Fernando Brave & Christian Sheridan, Robert Burrows, John Clegg, Gary Eades, Jason Logan, Mark Schatz, William Truitt, Andrew Vrana

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1 ARCH 3500 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2006 Writing of Architecture: Fernando Brave & Christian Sheridan, Robert Burrows, John Clegg, Gary Eades, Jason Logan, Mark Schatz, William Truitt, Andrew Vrana Celeste Williams William Truitt Architectural Design Studio 3500 Syllabus Description Prerequisites: ARCH 2501 A broad view of the complexities of architectural design including issues related to research, programming, context, site, spatial organization, structure, environmental systems and tectonics. In addition, the studio will address the student s verbal, writing, graphic and critical thinking skills. Course Objectives The studio will focus on the study of architecture at three scales- urban, building, and envelope. Within each of these, the student will research information as an integral component of an architectural concept. A rigorous pursuit of the making of architecture through model and drawing is required at each of these scales. The study of fundamental architectural topics will help assimilate the broad set of issues that must be considered when designing a building. Topics include threshold/entry, hierarchy, scale, and sequence of spaces. A conceptual and thorough examination of structure, material, and environmental systems is critical to an assimilated design process. Each studio will meet the basic requirements set forth by the Undergraduate Committee and NAAB, described in the attached memorandum. Evaluation and Grading The studio requires of each student a disciplined approach toward the self critical act of design. A vital component for success in this course is each student s commitment to working through progressive physical studies toward the development of the architectural idea. Design projects will be graded on the due date. No late work will be accepted. Grading percentages and descriptions are listed below: 20% Project - City/ Site/Building. 35% Project - Building/Plan/Section 35% Project - Structure/ Envelope/ Systems/ Synthesis 10% Writing exercise A B C D F Exceptional and courageous work, taking risks beyond what is expected or required. Above average, solid work, beyond what is required. Acceptable response to the problem Unsatisfactory work Inability to demonstrate an understanding of the problem. This is not the same as incomplete work. General Conditions Class Participation is essential. The studio environment will encourage individual inquiry into issues of the project and assist in developing your process for resolving those issues. For this reason, all work shall be done in the studio. Attendance for the full class period is required at all class meetings. Work on other courses during studio will result in an absence being recorded. Students who accumulate 5 unexcused absences will be dropped from the class. Students who do not attend the first day of studio may lose their place in the class. Although a prerequisite for an active engagement with other students and faculty, class attendance does not constitute participation in the studio. No project will be accepted that has not been reviewed in its preliminary stages through desk crits, pin ups, and reviews. It shall be the responsibility of each student to be available during studio hours and to have sufficient work completed to receive criticism. Students who do not work through earlier criticism to develop their projects will not receive further criticism. Professional quality digital documentation is required throughout the semester. Documentation of models and drawings will be due one week after the due date for each project. Late documentation will result in a letter grade drop for the project. Failure to submit professional quality documentation will result in failure for the project. Research is critical to the development of each project. Students will use research as the basis for design decision making. Precedents, projects and architects mentioned in studio must be researched before the next class period. The internet provides valuable initial information from which to begin research. As such, it does not constitute research. No radios are allowed in the studio at any time unless headphones are used. No radios, headphones, personal e- mail and instant messaging devices are to be used during class. Talking on cellular phones in the studio is strictly forbidden at anytime, day or night. These are disruptive to the communal studio environment. Writing Writing component to include discussion of the site analysis, site design and development of a building type. Diagrams should be integral with each text. The writing assignment is 6 pages in length, per presentation guidelines to be distributed by Prof. Williams.

2 ARCH 3500 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2006 Writing of Architecture: Fernando Brave & Christian Sheridan, Robert Burrows, John Clegg, Gary Eades, Jason Logan, Mark Schatz, William Truitt, Andrew Vrana Celeste Williams William Truitt Architectural Design Studio 3500 Schedule Week 1 Aug 20 M Phase 1 urban study. 5pm third year meeting. 21 T 22 W 23 Th Week 2 Aug 27 M 28 T 29 W 30 Th Week 3 Sept 3 M Labor Day Holiday 4 T 5 W 6 Th Phase 1 Due, all studios Week 4 Sept 10 M 11 T 12 W 13 Th Week 5 Sept 17 M Last day to drop without receiving a grade 18 T 19 W 20 Th Week 6 First Draft Papers Due Sept 24 M Brave Burrow Papers Due 25 T Clegg, Eades Papers due 26 W Logan Schatz papers Due 27 Th Truitt, Vrana Papers due Week 7 Oct 1 M 2 T 3 W 4 Th Week 8 Oct 8 M 9 T 10 W 11 Th Week 9 Oct 15 M 16 T Phase 2 Due 17 W 18 Th Week 10 Oct 22 M 23 T 24 W 25 Th Week M 30 T 31 W Last day to drop a class or withdraw Nov 1 Th Week 12 Second Draft Papers Due Nov 5 M 6 T 7 W 8 Th Week 13 Nov 12 M 13 T 14 W 15 Th Week 14 Nov 19 M 20 T 21 W Thanksgiving Holiday 22 Th Thanksgiving Holiday Week 15 Nov 26 M 27 T 28 W Pencils Down 1pm. Logan, Schatz, Truitt, Vrana reviews, studio walk through 5pm 29 Th Brave, Burrows, Clegg, Eades reviews Week 16 Dec 3 M 4 T 5 W Final Examination period 6 Th

3 ARCH 3500 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2007 Writing of Architecture: Fernando Brave & Christian Sheridan, Robert Burrow, John Clegg, Gary Eades, Jason Logan, Mark Schatz, William Truitt, Andrew Vrana Celeste Williams William Truitt theater space P u b l i c + P e r f o r m a n c e a n d t h e C o n t e m p o r a r y C i t y Project Objective The Third Year Project will examine the grounding of architecture in the specificity of site, the occupation of space through use, and the expression of architecture through its materiality, construction, and building systems. Through analysis (site), research (precedent + structure + material) and design, this project will examine the way in which architectural space frames surfaces for actions. Critical attention will be paid to the relationship of performance and public space at multiple scales. While these issues are separated in phases during the semester, students are encouraged to re-evaluate completed work as well as introduce tectonic and material exploration early in the semester. The role/ perception of the Public within these components must be addressed through fundamental architectural issues, including: threshold/ entry, hierarchy of actions, scale, and sequence of spaces. Tectonic exploration of structure, material, and environmental systems give critical definition to the creation of space, and must be considered integral to the conceptual design process. Fundamental sustainable issues should be addressed at each scale- inherent in any exploration of site, public space, as well as the development of systems. Building Program: Public Entry Lobby 800 sf Coat Room 200 sf Tickets 100 sf Café 400 sf Kitchen Prep 200 sf Theater 650 seats 4,900 sf 40 w x 20 h proscenium fly loft Restrooms (@250 ea) 500 sf Production Stage 1,900 sf Stage Work Area 500 sf Practice Room 1,000 sf Dressing Room 500 sf Green Room 300 sf Office 300 sf Sub Total 11,600 sf 20% 2,320 sf Rental Office space, separate entry Total 5,000 sf 18,920 sf Site Program: Exterior public space Outdoor theater for 200 Public access to the bayou. Maintain Park R.O.W. Truck Dock access to B.O.H. Allow for shared parking with neighboring facilities. Provide parking spaces on Commerce. Site: Empty urban lot at the corner of Commerce and San Jacinto

