Course Code: ARC 361
Academic Year: 2024-2025
This is an advanced course which focuses on the design and construction of a single family home. Students will first develop basic planning of different residential planning elements (kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and living rooms). Students then do site and program analysis for an assigned site, develop space function relation diagrams and design concept and then design and present their solution for the program. There will be several exercises leading up to the major project: a single family house on an assigned lot. Emphasis will be placed on understanding basic house design methods. These methods include space planning principles; site analysis, including topography, climate, zoning and site services; program analysis and refinement; concept generation; and freehand and computer presentation techniques. Emphasis will also be placed on design development, including refining design concepts, developing construction details and presenting finished design.