1st SEMSTER
ARCHITECTURE A.Y. 2023-2024 L1
VENUSTAS Delight, Beauty, and
OUTLINE Artistry
I. ARCHITECTURE
II. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WHERE TO START PLANNING?
III. FUNDAMENTALS OF
ARCHITECTURE A. SITE CONTEXT
IV. WHERE TO START
PLANNING? I. SITE ANALYSIS
• is the process of studying the contextual
factors that influence how we might situate
ARCHITECTURE a building, layout and orient its spaces,
• Originated from Greek word shape and articulate its enclosure, and
ARCHI Great establish its relationship to the landscape.
TEKTON Builder Any site survey begins with the gathering of
• The art and science of building. physical data.
• The conscious creation of utilitarian II. SUN PATH
spaces with the deliberate use of • Indicate Cardinal directions/ Orientation
material. (North, South, East and West), Solar
• Should be technically efficient and Orientation, sun angles and sun path and
aesthetically pleasing. prevailing winds expected amount of
rainfall.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN • IDEAL SPACE ALLOCATION FOR
• Refers go the process of creating TROPICAL CLIMATE
and planning the layout, structure,
and, aesthetics of buildings and BEDROOMS NORTH, SOUTH, EAST
other physical structures. UTILITY WEST
• It encompasses the artistic, AREA
technical, and functional aspects of LONGER SHOULD FACE NORTH
designing a structure that fulfills SIDE OR WEST
the desired purpose while also SHORTER SHOULD FACE EAST
considering factors such as safety, SIDE OR WEST
sustainability, efficiency, and III. SWOT ANALYSIS
aesthetic appeal. • SWOT analysis (or SWOT matrix) is a
• Involves translating a concept or strategic planning and strategic
idea into a tangible form by management technique used to help a
developing detailed plans, person or organization identify strengths,
drawings, and specifications. weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
related to business competition or project
THREE FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE
planning. It is sometimes called situational
assessment or situational analysis.
FIMRITAS Strength, Firmness,
Solidity. Well-made or
structured.
UTILITAS Usefulness and Function
, B. BUILDING CONTEXT
ADJACENCY Next to;
SIMILARITY Similar spaces under
zoning for residential
a. Communal/Publi
c Zones or
Domain ex.
Formal
Living/Lounge
and Dining and
Show Kitchen
b. Private
Zones/Domain
ex. Home offices,
exclusive family THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE L2
areas, bedrooms
c. Utilities or Back OUTLINE
of the House ex. I. INTRODUCTION
Utility Kitchen, II. DESIGN ELEMENTS
Laundry Area, III. THE INVINSIBLE
Pantry, Storage, STRUCTURE
Mech Rooms
Relatedness Applicable to Hospital IMPORTANCE OF THEORY OF
to Planning and Design or ARCHITECTURE
Departments any development that • Architectural theory seeks to
, Goals and involves critical spatial understand the fundamental
Systems analysis. principles that guide the creation of
Sequence in Arrival-Park Car-Go to buildings and spaces, and it helps
Time (Based entrance-Remove shoes architects and designers articulate
on routine) and coat- proceed to their ideas and intentions.
living or get water from • It examines the relationship
the kitchen-head to between architecture and the
bedroom and so on. human experience, exploring how
I. DESIGN SCHEMATICS buildings can shape and influence
BUBBLE DIAGRAM individuals and communities.
DESIGN ELEMENTS
• Each “bubble” represents a space AESTHETIC The elements of
(room, office, lobby, garage, etc.) APPEAL design, such as
from the program. This loose line, shape, form,
bubble layout provides architects color, and texture,
with the information they need to allow architects to
begin the “hard line” drawings of a create visually
floor plan. pleasing and
harmonious
buildings and
spaces. They help
architects make
, deliberate choices determined by two-points in a two-
about the visual dimensional plane.
qualities. Horizontal, Vertical, Curved, Diagonal
COMMUNICATION Architecture is a FORM
form of visual • Form can be described as a
communication. By reference to both the internal
using elements of structure and external outline,
design, architects often in the shape of a three-
can effectively dimensional mass or volume.
communicate their
ideas, concepts,
and intentions to
clients.
FUNCTION AND The elements of
USER EXPERIENCE design play a
crucial role in
enhancing the
functionality and
usability of
architectural In architecture, we are concerned with the
spaces. Through shapes of:
the careful • Floor, wall, and ceiling planes that
arrangement of enclose space
elements, • Door and window openings within
architects can a spatial enclosure
optimize natural
• Silhouettes and contours of
light, ventilation,
building forms
acoustics, and
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR FORMS
ergonomics.
REGULAR FORMS
Elements like color,
texture, and • Refer to those whose parts are
materials can also related to one another in a
contribute to consistent and orderly manner.
creating a specific They are generally stable in nature
atmosphere or and symmetrical about one or more
mood that axes. The sphere, cyclinder, cone,
enhances the user cube, and pyramid are prime
experience. examples of regular forms.
IRREGULAR FORMS
THE INVINSIBLE STRUCTURE
LINE • Are those whose parts are
• One dimensional figure. A line is a dissimilar in nature and related to
one-dimensional figure, which has one another in a inconsistent
length but no width. A line is made manner. They are generally
of a set of points that is extended in asymetrical and more dynamic than
opposite directions infinitely. It is regular forms. They can be regular
forms from which irregular
ARCHITECTURE A.Y. 2023-2024 L1
VENUSTAS Delight, Beauty, and
OUTLINE Artistry
I. ARCHITECTURE
II. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WHERE TO START PLANNING?
