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Building Typology 1

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Course Unit Code226-0404/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SPA184Doc. Ing. arch. Eva Špačková, Ph.D.
Summary
The content of lectures is the basic conceptual structure of architectural typology in the area of housing. Students get acquainted with elements of architectural design of residential buildings with regard to their cultural and functional importance and impact on the quality of the built environment from the point of view both the individual and society. The architecture of buildings for housing is presented in historical, typological and operational contexts, including valid standards and regulations.
The lectures are followed by practicals.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The objective of the course is to provide the students with the knowledge of typology of residential buildings in historical, social and technical context, in the scope necessary for further study and for subsequent architectural design studio of residential buildings (Architectural Design Studio 1). Practical use of the knowledge is practiced in exercises thematically related to the lectured theory.
Course Contents
1. INTRODUCTION: ARCHITECTURE, HUMAN AND SPACE
2. HOUSING AND FLAT
3. FAMILY HOUSING
4. RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
5. HOUSING AND INTERIOR
6. HOUSE AND LOCATION (housing in urban context)
7. HOUSING FOR SENIORS
8. SPECIAL TYPES OF HOUSING
9. VIEW TO PAST - PREHISTORY AND ANCIENT HISTORY (from hunters and collectors to the Roman Castrum)
10. VIEW TO PAST – MIDDLE AGES AND MODERN HISTORY (from the migration of nations to the Baroque palace)
11. CHANGES IN HOUSING IN THE 19TH CENTURY (from classicism to modernity)
12. HERITAGE - 20TH CENTURY HOUSING (from modernity through socialist city to present day)
13. TRENDS OF CONTEMPORARY HOUSING
14. CONCLUSION: DISCUSSION, TEST REQUIREMENTS

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Chandler, Robert et al. Building Type Basics for Housing. Hoboken, New Jersey, USA: Wiley & Sons, 2010
Štípek, Jan a Paroubek Jan. Stavby pro bydlení. Praha: ČVUT, 2006.
Vyhláška č.268/2009 o technických požadavcích na stavby
ČSN 73 4301 Obytné budovy
ČSN 73 4305 Zaříditelnost bytů
Recommended Reading:
Schulz, Christian Norberg. Genius Loci.
Ching, F.D.K. A Global History of Architecture.

NEUFERT, Peter a Ludwig NEFF: Dobrý projekt - správná stavba: dům, byt, zahrada. Bratislava: Jaga, 2005.
Dlabal, Stanislav a Kittrichová, Emanuela. Nábytek, člověk, bydlení. Praha: ÚBOK.
Škabrada, Jiří. Lidové stavby, architektura českého venkova. Praha: Argo, 1999.
Herout, Jaroslav: Staletí kolem nás. Praha: Panorama, 1981.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined