The knowledge and skills whose actual acquisition will be verified during the examination are structured around four thematic axes: 1 Space Knowledge: types and characters of the three-dimensional space Skills: knowing how to read, break down and compose the three-dimensional space into simple units and complex configurations; know how to recognize the different types of spaces 2 Distribution characters Knowledge: elementary residential distributive characters Skills: to know how to analyse the organization of circulation in simple spaces and therefore to compose elementary distribution schemes 3 Design references Knowledge: references for the project Skills: knowing how to recognize, choose and consciously redesign design references 4 Principles of constructive morphology Regarding the structure: Knowledge: skin/structure relationship Skills: recognizing the different possible structural configurations of a simple architecture, proposing and developing the structural form in relation to the characteristics of the space and to the organization of the distribution. Regarding construction techniques: Knowledge: relationship between fundamental constructive principles and architectural image Skills: recognizing and using the fundamental building principles and the architectural meaning of the specific technologies of a simple architecture, and to develop its application in coherence with the other aspects of the project.

Easily managing the fundamentals of geometric design in terms of orthogonal projections and projective geometry, Discerning and representing scales and dimensions of architectural space through manual tools. Skilfully using the sketch as a tool for representation and conception of space. Knowing how to make simple physical three-dimensional models with low cost and easily manipulated materials (paper, balsa, polystyrene, cardboard etc.) Students are asked to keep a sketch book and graphic notes from the beginning of the first semester to document his/her introduction to architecture, both through elaborations linked to the contents of the courses of the first semester, both through independent research. The notebook will accompany the student during the atelier, documenting in graphic form the individual path of introduction to the project. The notebook is subject to evaluation during the final exam.

The laboratory is developed through a sequence of exercises that address, individually or transversally, the four proposed thematic axes (space, distribution, structure, techniques), referring to the interpretation of a simple architectural program, focused on to dwelling in its possible variations. The exercises will be conducted both individually and in groups. The exercises will be carried out both through freehand and computer drawing and through the realization of study models and three-dimensional models. The start of the exercises will take place in the classroom, under the direction of the teachers, and it will be followed by a subsequent autonomous development by the student outside the studio hours, and then concluded by a check and discussion with the teacher, on a weekly basis. Therefore consistent attendance of the studio is strongly recommended. The teachers will present and discuss with the students examples of significant architectures, as a whole or for specific aspects; students are required to have an independent and constant attendance of on-line and paper architecture magazines, searching for references for the different themes proposed. It is also recommended to participate in extra-curricular cultural activities organized by the College of Architecture, and to external cultural activities that can be reported by the teachers. Each of the exercises takes approximately two weeks. The last two weeks are dedicated to the elaboration of what has been done in a final presentation (graphic works and physical model). Coordination and exchange with the architecture design and survey laboratory can be activated both at the first and in the second semester, through joint lectures and periodic checks on the progress of the courses. Possible common exercises in collaboration with the Culture and foundations of architectural technology course and/or with the Morphology and conception of structures course will be communicated at the beginning of the 2nd teaching period, together with the related organizational methods and times.

The student receives continuous feedback from the teacher on their progress thanks to the personal and the group reviews. A joint collective review of the 6+1 laboratories is planned, indicatively in the middle of the second semester, and a final presentation of the papers, with joint critical discussion also in the presence of invited external experts.

