SSUD71-101 Understanding Buildings 241

SSUD71-101

Understanding Buildings 241: Assignment 2

Topic: Assignment 2: Group project requiring application of construction processes/methods.

Format:

Part 1: Site and House Summary

Part 2: Detailed Room Construction Schedule

Part 3: Construction Drawings and Scale Model.

Due date: 4:00pm Tuesday 26th of March 2024 (Week 11)

Total marks: 100

Weighting: 50%

Total words: No specific word limit.

Learning Outcomes:

1.    Describe and identify the component parts of a building (physically and on drawings) and their functions;

2.   Recognise and describe the construction sequence and methods adopted to construct a building;

3.   Interpret basic site plans and construction drawings, and extract particular information required

Stimulus: 

This assignment allows you to demonstrate your understanding of site analysis, the relationship between site and built form, and the common elements of residential construction in south-east Queensland.

There are three parts to this assignment. All group members are expected to contribute to all parts.

Scenario:

This assignment builds upon the groundwork laid in Assignment 1. To proceed, your group must collectively choose one of the addresses assessed by each team member in Assignment 1. The entire assessment will be centered around this selected site address. It is assumed that the chosen site is currently vacant, with any existing structures having been demolished.

Following a thorough examination of the vacant allotment chosen in Assignment 1, your task is to select a single-story house design that adheres to the site's setback and site cover restrictions. Additionally, the chosen design should be well-suited for a family of four, including two active teenagers.

The house plan that you choose must be from one of the following building companies:

1.   Plantation Homes

2.   Masterton Homes

3.   Beechwood Homes

4.   GJ Gardner Homes (great for sloping lots)

5.   Pivot Homes (great for sloping lots)

6.   Sanctuary New Homes (great for sloping lots)

7.   McDonald Jones Homes (great for sloping lots)

The house that you choose should carefully consider the potential needs of the occupants and should ideally:

•     Minimise the required earthworks.

•    Take maximum advantage of views, solar access and prevailing breezes in order to efficiently light and heat/cool the house.

•     Be sized and positioned on the land so that it permits room for landscaping features such as a future pool and gardens and a driveway.

Task description:

Part 1: Site and House Summary (10%)

In tabulated or bullet point format give a brief description of the house you have selected for the site. Use the following headings, but do not be restricted by these.

•        Building company who created the design, and the name of the design.

•        Description of inclusions – number of bedrooms, bathrooms, car spaces, etc.

•        Floor areas – indoor/outdoor and total

•         Brief description of its construction materials – e.g.  frame, cladding, floor system, roofing material

•        How the house suits the proposed occupants in terms of space usage

•        The suggested substructure/ground shaping strategy

Part 2: Detailed Room Construction Schedule (20%)

Choose one of the ‘wet’ areas in your house – bathroom, ensuite, laundry or kitchen.

1.       Draw a dimensioned plan of your selected space at a scale of 1:20. You will need to scale from your house plan for this (by hand or using a CAD software/app)

2.       Create a detailed construction schedule for the space, commencing at the stage where slab/floor, wall & roof framing are in place, through to the space being ready for occupation/use.

Your schedule should be in tabulated, timeline or bullet point format, in approximately chronological order, and include for all the finishes and fixtures which would be provided. Make use of photographs to illustrate the various items (where relevant). Give an example of the supplier of the item and the trade which would install/erect it. (i.e., wall framing – Carpenter).

Part 3 Construction Drawings & Scale Model (60%)

Note: Drawings maybe created by hand or by CAD

Site Plan and Site Analysis (10%)

Scale 1:200

a.    Prepare a site plan of your chosen site extending to the kerb & channel on the street(s), showing the outline of the house and the extent of the roof (dotted). Take care when transferring the outline of the house to the site plan – ensure that the scale is consistent.

b.    Your site plan should give all information pertaining to the site including site bearings and dimensions, north point, site area, Lot and Plan number (RPD) and setback dimensions to the house and outermost projections. Include existing vegetation to remain and to be removed.

c.    Show all proposed site elements external to the house – landscaping areas, driveways etc. You can be a little creative with this, but the location of any retaining walls should be appropriate with respect to (d.) below.

d.    Indicate the ground shaping strategy and direction of overland drainage.

e.    Show the location of existing services external to the site, and proposed connection lines to the house (source information from Dial Before You Dig)

f.     On a copy of the site plan, analyze the site in terms of locality, existing falls across the site and orientation. Indicate solar access and prevailing breezes, and direction of views (favourable or unfavourable).

