MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, ID & BE B. S. Arch

AR142P / Architectural Design - 2

Term 4

Year 2014 / 15

PLATE 3: MAJOR PLATE - Personalized House

OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this plate is, to understand Problem Identification, Programming
and Design Process including responding to a site and space planning for an
architectural design problem.
PLATE:
A House is a place of habitation for human beings. A personalized house also acts as a symbol
of the image that the resident/s need to portray. In your Major Plate, you are expected to
design a 2-storey house for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children) with the following
requirements;

Living room, dining room, den / office / study (optional), kitchen, dirty kitchen
(optional), double garage, laundry area, maids room with toilet (optional), lanai /
verandah (optional), Master bed room with walk-in-closet and attached bathroom. 2
additional bed rooms with closet space and bath rooms (can be attached or shared),
Guest bed room (optional), garden space
Your house design should respond to the context (which is URBAN) and Climate (Tropical). As
an environmentally responsible individual, you are supposed to look in to sustainable housing
designs and urban housing solutions, and should incorporate at least one design feature to
make your house environmentally sustainable.

SITE
The site as given is located in an exclusive residential sub-division and has a total land area of
approximately 800 sq m.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. Analysis (site & client), concept, spatial relationships (bubble diagrams), spatial requirements 1 sheet
2. House Plans (all floors) Ground Floor Plan should be drawn on the site Scale 1:100
3. Two sections through the house Scale 1:100
4. Elevations all 4 sides Scale- 1:100

Final Due Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2015

TIMELINE
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Introduction and start work on analysis

Monday, June 8, 2015

Class Work Precedent studies, start work on

Concept / design / Floor plans Consultation

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Class Work Consultation on design / floor plans

Monday, June 15, 2015

Class Work Start work on sections and elevations

- Consultation

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

FINAL EXAM Esquizze

Monday, June 22, 2015

Class Work Work on Presentation

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

FINAL SUBMISSION (No extensions)

Monday, June 29, 2015

Portfolio Submission

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
ANALYSIS: Site analysis, user analysis, Spatial relationships

10

PRELIMENARIES: Research, programming and concept formulation

10

SYNTHESIS: Design strategy and design development

30

: Response to Urban context and climate

10

FUNCTIONALITY: Planning and addressing the space requirements

20

COMMUNICATION: Accuracy of drawings, completion and

presentation

20

TOTAL

This Major Plate is worth for 30% of your Final Grade

Arch. Deepthie Perera

June 03, 2015

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