Architectural
design
process
HUMAN NEED (BASIC NEED, EMOTIONAL NEED
AND COMPLAX SOCIAL
NEED)
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
(DESIGN AS
PROCESS)
A SPACE, THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE
HUMAN ACTIVITY and NEED
(DESIGN AS A RESULT)
Residential
Client/user
Client variable, indeterminate
Architect
Design team
Flexible with some
technical constraints
Designer
Builder
Contractor
Builder
Technical, determinate
Architect
Design team
(design as process)
INPUT HOME
Context Design
(as result)
Content
?
Concept
What do we have?
As Input
• Context, ( physical environment, socio
economic and cultural context)
• Content, (intended purpose and its
requirements)
• Concept, (governing principle or idea of
the deign and intended character of the design)
DESIGN/ output
DESIGN Process
+5 examples
• Phase 1 Brief ; The accumulation
and ordering of relevant information.
• Phase 2 Analysis; The investigation
of the nature of the problem.
• Phase 3 Synthesis +
implementation ; The development and
refinement of tentative solutions isolated
during phase 2.
• Phase 4 communication;
technical and graphical.
5 Familiar patterns
Linear
Design process is a continuous B.A.S.I.C. linear
steps.
Communication
B A S I
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Division
Design process is choosing the best solution out of several
Division of design solutions.
Option 1 Option 1
Option 2 Option 2
Option 3 Option 3
B A REDO S REDO I&C
Centralized, there are no steps in design
process. Everything is happening at the same time (Prof.
Lawson)
Synthesis
Solution
Analysis
Brief experimentation
Design
Constraints
Cycle
"Design process is an endless repetitive cycle"
B
A
C
P/R S
PROCIDE or
REDO I
Investigative each steps in the design process is based
on selective investigation process on options of idea and solution.
1 2A
2A 2A
C 2 2BA
3 2B 2BA
2BB
PROCIDE or
REDO
Residential design process
1. Inception/ need assessment
2. Brief (interview, case study and literature
review)
3. Site inventory + Analysis
4. bubble diagram
5. Schematic design
6. Preliminary design
7. Final design
8. Communication
BRIEF
• Program development according to
client/user demand.
• Ergonomics (anthropometric
standards).
• Literature review
• Case study
Site inventory +
analysis
Site Inventory + Analysis
1. Physical Factors
– Topography
– Geographic location
– Plant material
– Water
– Climate
– Solar orientation
– Prevailing winds
– Soil
2. Infrastructure
– Accessibility
– Electricity, water and telecommunication
2. Regulatory factors
– Master plan regulations
– Codes
– Historical Requirements
3. Sensory Factors
– Views
– Sounds
– Smells
Some of the complex array of issues
involved in designing window
Bubble diagram
functional layout study
SCHEMATIC design