The atelier deals with the theme of living in the city through the design of a small house. This small architectural object will be articulated in a relationship between the domestic and protected dimension of each unit and the system of public and collective spaces connected to it. A sequence of exercises developed during the course of the workshop will allow the project to be approached starting from different work themes and to study and describe it through various techniques of representation. The proposed exercises deal separately with different aspects of architecture and form the framework for the definition of the project. In the development of the work, a constant reformulation of the design choices undertaken will be required, taking into account the topics dealt with in the progression of the exercises. During the atelier, the teacher will provide examples and references that will be discussed with the students, who will still be required to carry out individual researchs aimed at their specific learning path through the project. THE MINIMUM UNIT In the first exercise, students are asked to develop individually, in plan and section, the design of a small apartment based on design references provided by the teacher. (2 weeks) In all exercises and project phases teachers will provide layouts, templates and graphic styles which are common to all students. UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT AREA. Students will be asked to redesign the assigned urban context starting from a mapping of its system of full and empty spaces and then from the real production of a first volumetric model. (physical in scale 1,200 or 3D) of the project area. (1 week) THE TYPE FLOOR PLAN Subsequently, students will be asked to draw up the plan of the type floor plan, identifying an appropriate housing and distribution system for the quantities assigned and the project context identified. From this first phase, the organizational module of the architectural layout will be requested, useful for the control and relationship between the different project tools (plan, section, elevation) and for the identification of its structural principles to be shared with the Morphology teacher. Simultaneously with the plan will be required the realization of a study model (physical scale 1,200 or 3D) as a first volumetric / quantitative verification. (2 weeks) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILT AND EMPTY SPACES The plan and the model will be accompanied by the design tool of the section. Longitudinal and cross sections will be requested not only as a verification of the project but as a further tool for understanding the relationship between the project and the assigned area, between its built parts and the voids generated. Also in this phase will be required the realization of a study model (physical scale 1,200 or 3D). (2 weeks) THE GROUND LEVEL The delicate relationship between the building and the city will be deepened in the development of the ground floor plan with particular attention to the spatial relationships between public space, collective outdoor and indoor space, access system and distribution. Also in this phase, an update of the previous projects will be required. (2 weeks) FACING THE CITY The project of the elevations will be guided by the planimetric organization and its module and by the relationships that the building establishes with its context. A focus on facade technology will be shared with the technology teacher. In this last phase, an update of the previous projects will be requested and further specific materials will be defined for each single project. (2 weeks) FINAL PHASE In the final phase, where necessary, redesign and re-editing of previously processed materials and the creation of a “manifesto” image or final model will be required. In each of the exercises, as well as in the final re-elaboration, the individual student and the group are always allowed to return to their previous choices on the basis of new hypotheses that emerged in the project exploration.

Summary of the topics covered, copies of the slides used during the lessons and documents useful to the organization of the activities of the groups will be made available on the web site "portale della didattica". During the course of the workshop, the teacher will provide various bibliographical references. Below are the texts of the basic bibliography: AA. VV. (2004), Alison and Peter Smithson, From the house of the future to the house of today, 010 Publishers. AA.VV. (2018), L’architettura degli alberi, Lazy Dog. Abalos I. (2001), The good life, a guided visit to the houses of modernity. Park Books. Balmond C. (2002), Informal. Munich: Prestel Verlag. Banham R. (1971), Los Angeles, The architecture of four ecologies. Harper & Row. Koolhaas R. (1995), SMLXL, The Monacelli press: New York. Le Corbusier (1923), Vers une architecture, Cres. Loos, A. (1962) Ins Leere gesporochen Trotzdem. Verlag Herold. Rossi A. (1978), L'architettura della città. Milano: CittàStudiEdizioni.

Lecture slides; Lecture notes; Multimedia materials;

Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Individual project; Group project;

Il risultato sintetico del lavoro consiste nei due modelli di studio realizzati nel corso delle quattro esercitazioni, un album di disegni e una presentazione in PDF contentente tutti i materiali sviluppati nel corso dell'atelier. L'esame consisterà in una presentazione finale individuale e di gruppo. Modalità di valutazione Lo studente riceve un feedback continuo dal docente sul proprio avanzamento grazie alle revisioni in laboratorio delle proprie elaborazioni personali e di gruppo. L’esame si svolge attraverso una sintetica discussione del percorso di progetto individuale, supportata dalla esposizione dei diversi materiali anche intermedi prodotti dallo studente nel corso del laboratorio. La valutazione terrà conto dei seguenti aspetti, valutati in base agli elaborati finali ed intermedi prodotti, individuali e di gruppo, così pesati nella valutazione finale: · Capacità di interpretare e proporre configurazioni spaziali, 20% · Capacità di interpretare e proporre configurazioni distributive, 20% · Capacità di interpretare e proporre forme strutturali, 20% · Capacità di interpretare e proporre sistemi costruttivi, 20% · Qualità della rappresentazione e comunicazione 20%

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