4 ARCH 3500 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2007 Writing of Architecture: Fernando Brave & Christian Sheridan, Robert Burrow, John Clegg, Gary Eades, Jason Logan, Mark Schatz, William Truitt, Andrew Vrana Celeste Williams William Truitt Phase One Resources Commercial Expansion and Urban Dissolution pp , The City in History, Lewis Mumford. Organicist Yearnings and Their Consequences, pp , The Space of Appearance, George Baird. The Practice of Everyday Life, Michel de Creteau Suggested Precedents Berlin Philharmonie Hans Scharoun Kursaal Auditorium (Chamber Hall) Raphael Moneo Alice Tully Hall Pietro Belluschi, renovation by Diller + Scofidio, Renfro Finlandia Hall Alvar Aalto Essen Theater Alvar Aalto Nederland Dance Theater OMA Laban Dance School and Theater Herzog & DeMeuron Werkbund Theatre Henry van de Velde Teatro Olimpico Andrea Palladio 2 nd Stage Theater Gluckman Mayner + OMA Luxor Theater Bolles + Wilson Phase Two Resources The Architecture of Transition, Sigfried Giedion Building Character: Modern Construction Beyond Determinism in the Work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn pp On Continuity, Wilfried Wang, editor. Studies on Tectonic Culture, Kenneth Frampton The Architecture of the Well Tempered Environment, Reyner Banham Phase Three Readings Detail journal Modern Architecture in Detail, Ed Ford Perspecta 31, Reading Structures, Carolyn Foug, editor

5 ARCH 3500 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2007 Fernando Brave & Christian Sheridan, Robert Burrow, John Clegg, Gary Eades, Jason Logan, Mark Schatz, William Truitt, Andrew Vrana Writing of Architecture: Celeste Williams William Truitt Phase One City-Site-Building Due September 6 Phase One introduces urban issues of a diverse city and site. Each studio will develop analysis topics addressing the changing face of public and civic space, as well as the scales and uses of neighborhood buildings. Research is critical at this phase to understand basic ways in which architects see and draw the urban landscape and the relevance of the context to the theater as a building type. 1.1 Urban Analysis/ Documentation Analysis work during this phase of the semester to be team based and team presented. The separate studios will determine the definition and work of each team. Minimum Requirements Class Site Plan (city) 1 =50 or greater Class Site Plan 1/16 =1-0 Class Site Model 1/8 =1-0 Site/ Street elevations 1/16 =1-0 Site Section 1/16 = Precedent Studies Students will study existing theater projects- their type, entry sequence, seating layout, and relationship of public to work space. All diagrams for all theaters are to be drawn at the same scale. Minimum Requirements Plan Diagram Section Diagram Sequence diagram Public/work space diagram Writing Exercise: Site Analysis and Design Concept, First Submission due the week of September 24. The writing component will include a discussion of the site analysis, site design and development of a design precedent. Urban and program diagrams as well as background research on the building type, urban typology, etc. should be attached as an appendix. Phase Two Building- Plan/ Section Due October Students will develop a clear stance on the location of program within the site and will refine their argument in precise diagrams, plan, section, and model. In addition, each student will develop a fundamental understanding of structure, envelope and environmental systems. Program, building type, tectonic and material research is critical to a successful project. Minimum requirements Site model 1/8 Site plan 1/16 plans 1/8 sections 1/2 wall section Completed study building model to fit within site model Phase Three - Structure/ Enclosure/ Building Synthesis Due November 27, 28 The purpose of this phase is the synthesis of structure, enclosure, and building systems into the conceptual stance of the building. Students will research past works to understand the integration of building systems and architectural concepts. Precise Large-scale sections and section models will demonstrate a comprehensive design and integration of building space and systems. Students will complete large-scale 1/2 or 1/4 study models early in the phase to understand the concept, design, and integration of systems. Minimum Final Review Requirements Site model 1/8 Site plan 1/16 plans 1/8 sections Building model to fit within site model Perspectives 1/2 wall section Section Model, 1/2" = 1'-0" Writing Revised: Site Analysis and Design Concept, Second Submission due week of November 5. Investigations completed during Phase 3 will necessarily include the revisiting of earlier phases. The Final Review offers a critique of all work completed during the semester, not simply one phase, as a successful project synthesizes the phased studies into a single body of work.