III. FUNDAMENTALS OF
ARCHITECTURE A. SITE CONTEXT
IV. WHERE TO START
PLANNING? I. SITE ANALYSIS
• is the process of studying the contextual
factors that influence how we might situate
ARCHITECTURE a building, layout and orient its spaces,
• Originated from Greek word shape and articulate its enclosure, and
ARCHI Great establish its relationship to the landscape.
TEKTON Builder Any site survey begins with the gathering of
• The art and science of building. physical data.
• The conscious creation of utilitarian II. SUN PATH
spaces with the deliberate use of • Indicate Cardinal directions/ Orientation
material. (North, South, East and West), Solar
• Should be technically efficient and Orientation, sun angles and sun path and
aesthetically pleasing. prevailing winds expected amount of
rainfall.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN • IDEAL SPACE ALLOCATION FOR
• Refers go the process of creating TROPICAL CLIMATE
and planning the layout, structure,
and, aesthetics of buildings and BEDROOMS NORTH, SOUTH, EAST
other physical structures. UTILITY WEST
• It encompasses the artistic, AREA
technical, and functional aspects of LONGER SHOULD FACE NORTH
designing a structure that fulfills SIDE OR WEST
the desired purpose while also SHORTER SHOULD FACE EAST
considering factors such as safety, SIDE OR WEST
sustainability, efficiency, and III. SWOT ANALYSIS
aesthetic appeal. • SWOT analysis (or SWOT matrix) is a
• Involves translating a concept or strategic planning and strategic
idea into a tangible form by management technique used to help a
developing detailed plans, person or organization identify strengths,
drawings, and specifications. weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
related to business competition or project
THREE FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE
planning. It is sometimes called situational
assessment or situational analysis.
FIMRITAS Strength, Firmness,
Solidity. Well-made or
structured.
UTILITAS Usefulness and Function
, B. BUILDING CONTEXT
ADJACENCY Next to;
SIMILARITY Similar spaces under
zoning for residential
a. Communal/Publi
c Zones or
Domain ex.
Formal
Living/Lounge
and Dining and
Show Kitchen
b. Private
Zones/Domain
ex. Home offices,
exclusive family THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE L2
areas, bedrooms
c. Utilities or Back OUTLINE
of the House ex. I. INTRODUCTION
Utility Kitchen, II. DESIGN ELEMENTS
Laundry Area, III. THE INVINSIBLE
Pantry, Storage, STRUCTURE
Mech Rooms
Relatedness Applicable to Hospital IMPORTANCE OF THEORY OF
to Planning and Design or ARCHITECTURE
Departments any development that • Architectural theory seeks to
, Goals and involves critical spatial understand the fundamental
Systems analysis. principles that guide the creation of
Sequence in Arrival-Park Car-Go to buildings and spaces, and it helps
Time (Based entrance-Remove shoes architects and designers articulate
on routine) and coat- proceed to their ideas and intentions.
living or get water from • It examines the relationship
the kitchen-head to between architecture and the
bedroom and so on. human experience, exploring how
I. DESIGN SCHEMATICS buildings can shape and influence
BUBBLE DIAGRAM individuals and communities.
DESIGN ELEMENTS
• Each “bubble” represents a space AESTHETIC The elements of
(room, office, lobby, garage, etc.) APPEAL design, such as
from the program. This loose line, shape, form,
bubble layout provides architects color, and texture,
with the information they need to allow architects to
begin the “hard line” drawings of a create visually
floor plan. pleasing and
harmonious
buildings and
spaces. They help
architects make
, deliberate choices determined by two-points in a two-
about the visual dimensional plane.
qualities. Horizontal, Vertical, Curved, Diagonal
COMMUNICATION Architecture is a FORM
form of visual • Form can be described as a
communication. By reference to both the internal
using elements of structure and external outline,
design, architects often in the shape of a three-
can effectively dimensional mass or volume.
communicate their
ideas, concepts,
and intentions to
clients.
FUNCTION AND The elements of
USER EXPERIENCE design play a
crucial role in
enhancing the
functionality and
usability of
architectural In architecture, we are concerned with the
spaces. Through shapes of:
the careful • Floor, wall, and ceiling planes that
arrangement of enclose space
elements, • Door and window openings within
architects can a spatial enclosure
optimize natural
• Silhouettes and contours of
light, ventilation,
building forms
acoustics, and
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR FORMS
ergonomics.
REGULAR FORMS
Elements like color,
texture, and • Refer to those whose parts are
materials can also related to one another in a
contribute to consistent and orderly manner.
creating a specific They are generally stable in nature
atmosphere or and symmetrical about one or more
mood that axes. The sphere, cyclinder, cone,
enhances the user cube, and pyramid are prime
experience. examples of regular forms.
IRREGULAR FORMS
THE INVINSIBLE STRUCTURE
LINE • Are those whose parts are
• One dimensional figure. A line is a dissimilar in nature and related to
one-dimensional figure, which has one another in a inconsistent
length but no width. A line is made manner. They are generally
of a set of points that is extended in asymetrical and more dynamic than
opposite directions infinitely. It is regular forms. They can be regular
forms from which irregular
