COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 302	B	6	4	4	0	6	10

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	Assoc.Prof.Dr. Valerio Perna vperna@epoka.edu.al
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. Valerio Perna vperna@epoka.edu.al , Tuesday, 10:30-11:30
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Monday, 09.40-13.40, Thursday, 09.40-13.40, Studio lll
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	75%
Course Description:	Discussion of buildings-building groups within design processes trough various detailing levels, discussing relationship of buildings whit cities within the understanding of systems; discussion of the contribution - problems of the building to the environment; development of complicated building programs and design solutions; discussion of various structure, construction and production systems and complicated functions; discussion of contemporary architecture and its vision by design problems in the studio.
Course Objectives:	The objective of the project is to propose a new CO-Housing and Middle-class Housing solution that integrates the design of common goods, applies the transect and mega-blocks model, reflecting the new urban values: compactness, participation, 24/7, pedestrian friendly, mixed use, and self-sufficient in terms of consumption and production of energy, information, goods and services. The project proposal aim is primarily to solve the access to decent housing for populations in need (elderly, young people, people with disabilities) and, to avoid the discrimination or social segregation that generate projects that are exclusively dedicated to these users, the proposal must allocate a % of units for social housing even designed for the middle class; this in order to integrate users’ social level within the urban fabric.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Architectural Project
2	Building Plan, Section, Elevation
3	Type in Architecture
4	Site Analysis
5	Morphogenesis
6	Urban Spaces
7	Architectural Theory
8	Design Strategies

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Intro
2	Case Studies
3	Scacchiera
4	Site Visit
5	Site Analysis
6	Site Analysis
7	First Sketches
8	Architectural Design 1/500. Building plans
9	Midterm Week
10	1st Pre Jury = Concept - 1/500 Urban Solutions
11	Architectural Design 1/200 apartments
12	Architectural Design 1/200 apartments
13	2nd Pre Jury = Architectural 1/500-1/200 proposals
14	Architectural Design 1/100

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	Arís, C. M. (1997). La manzana en la ciudad contemporánea: Integración del campo en la metrópoli actual. Urbanismo: revista oficial del Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid, (31), 6-11. Bachelard, G. (2014). The poetics of space. Penguin. Hertzberger, H. (2005). Lessons for students in architecture (Vol. 1). 010 Publishers. Koolhaas, R. (2014). Delirious New York: a retroactive manifesto for Manhattan. The Monacelli Press, LLC. Le Corbusier, (1948) The Home of Man Lynch, K. (1995). City sense and city design: writings and projects of Kevin Lynch. MIT press. Saggio, A. (1990). Progettare la residenza. Dissertazione in Composizione Architettonica. Saggio, A. (2014) Louis Sauer The Architect of Low-rise High-density Housing, 2014 Zevi, B. (2013). Si ta kuptosh arkitekturën. Dituria Manuals and Standards LIGJI Nr.9232, datë 13.05.2004 “Për programet sociale për strehimin e banorëve të zonave urbane” Chermayeff, S., & Alexander, C. (1965). Community and privacy: Toward a new architecture of humanism. (No Title). Fernández, J. A., Per, A. F., & Mozas, J. (2007). Density projects: 36 new concepts on collective housing. Heckmann, O., Schneider, F. (2010). Floor Plan Manual Housing, 5th revised and expanded edition. Birkhauser Merxhani, K., Kodra, T. (2024) Libri i arkitektit. UET Neufert, E. (2012). Architects' Data. Wiley-Blackwell.
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To study the two typologies of the residential buildings
2	To design housing with high level of comfort of living for different types of families
3	To propose the siteplan containing different housing typologies
4	To develop the complete project for every dwelling typology
5	To draw detailed plans of apartments for the families with different level of income and different number of people

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	1	10
Presentation	1	20
Project	1	20
Case Study	1	5
Final Exam	1	35
Attendance		5
Other	1	5
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	8	128
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	7	112
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	4	4
Other	1	3	3
Total Work Load:			250
Total Work Load/25(h):			10
ECTS Credit of the Course:			10

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

To be completed after the end of the course