Building Design Process
Dr. R U Halwatura
Department of Civil Engineering
Key areas covered
• Planning of buildings
• Building elements and materials (Brief with their structural requirements)
– Foundation
– Walls
– Roof/ Slabs
– Green Roofing Systems
– Doors and Windows
– Finishes and Stair cases
– Building regulations
– Building design
• Field visit 01
• Field visit 02
• Assignments
• Assignment -01
• Assignment -02
Other key Resources
• Concepts of Architecture-Guest Speaker- Charted Architect
• Concepts of quantity surveying- Guest Speaker- Charted QS
• Practical issues in civil engineering construction- case
study- Guest Speaker- Charted Engineer
Assignments
• Assignment 01
– Batch will divide in to ten each will get one key topic to cover at the class. They will be both assess
by me and as pears. Giving marks will be little deferent and personal favoring is not possible.
• Assignment 02
– Written individual assignment on the first field visit experience and mark through moodle.
• Assignment 03
– Individual submission- on 3D modeling. Has to get the prior approval and have to create a 3D model
of a two storied building and the permit drawing for a council aproval.
Lecture Schedule
1. Foundation -Group 01
2. Walls -Group 02
3. Roof/ Slabs -Group 03
4. Green Roofing Systems -Group 04
5. Doors and Windows -Group 05
6. Finishes and Stair cases -Group 06
7. Building regulations -Group 07
8. Building design -Group 08
9. Field visit 01 -Group 09
10. Field visit 02 -Group 10
Three guest lecturers
Architecture
Quantity surveying
Engineering
Software introduction
• Architectural desktop
• Auto cad
• 3D MAX
• Revit architecture
• CAD RC Detailer