6 ARCH 3501 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2007 MTWTh 3:30-5:50 Fernando Brave (fbrave@bravearchitecture.com) Writing: Celeste Williams William Truitt, Adjunct Assistant Professor (wtruitt@houston.rr.com) Prerequisites: ARCH2501 Project One.One City-Site-Building Phase One introduces urban issues of a diverse city and site. The goal is to develop analysis topics by addressing the changing face of public and civic space, as well as the scales and uses of neighborhood buildings. The groups listed below are to be defined fluidly. Each group is interdependent upon the others. The class (individually and collectively) must analyze the site in the following ways: History- Bldg, street, topo Water- bayou, public supply, storm, sewer, flooding Trash- Residual space Positive / Negative Space Day / Night use of area Site Orientation Wind Direction Temperature (Extremes / Averages) Views Public Transportation Vehicular Transportation Pedestrian Pathways Available Public Parking Census Data / Demographic Studies Vegetation Boundaries (Limitations / existing conditions) Surrounding Building Surveys Building Use Map Group 1: Concept City/Site Mapping (City as a whole scale to be determined) Site Documentation: drawing/writing/photography/collage/diagrams Class Site Plan 1/16 =1-0 or greater Group 2: Concept City/Site Mapping (1 =200 or greater) Site Documentation: drawing/writing/photography/collage/diagrams Class Site Plan 1/16 =1-0 or greater Group 3: Concept City/Site Mapping (1/8 = 1-0, 1 =50 ) Site Documentation: drawing/writing/photography/collage/diagrams Class Site Plan (city) 1 =50 or greater Group 4: Class Site Model 1/8 =1-0 Initial Building Studies Initial studies address and draw upon issues brought about through the analysis drawings and readings. Emphasis is placed on multiple studies. Minimum Requirements: Schematic models that fit within the completed site model Urban plans (w/ an understanding of the completed program) Urban sections City Readings In addition to those mentioned previously Ephemeral City: Cite Looks at Houston. Peter G. Rowe (Foreword), Barrie Scardino (Editor), William F. Stern (Editor), Bruce C. Webb (Editor) Open Here: The Art of Instructional Design. Paul Mijksenaar & Piet Westendorf (2000). The Uses of Power, (excerpt) The 100 Mile City. Dejan Sudjic. pp The Necessity for Drawing: Tangible Speculation. Michael Graves. Architectural Design/6/77.AD: London, June City Sketches. Alvaro Siza (1994).

7 ARCH 3500 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2007 MTWTh 3:30-5:50 Fernando Brave (fbrave@bravearchitecture.com) & Christian Sheridan (csheridan@bravearchitecture.com) Writing of Architecture: Celeste Williams William Truitt, Adjunct Assistant Professor (wtruitt@houston.rr.com) The following items shall be at your desk and ready to use at all times: sketch journal (no lines) roll of white tracing paper red pen three black sketch pens (thin, medium, and thick) colored pencils (sharpened) Prismacolor pens (thick) chipboard (two thicknesses) corrugated cardboard dowel rods (varying diameters) X-acto knife w/ blades AND Scissors three other materials of your choice Borco (REQUIRED IF HAND DRAFTING) Drawing Check Urban Layers of information shown on site plan Clarity of building line vs. street edge, curb, topography Difference between property line and street, setback, utility easements Use city of Houston GIMS and HCAD for initial map information Web Sites: Use of photography with mapping. Verify physical conditions. Maps show sense of urban scale and describe scope of work to be built in site model Urban Condition Analysis: map and photography History Water Residual space Positive / Negative Space Day / Night use of area Site Orientation Wind Direction Temperature (Extremes / Averages) Views Public Transportation Vehicular Transportation Pedestrian Pathways Available Public Parking Census Data / Demographic Studies Vegetation Boundaries (Limitations / existing conditions) Surrounding Building Surveys Building Use Map Program Has the student carefully considered and shown in drawingentry from the street? entry from parking? sequence to theater, gallery, and offices? Minimum 3 line weights (1 for air meets solid, 1 for beyond, 1 for within ) Space