THE DESIGN

PROCESS

Design Studio , Fifth Sem B. Arch. 2010

 The Design Process

Concept
Data
Developmen Site Analysis
Collection
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DATA COLLECTION
FINALIZATIO N OF REQUIREMENTS
EXTE NSIVE DATA COLLECTION TO
UNDERSTAND THE RE QUIREMENT
AND ITS S PATIAL NE EDS.
BUBLE DIAGRAMS/ MATRIX EXERCISE
SPECIAL CONSIDER ATIONS
IF ANY (INSPIRATION)
THE DESIGN PROCESS
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
BUBBLE DIAGRAM
UNDER STANDING INTERRELATIONSHIP
FLOW CHART DIAG RAM/S
FOR M FOLLOWS FUNCTION
OR
FUNCTION FOLLOWS FORM
WHOLE TO PAR T
OR
PART TO WHOLE
SINGLE LINE PLANS
INPUT FROM SITE SYNTHESIS
CONCEPT
SITE ANALYSIS
SITE ANALYS IS AND SYNTHE SIS ON THE
BASIS OF BELOW ME NTIO NED PO INTS:
i. Clim a te a na lys is & s ynthe sis .
ii. S ynthe sis ba s e d on topogra phy
iii. S ynthe s is ba se d on Vis ua l a na lysis
iv. S ynthe sis ba s e d on na tura l dra ina ge .
v. S ynthe sis ba s e d on site & s urroundings
vi. S ynthe sis ba s e d on the tota l a na lysis of site .
vii. Any othe r a dditiona l cons ide ra tion for the
ide ntific a tion of the be s t suite d loc a tion/ building
orie nta tion.
Ba s e d on the a bove m e ntione d crite ria the proba ble /
be s
t suite d loc a tion of the building will be ide ntifie d
(wh ich m a y/ m a y not cha nge with the furthe r
c onside ra tions of the c once pt de ve lopme nt
SITE SYNTHESIS FOR THE
DEVELO PMENT OF THE PLAN
 With the a complete literature
survey about the design problem
the first step is to formulate the
requirements for the given Design
exercise.

STEP 1 FINALIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS

STEP ASSIGN BUBBLES TO EACH REQUIREMENT
EVEN THE BUBBLES CAN BE RELATED WITH CONT
KEEP IT SIMPLE AND UNDERSTANDAB
UNDERSTANDING INTER- RELATION SHIP OF REQUIREMENT

STEP MATRIX DIAGRAM

BUBBLES CONVERTED TO AN APPROX. SHAPE AND SIZES

STEP DATA INPUT

BUBBLES CONVERTED TO AN APPROX. SHAPE AND SIZES

STEP SITE ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS INPU

 THE SCALED FLOW CHART CONVERTED TO PLAN

STEP PLAN FORMULATION

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APPLIED SKILLS GRAPHIC ELEMENTS
BASIC SKILLS GRAPHIC ELEMENTS
BASIC SKILLS GRAPHIC ELEMENTS
BASIC SKILLS SKETCH
 TONES, SHADOWS

BASIC SKILLS SKETCH

 TONES, SHADOWS

BASIC SKILLS SKETCH