Building Construction 1

Code:

200204

Acronym:

200204

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Architecture and construction
OFICIAL	Building Technology

Instance: 2022/2023 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Tecnologia da Construção (TC)
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Degree in Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIARQ	173	MIARQ	2	-	9	142,5	243

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Studying the architectural space in its constructive dimension, by raising awareness and acquiring basic scientific knowledge about the materials and techniques involved in the construction processes.
Ensure that this learning, which is based on the study of generic building becomes necessary instrumentation to support architectural practice and theoretical action, permanently referred to the context of the place and the production system.

Learning outcomes and competences

Development of a "constructive consciousness" can instill in students a new sense critical of the process / method of project design and analysis / understanding of architecture.
Understanding technical issues involving the construction of architecture not only pragmatically, as the corset creative act, but rather as a source of inspiration and encouragement.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Inscription on this course unit is only advisable for students which have approval on CU Projecto 1.

Program

Lectures:

1. Architectural Construction - Historical overview

1.1 Construction berfore Industrial Revolution
1.2 The birth of the modern building in international and national contexts.

2. How buildings work - Fundamentals.

3. Building construction elements - general notions
3.1 Introduction - Project versus construction;
3.2 Foundations;
3.3 Structure; 
3.4 Basement walls;
3.5 Containment walls;
3.6 Types of floor slabs and flat roofs;
3.7 Types of structure in wood or metal pitched roofs;
3.8 Exterior walls:
3.8.1 Resistant or fill;
3.8.2 Simple, double, composed and ventilated;
3.8.3 Waterproofing, thermal and acoustic insulation;
3.8.4 Transitions and terminals (foundations / ground floors, and roof openings);
3.8.5 Resistance and stability;
3.8.6 Formal characterization (language of buildings)
3.9 Flat and sloped roofs:
3.9.1 Waterproofing;
3.9.2 Thermal insulation;
3.9.3 Coatings;
3.9.4 Singular elements (skylights, dormers and chimneys); 
3.9.5 Transitions and trim (flashings, gutters and downspouts);
3.9.6 Formal characterization (language of buildings).
3.10 Facade openings - exterior Frames:
3.10.1 Components;
3.10.2 Types;
3.10.3 Environmental adequacy (natural lighting, ventilation, water tightness, thermal comfort and acoustic comfort);
3.10.4 Functional adequacy (visual relationships, use of space, security);
3.10.5 Types of exterior frame profiles.

4. Due to the articulated development of the exercise with the program chair Project II it will be held a theoretical analysis and description of the constructive system of exemplary buildings, which fits into the typology (s) subject (s) under study on that chair, complementing the support completion of 2. nd Practical Work. These classes will focus particularly on the structural system, materials used, types of exterior walls, interior walls, floor slabs, roof slabs, closing the gaps interior and exterior details and type.

Practical classes: 
- Preliminary work - Geometric and constructive survey of the classroom;
- 1st Practical Work (Group) - Survey, analysis, research and interpretation of the constructive system of Portuguese Modern Architecture representative buildings from the first half of the twentieth century;
- 2nd Practical Work (individual) - Study of the constructive system of a building in development or developed in the CU Projecto 2, regarding the structural system, exterior walls, roof and floor slabs, including a reflection text on the construction options relative to the functional organization and language. These elements will be drawn by hand and coordinated with the final delivery of Project 2.
In coordination with CU Project 2, joint classes will be held, on a date to be defined.

Mandatory literature

Allen Edward; Como funciona un edificio. ISBN: 84-252-1089-5
Paricio Ignacio; La construcción de la arquitectura
Branco José da Paz; Manual do pedreiro
Neufert Ernst; Arte de projectar em arquitectura
Segurado João Emilio dos Santos; Alvenaria e Cantaria
Segurado João Emilio dos Santos; Trabalhos de carpintaria civil
Segurado João Emilio dos Santos; Serralheria civil
Tacla Zake; O livro da arte de construir
Teixeira Joaquim José Lopes; Provas de aptidão pedagógica e capacidade científica
Teixeira Gabriela de Barbosa; Diálogos de edificação. ISBN: 972-9419-38-8
Mascarenhas Jorge; Sistemas de construção. ISBN: 972-24-1299-x
Deplazes Andrea 340; Constructing architecture. ISBN: 3-7643-7189-7
Schmitt Heinrich; Tratado de construcción. ISBN: 84-252-0092-X
González José Luis; Claves del construir arquitectónico. ISBN: 84-252-1695-8
Cedolini Mário; Strutture,. ISBN: 88-7743-084-2
Addis Bill; Building. ISBN: 978-0-7148-4146-5
Castro Villalba António; História de la construcción arquitectónica. ISBN: 84-7653-559-7

