Overview

Students will develop a broad understanding of medium scale projects, design methods, and appropriate techniques of communication via 2D representation via drafting methods and 3D modelling. Students will apply knowledge of structures and sustainability along with an ability to display design intentions and verbalise outcomes. There will be a general understanding of the broad benchmarks of architectural history and theories of colour and design and planning data.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DDD10006 Introductory Design Studio
DIA10005 Interior Architecture Communication

Rules

Pre-requisite
DDD10006 Introductory Design Studio
AND
DIA10005 Interior Architecture Communication

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Research the making of a project brief leading to a design outcome
  • Apply basic knowledge of materials, forms, and technology in the design context
  • Demonstrate simple construction knowledge related to the 3D designs
  • Demonstrate the basic principles of sustainable design
  • Apply OH+S requirements to safe workshop operations
  • Communicate the design using a set of modelling and graphic techniques
  • Verbalise their design outcomes

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Seminar		3.00 12 weeks 36
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		17.00 12 weeks 204
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Seminar		3.00 12 weeks 36
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Online Class		2.00 12 weeks 24
TOTAL300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PresentationIndividual 15% 6,7 
PresentationIndividual 15% 6,7 
Project 1Individual 10% 1,2,3 
Project 2Individual 60% 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 

Content

  • Exploration of basic architectural design, basic theory and philosophy
  • Exploring generic design, structural and services principles
  • Examination of sustainable design issues and options
  • Workshop experience to develop manual 3D modelling
  • Develop techniques for the presentation of form studies and modelling
  • Presentation of design schemes by illustration and verbally

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.