INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE

NAME OF DEPARTMENT/CENTRE: ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

1. Subject Code: AR-601 Course Title: Architectural Design Studio- I

2. Contact Hours: L: 1 T: 0 P: 6

3. Examination Duration (Hrs) Theory: 0 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weightage: CWS 0 PRS 100 MTE 0 ETE 0 PRE 0

5. Credits: 4 6. Semester: Autumn 7. Subject Area: PCC

8. Pre-requisite: Nil

9. Objective: To explore various building design aspects through architectural design studio
exercises.

10. Details of Course:

S. No. Contents Contact Hours
1. Understanding of functional activities to be performed in building, aspects 3
of ergonomics.
2. Architectural and engineering aspects of building design. 3
3. Site planning and environmental considerations. 3
4. Physical and economic constraints in designing. 2
5. Elements and principles of design of solar passive buildings. Study of 3
design standards.
TOTAL 14

Design Exercises: Major design exercises in residential, educational, commercial and

recreational buildings.

Minor design exercises on specific aspects related to spatial planning,

site planning, structural innovations, passive designing and building
services.
11. Suggested Books:

S. No. Name of Authors/ Books/ Publishers Year of

Publication/
Reprint
1. Agkathidis, A., Hudert, M. and Schillig, G., “Form Defining Strategies: 2007
Experimenting Architectural Design”, Wasmuth International.
2. Ching, F.D.K., “Architecture: Form, Space and Order”, 3rd ed., John Wiley 2007
& Sons.
3. Morgan, C.L., “Jean Nouvel – The Elements of Architecture”, Thames and 1998
Hudson.
4. Neufert, P., “Architects’ Data”, 3rd ed., Blackwell Science. 2000
5. Parmar, V.S., “Design Fundamentals in Architecture”, Somoiya 1973
Publications.