Architectural Design-IV (26151)

Course Conducted By
Sharmila Sutradhar
Instructor
Architecture Technology
Daffodil Polytechnic Institute
This Course is for: Diploma in Engineering (Architecture 5th semester)

Architectural design-iv course aims to make students understand how to consider
impact of built environment while designing different types of public building. Main
focus of the course is to enable students to get into the decision making process
considering aspects of more center functional layouts. Major emphasis of the course
includes program, design development and structural solutions. Student will
understand institutional health facility structures in the context of Bangladesh
considering the culture, climate and context along with formal expression of the
structures. Importance should be given to building materials and technology and be
able to design innovative ideas that respond to the need of the society.

Subject Aims:
● Understand how to consider the impact of the built environment while designing different types of public
building.
● Main focus of the course is to enable students to get into the decision-making process considering aspects
of more center functional layouts.
● Major emphasis of the course includes program, design development and structural solutions.
● Students will understand office building and shopping related structures in the context of Bangladesh considering the culture, climate and context along
with formal expression of the structures.
● Importance should be given to building materials and technology and being able to design innovative ideas that respond to the needs of the society.

Subject Outcome:
1. Describe General conception of Health center.
2. Discuss Planning consideration of Health center.
3. Explain Consultants’ rooms.
4. Discuss Emergency department.
5. Interpret school building design.
6. Describe secondary school design.
7. State Site Design and the safety & security of school.
8. Describe Parking.

Practical Outcome
1. Perform Site visit and case study.
2. Prepare process flow chart of a Healthcare center.
3. Prepare the Preliminary Design of a health center
4. Design the health center.
5. Design emergency patient room.
6. Design of a school.
7. Prepare the detail plan of a class room.
8. Prepare the detail plan of teachers’ room & library.
9. Prepare additional drawing of school.