Design Studio Gamma

Studio Gamma focuses on urban density, designing a habitable environment, dwelling space and green infrastructure. The designated site is located within the urban or inner urban area of Melbourne. The studio unfolds as an exploration of design responses to the interrelated dynamics of 21st century models of urban cohabitation, urban density, and integration of human and non-human living system in an urban setting. Underlying the undergraduate design course is the development of both design thinking and dexterity with tools and techniques. The focus of this design subject will be on generating design ideas, translating them into architectural and urban landscape forms, spaces, materials and programs. Students will learn how to refine architecture and its interaction with landscape architecture through consideration of spatial organisation, environmental context and structural necessity. Students will also learn how to communicate comprehensive architectural propositions through 2D- and 3D-modelling (physical and digital), visual and written media and oral presentations. The studio develops familiarity with, and critical awareness of, processes and modes of production that are specific to architecture and the design of urban or inner suburban landscapes. Group work comprises part of the early phases of the studio as team work is a fundamental aspect of architectural practice. Students learn to negotiate individual aspirations and design propositions with multiple partners and associates. Prescribed software programs with no cost Autodesk AutoCAD or Autodesk Revit Prescribed software programs with a cost McNeel Rhino Prescribed software tools Image editing software (e.g. Affinity Photo) Vector editing software (e.g. Affinity Designer) Layout software (e.g. Affinity Publisher) Details of software availability and pricing are captured at https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/student-experience/it-support

• 1Understand urban systems and fabric; analyse and represent findings through multiscalar mapping and diagramming
• 2Understand the physical, social, cultural, historical, and ecological aspects of a particular site context, and the ability to incorporate context into architectural design projects
• 3Design to the specifics of the brief, understand and incorporate site and landscape interface
• 4Integrate historical and theoretical concepts and processes into design propositions
• 5Design a complex or series of interconnected buildings, that integrate and interface with urban or inner suburban landscapes
• 6Develop and demonstrate an understanding of scale and space from an urban to a domestic interior scale, relating to people, location and utilisation
• 7Negotiate individual design aspirations within the context of a team project
• 8Communicate and test ideas and design propositions through iterative use of orthographic drawing (analogue and digital), 3D-modelling (digital and physical), photomontage, renderings and animations
• 9Recognise and demonstrate awareness of the disciplinary frameworks and attributes of architecture
• 10Present, substantiate and advocate for design proposals in a public setting, and accept critique in a constructive manner
• 11Engage with and contribution to the design studio culture