Info

See photos and site diagram - whole development plus reference to specific erf at http://picasaweb.google.com/principlesofad/SubTropical?feat=directlink

Info on Desert Climate

See photos of the Windhoek site at http://picasaweb.google.com/principlesofad/DesertClimate?feat=directlink

Online portfolio site

As discussed today, find a link to the CARBONMADE website where you can build you own portfolio.

http://www.carbonmade.com/

Hand in yesterday

What a wonderful hand in yesterday! The quality of the presentations was exeptional! Congratulations to those of you that got "outcomes achieved". For those that did not get "outcomes achieved" it could mostly be contributed to incompleteness. We hope that you could see the value in building so many models and how it helped the process.

Work for Monday 8 March

In groups of two you must prepare a PowerPoint presentation. It must have a maximum of 20 slides. You must print out the presentation in black and white and bring it also on a flash disk or cd. Make sure it works! Meet in at 10:00 in room 2c on Monday 8 March.

Climatic study
(Basic information available at Carleen in the printing room, you must also find your own.)

Use diagrams, pictures and words to compare the following two climatic regions: The sub-tropical area of St Lucia in Kwazulu Natal and the desert area of Windhoek in Namibia. Your must look at least at the following:
• Characteristics of the climate, for example rainfall, sun exposure, winter, summer, temperature etc.
• How it influences the form of a building for optimal sustainable design.
• Find suitable architectural precedent. The precedent must have been built after 1990, published in an architectural magazine and not a vernacular building.

Functional study
The book, Great Spaces: Flexible Homes is available at Bongiwe at reception for use for half an hour per group. You may scan images at the scanner at reception.

Compare your current living situation/s with an example from the book. With diagrams, pictures and words, describe similarities and/or differences by looking at least at:
• Space for sleeping
• Space for cooking/eating
• Space for bathing/ablution
• Space for working/studio

Enjoy!

Feedback

Sorry for the long wait! Please contribute your thoughts.

Feedback from crit sessions: week of 8-12 Feb

In no specific order:

• The structural properties of the materials you are working with is very important and not only the size and dimensions
• The architectural idea/concept can be informed by two very specific things in this project
o the function
o the technology
• Precedent to look for:
o Safe Haven Library by Ban Tha Song Yang in Thailand see http://www.tyintegnestue.no/ this info was found by Gabrielle. Thanks!
o Rafeal Iglesia: Quichua and swimming pool, Rosario, Argentina, 2001, this info was found by Rafiq P, thanks! If somebody can find a link, please add this
o also see ruralstudio.com see specifically Yancey Tire Chapel // Sawyerville, AL // 1995 Thesis Project and HERO Playground // Greensboro, AL // 1997 Thesis Project
• The architectural idea is not a guess but a discovery and must be informed by research
• Find out about PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY structure and how that can inform your idea
• The MAIN FUNCTION of this hub is to be A LANDMARK
• As per Tom V: If you are going to express the three different functions as three different entities, really think about how and why they are different or the same and how this can inform what these spaces/places look like

When you contribute

Please use your name and at least first letter of your surname when contributing a post.

Feedback from crit

Crit and general feedback 3 Feb 2010

For Monday:

•Bring what is asked for in the brief for Monday

In addition:
•Summarise your PST 1 into one A3 page, taking into consideration what you learned in the crit session today
•On one A3 page bring gumpole and marine ply information
•Meet in the studio at 10:00, but do not pin up yet

What was said in the crit today (in no specific order):
•Make conclusions of the information that you found for PST 1
•Think about each of the chosen functions – how can this be solved in more than one way in these specific circumstances for project 1
•How can functions double up/become another function at different times of the day
•Make sense of your own information, it is no use just copying things out of books
•In other words recording information is essential, but do not leave it at that – make sense out of it for the specific project you are working on (not generic)
•Try to communicate clearly what your are doing
•You are not designing a huge building, this is a shelter that will not have anybody working there, in other words it must run on its own.
•Find out what “the human bubble” is
•Find out what the “Hole in the wall” project in India is about
•As asked in class – you may change the form of the central load bearing core, but it must still have a footprint of 1m² and be 5m high. It is structural in the sense that you can attach things to it. The inside is not accessible, but need to house services like electrical and wifi equipment.

Remember also:
•Do not jump to conclusions too quickly – the projects for this year has been made longer than usual so that you have time to delve into research more before getting to a final answer
•Low tech presentation is fine – you do not have to make expensive colour copies to impress us
•Make sure of your spelling!
•Reference where you get your information from
•Start your own blog by the end of Feb and add your scanned profile sheet as the first entry

Good luck!

NB for Monday 8 Feb

Bring along information regarding the size  of gumpoles (diameter and length) and also of marine ply (thickness and size of sheet). Know what the structural properties of these materials are (for example - how far it can span etc.

Also from Great Spaces Flexible Homes

This little structure is called the I-Box

More ideas from Great Spaces Flexible Homes

You will find this book on shortloan in the library: Great Spaces Flexible Homes
There are many ideas which you need to look at in there.

This building is called Gucklhupf by Hans Peter Wörndl

Nelson Mandela Museum Pavilions

Make sure you study and understand this building well. Again look at the drawings, this is the kind of information that must be on a submission (plus some nice rendering and a few people!).

More precedent from "10 years 100 buildings"

Masimbambane College Multipurpose Building - note the structural clarity and the footings.

What wonderful use of materials and expression of technology!

This section is from Singita Lebombo-Swenie Lodges by omm design workshop. Note the way the technology is drawn, even though this is a sketch drawing. You need to show similar detail for any sketch/pad submission.

Some more House Tzaneen images. You should really get this book, it is a one stop shop for local precedent studies. Please ask the lectuers about where and how.

Precedent studies to look out for

Here are some of the precedent studies you can look at in "10years 100 buildings". The first drawing is House Tzaneen by ‘Ora Joubert Architects (she is also the creator/editor of the book).

A first in our Department!

Welcome to the Principles of Architectural Design blog! We hope to see many inspiring ideas develop here!