COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: HOUSING SYSTEMS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 413	D	7	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Anna Yunitsyna , Tuesday 13-30-15-30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	The course deals with the main principles of organization of the residential environment. The process of the dwelling design is reviewed by the division of the living environment into different architectural levels – from the individual dwelling or apartment to the multifamily housing, housing complexes and residential districts. The theoretical set of lectures aims to understand the functional and spatial basis of the dwelling design, to study the low-rise and hi-rise housing typologies, to overview the influence of the climate and culture factors to the dwelling spatial organization. The set of lectures is supported by selected readings from the scientific research regarding the dwelling. The practical part of the course is the analysis of the physical environment of the selected case studies in order to find the connection between the cultural identity and the built construction , the cultural cues in the organization and shape of the spaces and to understand how the recent transformation of the tradition.
Course Objectives:	The course deals with the main principles of organization of the residential environment. The process of the dwelling design is reviewed by the division of the living environment into different architectural levels – from the individual dwelling or apartment to the multifamily housing, housing complexes and residential districts. The theoretical set of lectures aims to understand the functional and spatial basis of the dwelling design, to study the low-rise and hi-rise housing typologies, to overview the influence of the climate and culture factors to the dwelling spatial organization. The set of lectures is supported by selected readings from the scientific research regarding the dwelling. The practical part of the course is the analysis of the physical environment of the selected case studies in order to find the connection between the cultural identity and the built construction, the cultural cues in the organization and shape of the spaces and to understand how the recent transformation of the tradition and culture and influenced to the spaces, which are used for everyday life. For the evaluation of the case studies the quantitative methods of Space Syntax will be used.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction into the course. Residential environment. The main types of residential buildings. Typology of residential development.
2	Main factors affecting the housing design. Case studies selection
3	Functional basis of the apartment design. Presentation of the case studies
4	Space Syntax analysis of the apartment. Work on the connectivity graphs, demonstration of the software and practice
5	Typology of apartments and the building spatial organization. Work on the apartment plans
6	Architectural and spatial organization of the apartment. The influence of climate
7	Midterm. Presentation of the case studies data
8	Flexibility in dwelling. Distribution of the tasks for final research
9	Classification of the low-storey residential buildings. Main design elements of low-storey residential buildings. Consultation on the final research
10	Low-storey residential buildings with the entrance from the ground. Individual and detached house. Consultation on the final research
11	Low-storey residential buildings with the common communications. Consultation on the final research
12	Specificity of the design of the high-rise residential buildings. Consultation on the final research
13	Typology of the high-rise residential buildings. High-rise residential buildings and the specific of climate and landscape conditions. Consultation on the final research
14	Architectural composition of the high-rise residential buildings. Multifunctional residential complexes. Final project submission(PowerPoint + booklet)

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understand the basics of the typologies of the residential buildings and individual dwellings
2	Demonstrate an understanding of factors influencing the spatial and functional organization of dwelling
3	Demonstrate the ability to recognize housing solutions that are well adapted to people's needs
4	Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the quality of the spatial structure of dwelling and to offer an alternative design solutions
5	Understand the regional and cultural tendencies of the spatial development of the residential architecture in Albania
6	Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the importance of cultural background for the process of planning and designing the space
7	Demonstrate an ability to use Space Syntax methods in order to evaluate the housing design

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
Midterm Exam(s)	1	25
Presentation	1	10
Project	1	25
Final Exam	1	30
Attendance		10
	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	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	6	96
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	3	3
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6