Complementary Bibliography

Kind-Barkauskas Friedbert; Concrete construction manual. ISBN: 3-7643-6724-5
Ford Edward R.; The details of modern architecture. ISBN: 0-262-56201-1 978-0-262-56202-7
Ford Edward R.; The details of modern architecture
Herzog Thomas; Timber construction manual. ISBN: 3-7643-7025-4
Herzog Thomas; Facade construction manual. ISBN: 3-7643-7109-9
Paricio Ignacio; Las claraboyas. ISBN: 84-923125-5-6
Paricio Ignacio; La fachada de ladrillo. ISBN: 84-923125-1-3
Paricio Ignacio; Las cubiertas de chapa. ISBN: 84-923125-7-2
Pfeifer Gunter; Masonry construction manual. ISBN: 3-7643-6543-9
Quaroni Ludovico; Proyectar un edificio. ISBN: 84-85434-09-9
Schunck Eberhard 070; Roof construction manual. ISBN: 3-7643-6986-8
Segurado João Emilio dos Santos; Materiais de construção
Teixeira Luis Manuel; Dicionário ilustrado de Belas-Artes
Rodrigues Maria João Madeira; O vocabulário técnico e crítico de arquitectura. ISBN: 972-589-017-5
Silva Jorge Henrique Pais da; Dicionário de termos de arte e arquitectura. ISBN: 972-23-3336-4
Grech Chris 340; Diccionario plurililingue de terminos de arquitectura y construcción. ISBN: 84-252-1762-8
Costa F. Pereira da; Enciclopédia prática da construção civil
Oliveira Ernesto Veiga de; Arquitectura tradicional portuguesa. ISBN: 972-20-0959-1
Fernandes Francisco Barata; Transformação e permanência na habitação portuense
PARICIO, Ignacio; Vocabulario de arquitectura y construcción, Bisagra, 1999. ISBN: 84-923125-6-4
Salgado José 080; Informar a modernidade
Blaser Werner; Wood pioneer architecture. ISBN: 3-908080-45-2
Blaser Werner; Metal pioneer architecture. ISBN: 3-908080-46-0
Blaser Werner; Stone pioneer architecture. ISBN: 3-908080-47-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures
It is considered that the matters addressed in lectures allows students to acquire basic knowledge on the historical evolution of key technical issues involving the construction of a building: the concept of structure, resistant walls, partitioning or fill, floor slabs, roof slabs , the notion of waterproofing, thermal and acoustic insulation, closures of openings as well as on the importance of detail.
The chosen examples aim to highlight the importance of the drawing act in different analysis scales, as an important instrument of thought and representation, connected with the processes and methods of project's devellopment.
The studied matters will be illustrated with tipified schemes or remarkable buildings, trying to present examples which are based on a criterion of constructive pluralism, demonstrative of different ways of conceiving, studying and solving the technical issues of buildings, turning them into consistent and exemplary architectural solutions.


Pratical classes
In the first practical classes, a preliminary work (individual) will be carried out, consisting of the geometric and constructive survey of the classroom.
In the remaining practical classes two exercises are conducted, each lasting approximately one semester.
In the 1st Practical Work (group), by gathering information, drawing and analysis of an a historically relevant building of Portuguese Modern Architecture, is intended that the students develop reasoning and interpretation of some building issues, simple and elementary, sort of universal and defining of the construction of architecture.
In the 2nd Practical Work (individual), through the study of one of the buildings developed in the Curricular unit Project 2, it is intended that students develop an autonomous process of reasoning that allows them to make choices about the logical and coherent structural system adopted, privileging the ability of experimentation and synthesis. In this sequence, students must develop a critical sense, capable of evaluating the relationship between the mode of solving technical problems and the language of architecture.
It is understood that practical work should be the preferred means for students to assess the importance of drawing - hand raised and technical - as the main instrument of reflection and representation of issues of construction, integrated into the method / process of Project design.

keywords

Technological sciences > Architecture
Humanities > History > History of science > History of technology
Technological sciences > Technology > Construction technology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Trabalho laboratorial	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	231,00
Trabalho de campo	12,00
Total:	243,00

Eligibility for exams

It is assumed that a student must be present at least to 75% of the number of classes due according to timetable.

Calculation formula of final grade

To obtain the final classification is necessary to fulfill the attendance criteria specified in the preceding paragraph.
The final grade will be the weighting of the results obtained in both practical work (40% for the 1st. and 60% for the 2nd.), with the apreciation of the criteria associated with continuous assessment.
Failure to file a practical work means the exclusion of the student, without the possibility of performing rescuing assessment.
Both works will be the subject of situation points with eventual qualitative assessment.
Final deliveries will be subject to quantitative classification.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the applicable legislation.

Classification improvement

The rating of 1st Practical Work can be improved, individually or in groups, during the 2nd Practical Work, by correcting the negative aspects highlighted as in its assessment.

Observations

According to the devellopment of COVID-19 pandemy, and depending on the dispostions that may be demanded by the Portuguese Health Authorities, changes may occur in face-to-face classes regime.