Defining the programme

Defining the programme Tectonic Dev The process of designing the architecture of dwelling began with the programming. The establishment of the architectural programme in this project is more than just elopment 1 merely defining the functional requirements and spatial relationships (Summerson, 1996). The programme encompasses the idea of performance as the criterion that describes the interactions among components within the architectural invention (Mesznik, 2007). The programme defines the performance of the dwelling; at the same time, the programme allows the invention of a spatial system, which further defines the development of spatial ideas.

Programme is defined through the translation of the needs and characteristics of the family that will be accommodated in the dwelling. The programming process requires a thorough understanding of the existing condition of inhabitation as well as the creative insight into the range of possibilities of architectural and interior performance. The process incorporates the careful reading of the family as the dwelling inhabitants, including the understanding of their current practice and their future vision, and the critical analysis of all interrelated aspects of inhabitation. Such understanding and analysis would lead to the establishment of the creative and meaningful dwelling programme.

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