House Plan (5%)

a.    A3 print out directly from builder’s website – there is no need to adjust the floor plan, but a bar scale should be added to indicate scale.

b.    You must include cross section location (Section A – A), north point and elevation cross/indicator. Note: it is recommended that you obtain advice from your teacher(s) for the location of your section line. The  north point should relate to the positioning of the house onto your site.

Note: sometimes it will be necessary to use a ‘mirror’ image of your house to properly suit the site orientation. If this is the case, please make a note to that effect. It is not necessary to re-draw the floor plan, but all other drawings should be the mirrored version. Plans from some builders will be able to be mirrored before you print them out.

Section A – A (10%)

Scale:  1:20 or as required to fit onto A3paper

a.         Draw a cross section through the building labelled ‘Section A – A’, taken at the location of the section line shown on the floor plan.

b.        Show Natural Ground Level (NGL) and Finished Ground Level (FGL) at the section location.

c.         Give height levels above FGL for:

•        finished floor level.

•        joinery height (top of windows & doors).

•        ceiling height.

d.        The section should be fully annotated for all materials shown. Materials should be identified by standard hatching patterns where appropriate.

e.        Appropriate labelling is required as it carries significant weighting for this drawing (labelling should include at minimum element name and material specification).

Scale Model (35%)

Using materials sourced from art/craft stores, local hardware stores and the like, create a 1:20 scale model of a cross-section of the house approximately 4.0m wide, between the outer walls of the building and the Section A-A location which has been identified on the drawings.

•        For the purpose of the model the roof will be assumed to be a gable roof.

•        Accurate representation of the building structure and materials will be assessed as part of this task. Therefore cut-outs, showing the wall structure, internal and external materials and roof formation are required.

•        Model shall be made with heavyweight card and/or balsawood. Use material/textural differences to indicate different building components.

•        Use machine-like precision with no glue evident. Cut all materials cleanly and neatly.

The purpose of the model is to demonstrate your understanding of the structure, construction, and materials. Therefore, attention should be paid to the correct and careful detailing of these elements.

The cross-section drawing will directly relate to the cut through location of the model and the correlation of these two items will be carefully assessed.

Important:

Model making may be done off-campus and must not be completed in any room of the University other than the designated spaces allocated for this purpose. After week 4, an announcement will be issued to let students know which room can be used to work in your models.

Submission:

•        Assignment 2 groups comprise four students each. To form a group, use the self-enrollment link provided on iLearn. All team members must join the same group number before the due date.

•        Student ID numbers for all students in the group must appear on all written and drawing sheets, and on the base of the model.

•        All drawings are to be presented on A3 paper with a title block giving the names and SID of all group members, the drawing name and bar scale. For this purpose, a standard title block should be prepared which can be used on all drawing sheets.

•        Drawings are to be folded simply and neatly to A4 size so that they can be unfolded and read easily.

•        Due to the nature of the assignment, only the written components of each part are to be lodged

through the assignment portal on iLearn on or before the due date. Also include a digital version of all drawings annexed to the final submission for marking purposes.

•        Hardcopies, properly bound, are to be submitted to the drop-box Level 2, Building 3, with a completed assignment cover sheet on or before the due date.

•        An announcement will be issued after Week 4, to advise the drop-off location of the building models (the same assignment due date applies for model submissions).  All models are to be collected and removed from the designated location after marking I completed.

•         If there are any concerns regarding group interactions, please contact us well in advance. All team members are anticipated to contribute equally to the task. If a lack of engagement or contribution from a teammate is observed by the majority, kindly inform us by Week 9. We will make efforts to mediate or explore further options. It's important to note that we won't be able to assist if these issues are raised shortly before or after the assessment's due date, as the timeframe at that stage won't allow for alternative arrangements.

Assessment criteria:

Your assignment will be assessed according to the criteria and weights below: