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Environmental object design I

Course developer

Prior knowledge

Arhi1028, Material Studies of Outdoor Spaces

ArhiB011, Digital Tools in Landscape Projects I

Replaced course

Arhi2085 [GARH2086] Environmental object design I

Course abstract

The aim of the study course is to learn the classification of small-sized architectural and artistic structures used outdoors, the rules of use and design requirements. The course also includes a historical review. Students will familiarize themselves with constructions and equipment designed for a wide variety of functions, evaluating the specifics of materials. In the study course, a course work will be developed with several drawings of outdoor design elements.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

1. Knowledge: acquired new knowledge and understanding of the constructions, equipment required in the outdoor space, their design rules, functional use, style and artistic design, knowledge of construction and equipment safety rules. Practical work No. 1–3.
2. Students know how to develop drawings for road and square surfaces, know how to construct outdoor furniture and stairs, ramps and retaining walls. Students acquire the skills to design elements of environmental objects according to a specific purpose and function. Practical work No. 1–3.
3. Competence: it is competent to choose technically and artistically high-value outdoor design elements for recreation, sports, children's play, organizing public and private outdoor space appropriate for the place. Practical work No. 1–3.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Meaning, specificity, use, and classification of environmental objects and outdoor elements.
2. Stylistics of environmental objects (lecture 2 h).
3. LVS: safety of materials and mechanisms outdoors. Design principles for public outdoor improvement elements (lecture 2 h).
4. Approaches to the design of environmental objects in the development, creation, and design of sculptural works in the outdoor space of urban and cultural-historical environments
(lecture 2 h).
5. Design of outdoor elements for stairs, and platforms. Staircase formula, slope ratios. Types of stairs and supporting walls (lecture 2 h).
6. Outdoor elements: benches, benches, lounges, their types and classification (lecture 2 h).
7. Garbage bins, compost boxes, other types of containers, and classification (lecture 2 h).
Bicycle shelters, lift platforms, terraces, platforms, pergolas, gazebos, canopies, signs, information boards, footbridges, and bridges, their types and classification (lecture 2 h).
8. Gabions, fences, fences, fences, their fastening types, and solutions in the outdoor space. Lighting elements, and their types (lecture 2 h).
9. Outdoor elements: equipment of children's playgrounds, division of age groups, and safety zones (lecture 2 h).
10. Practical work No. 1. (2 h).
11. Practical work No. 1. (2 h).
12. Practical work No. 2. (2 h).
13. Practical work No. 2. (2 h).
14. Practical work No. 3. (2 h).
15. Practical work No. 3. (2 h).

Submission of all practical works, presentation, and defense of works. Exhibition of student works (lecture 2 h).

Requirements for awarding credit points

Graded exam. Attendance at classes of at least 75%. All independent work has been developed, submitted and positively assessed within the specified time. For work submitted after the specified time (unless there is a justifiable reason), the grade will be reduced in accordance with the assessment rules approved by the institute.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Developing independent works, studying materials
in e-studies and the methodological office. Concept solutions and drawings for several outdoor design elements have been developed.
Practical work No. 1 works: calculation of stair formulas and ramp slopes, development and preparation of specification tables.
Practical work No. 1: Design of stairs and ramps
and detailing (amount of A3 or A2 format drawings).
Practical work No. 2 settings: rhythm, dynamics, rhythmic dynamics. Layout layout and preparation of graphic material (visual graphic material on A2 format tablets).
Practical work No. 2 development of installation and idea, detailing for the design of outdoor elements, defining the shape, structure, tones, type of attachment, visual overview in photomontage or visualization format.
Practical work No. 3 practices: construction of sculptural works, forms, proportions, scale. Layout design and preparation of graphic material (visual graphic material on for A2 format tablets).
Practical work No. 3 development of installation and idea, detailing for the design of outdoor elements, defining the shape, structure, tones, type of fastening, visual overview in photomontage or visualization format.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The evaluation of the study course depends on the assessment of practical work and the amount of intensive work, sketching, development of ideas throughout the study course.

Compulsory reading

1. Neufert E., Neufert P.Architects' Data. Ed. B.Baiche, N. Walliman. Oxford, UK [etc.]: Blackwell Science, 2000. 636 p. ISBN 9780632057719
2. Baumester N. New Landscape Architecture. Verlagshaus Braun, 2007. ISBN 9783938780251
3. Bokalders V., Bloka M. Ekoloģiskās būvniecības rokasgrāmata. Kā projektēt veselīgas, racionālas un ilgtspējīgas ēkas. Rīga: Biedrība "Domas spēks", 2013. 691 lpp. ISBN 9789984996196
4. Construction and Design Manual: Architectural Diagrams 1. Editor M. Pyo. Berlin, Germany: Dom publishers; 2015. 383 p. ISBN 9783869224176

Further reading

1. Peurifoy R. L., Schexnayder C.J., Shapira A. Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006. 768 p. ISBN 9780072964202
2. Metric Handbook Planning and Design Data. Edited by D. Littlefield. Amsterdam etc.: Elsevier, 2008. 720 p. ISBN 9780750652810
3. Sustainable Urban Design. Duurzame stedenbouw. M. Meijer (red). Blauwdruk, 2010. 240 p. ISBN 9789075271331
4. 1000 Tips for Landscape Architects. D.Quartino ed. Loft Publications, 2011. 319 p. ISBN 9788499368580

Periodicals and other sources

Nosacījumu iepazīšanai un izpētei:
1. http://www.apeirons.lv/new/
2. http://www.videspieejamiba.lv/
3. https://likumi.lv/ta/id/326992-buvju-visparigo-prasibu-buvnormativs-lbn-200-21

Notes

Compulsory course in full-time studies of MVZF study program "Landscape Architecture and Planning" (Bachelor).