primary, construction secondary All drawings show context with same line weights as design project for scale Walls and programs have thicknesses Services of the building organized as background for deliberate public spaces Materiality in Plan and Section Difference between thin and thick material/ construction. Line weights can show allowance for construction within a thickness Concept and development of an envelope and its construction Use of precedent to advance development of materiality/ envelope Interior and exterior flooring (not 1x1 bathroom tiles shown in cad block) Structure/ Mechanical in Plan and Section Allowance for assembly of construction within the section Spans considered, coordinated with columns Fundamental allowance for the space of ventilation in section, linked to core plan location 2

8 ARCH 3501 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2007 MTWTh 3:30-5:50 Fernando Brave (fbrave@bravearchitecture.com) & Christian Sheridan (csheridan@bravearchitecture.com) Writing of Architecture: Celeste Williams William Truitt, Adjunct Assistant Professor (wtruitt@houston.rr.com) Prerequisites: ARCH3500 Schedule Project 1 Week 1 Aug 20 M Project 1 City/Site/Building Intro : 5PM Third Year meeting 21 T Desk Crits 22 W Desk Crits 23 Th Desk Crits Week 2 Aug 27 M Desk Crits 28 T Desk Crits 29 W Desk Crits 30 Th Desk Crits Week 3 Sept 03 M Labor Day Holiday 04 T Desk Crits 05 W Desk Crits 06 Th Project 1 City/Site/Building DUE all studios (Third Floor Walls : 20% of grade) Week 4 Project 2 Sept 10 M Project 2 Building/Plan/Section Intro 11 T Desk Crits 12 W Desk Crits 13 Th Desk Crits Week 5 Sept 17 M Pin-Up (Third Floor Walls - Wall III) : (Last day to drop/withdraw from class w/o grade) 18 T Desk Crits 19 W Desk Crits 20 Th Desk Crits Week 6 Sept 24 M Pin-Up (Third Floor Walls - Wall III) : First Draft Papers Due 25 T Desk Crits 26 W Desk Crits 27 Th Desk Crits Week 7 Oct 01 M Project 2 Building/Plan/Section Mid-Review (Third Floor Walls) 02 T Project 2 Building/Plan/Section Mid-Review (Third Floor Walls) 03 W Desk Crits 04 Th Desk Crits Week 8 Oct 08 M Pin-Up (Third Floor Walls - Wall III) 09 T Desk Crits 10 W Desk Crits 11 Th Desk Crits Week 9 Oct 15 M Pin-Up (Third Floor Walls - Wall III) 16 T Desk Crits 17 W Project 2 Building/Plan/Section Due (Third Floor Walls : 35% of grade) 18 Th Project 2 Building/Plan/Section Due (Third Floor Walls : 35% of grade) Week 10 Project 3 Oct 22 M Project 3 Structure/Envelope/Systems/Synthesis Intro 23 T Desk Crits 24 W Desk Crits 25 Th Desk Crits Week 11 Oct 29 M Pin-Up (Third Floor Walls - Wall III) 30 T Desk Crits 31 W Desk Crits : (Last day to drop/withdraw) Nov 01 Th Desk Crits Week 12 Nov 05 M Pin-Up (Third Floor Walls - Wall III) : Second Draft Papers DUE : 10% of grade 06 T Desk Crits 07 W Desk Crits 08 Th Desk Crits Week 13 Nov 12 M Project 3 Structure/Envelope/Systems/Synthesis Mid-Review (Third Floor Walls) 13 T Project 3 Structure/Envelope/Systems/Synthesis Mid-Review (Third Floor Walls) 14 W Desk Crits 15 Th Desk Crits Week 14 Nov 19 M Pin-Up (Third Floor Walls - Wall III) 20 T Desk Crits 21 W Thanksgiving Holiday 22 Th Thanksgiving Holiday Week 15 Nov 26 M Pin-Up (Third Floor Walls - Wall III) 27 T Pencils Down : Project 3 Structure/Envelope/Systems/Synthesis DUE 28 W Logan, Schatz, Truitt, Vrana Reviews 29 Th Project 3 Structure/Envelope/Systems/Synthesis Final-Review (Archives/Jury : 35% of grade) 3

9 ARCH 3501 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2007 MTWTh 3:30-5:50 Fernando Brave (fbrave@bravearchitecture.com) & Christian Sheridan (csheridan@bravearchitecture.com) Writing of Architecture: Celeste Williams William Truitt, Adjunct Assistant Professor (wtruitt@houston.rr.com) Prerequisites: ARCH3500 Resources Architects Alvar Aalto (1) Abalos y Herreros (2) Arquitectonica (2) David Adjaye (2) Tadao Ando (2) Wiel Arets (2) Arquitectonica (2) Shigeru Ban (2) Alberto Campo Baeza (2) Marcel Breuer (1) Burkhalter + Sumi (2) David Chipperfield (2) Le Corbusier (1) Diller + Scofidio, Renfro (2) O Neil Ford (1) Foreign Office Architects (2) Gigon/Guyer (2) Zaha Hadid (2) Heikkinen Komonen (2) Herzog & DeMeuron (2) Steven Holl (2) KHRAS (2) Louis I. Kahn (1) Rem Koolhaas / OMA (2) Lake I Flato (2) MVRDV (2) Brian MacKay-Lyons (2) Mansilla + Tuñon (2) Thom Mayne / Morphosis (2) Raphael Moneo (2) Toshiko Mori (2) Glenn Murcutt (2) Neutelings Riedijk (2) John Pawson (2) Renzo Piano (2) Antoine Predock (2) Richter & Dahl Rocha (2) Mies van der Rohe (1) Eero Saarinen (1) Hans Scharoun (1) Shim Sutcliffe (2) Site (2) Alvaro Siza (2) Michael Sorkin Studio (2) Eduardo Souto de Moura (2) Henry van de Velde (1) Amancio Williams (1) Projects Berlin Philharmonie Kursaal Auditorium (Chamber Hall) Alice Tully Hall Finlandia Hall Essen Theater Nederland Dance Theater Laban Dance School and Theater Werkbund Theater Teatro Olimpico 2 nd Stage Theater Luxor Theater KKL Grand Jeté (Canada's National Ballet School) Stevie Eller Dance Theatre America s Cup Building, Veles e Vents (Chipperfield) Yokohama International Port Terminal Parc de la Villette (Tschumi) Parc de la Villette (Koolhaas) Forum Building (Herzog & DeMeuron) Universal Forum of Cultures Master Plan Barcelona Magazines & Journals Architectural Review Domus Architecture Australia Texas Architect Competitions Wallpaper Metropolis Dwell Websites: Architecture/General html Websites: Government/Research Organizations AIA National AIA Houston Texas Society of Architects (TSA) Rice Design Alliance Houston MOD (1) Historical firms (2) Working firms 4

10 ARCH 3501 Third Year Architectural Design Studio V Fall 2007 MTWTh 3:30-5:50 Fernando Brave (fbrave@bravearchitecture.com) & Christian Sheridan (csheridan@bravearchitecture.com) Writing of Architecture: Celeste Williams William Truitt, Adjunct Assistant Professor (wtruitt@houston.rr.com) Prerequisites: ARCH3500 Evaluation and Grading A B C D F Work of truly superior quality, from a rigorous and passionate process of development. This is intellectually compelling and courageous work that takes risks, and works with results that are beyond what was required for the project. A grade of A means that you have carried one or more aspects of the work to an extent which makes it superior in a number of dimensions. Work that meets the essential expectations and goals for the semester at a fairly high level. Work that is conceived developed and presented in a competent manner, but that reflects little insight into more than the fundamental aspects of the problems, or the architectural discipline. This is work that is done with confidence and conviction but takes fewer risks. It is more than what is required to satisfactorily complete the problem. A grade of B indicates that you are going about your work in a way which distinguishes it from the average. Work that reflects a conscientious effort on the part of the student, but exhibits some inattention to subtlety and detail, or work that is somewhat incomplete in conception, development, or presentation. You have done everything that was expected, you came to class, worked very hard, and generated a response that was average and acceptable. The work met the goals for the semester, but with little rigor and only modest aspirations. Few risks have been taken, and results are typical and predictable for the year level. It does not mean you have failed. It means you have preformed in a satisfactory way. Working hard does not carry with it the guarantee of satisfactory results. Work that suffers from indifference and incompleteness, and exhibits little initiative or creativity. A grade of D is a grade that indicates unsatisfactory results. Students who miss class, or who show up and do not use available time effectively typically earn this grade. Work exhibits a lack of attention to the subject material and understanding in integrating key elements of the intended solution and/or is substantially incomplete. A grade of F means you have failed to demonstrate an understanding of the problem. Merely doing a project does not mean it receives at least a satisfactory grade. Doing the work allows us to assign a grade. Each of the items below is set within the grading percentages presented above and on the syllabus. General Class Attendance Class Participation Presentations Lectures Attendance Lecture Reports Readings Reading Participation Pin Ups Meets Min. Requirements Attendance Design Documentation Graphics Participation Jury Meets Min. Requirements Attendance Design Presentation Delivery Documentation Graphics 5