4.0 Portfolio
17/03/16 - 22/04/2016 4.1 Portfolio Aims
In the period following the final review, time will be provided to focus on reviewing, extending and completing all previous design projects and compiling them into an A2 portfolio format ready for final submission. The content requirements for your portfolios are given in the final project deliverables lists below. Portfolios must be presented to a professional standard in an A2 card portfolio, box or kraftfolio. It is essential that this is done in a coherent manner with an appropriate and carefully considered graphic or visual style. Care should be taken to sequence the work in a clear developmental or explanatory order.
- Heavy ring bound portfolios should be avoided - Plastic sleeves must not be used to hold drawings. - Tracing paper and other non standard drawing sheets must be mounted - Names must be provided on the cover of the portfolio - Drawings should be keyed and labelled in a discrete and uniform way. - Annotations must be carefully composed using an appropriate typeface If in doubt use Helvetica! 4.2 Fabrication Aims
An extra period of two weeks after the paper portfolio submission has been set aside for the production and finishing of both the exhibit quality prototypes and the 3D collage pieces. Two additional tutorials have been scheduled during this time to allow discussion of what key joints, materials and finishes these can be selected to demonstrate. Care should be taken to plan these two critical elements well in advance, to allow the time available to be spent intensively fabricating. [continued...] UCA Canterbury School of Architecture // BA Interior Architecture & Design // Stage 3 // 2015-2016
4.3 Outcomes
A professionally presentable, ordered and annotated portfolio. A final ‘exhibit’ prototype element An exquisitely made 3D collage layered construction drawing
4.4 Assessment Criteria
Ability to formulate project proposals that are clearly grounded in research of the contextual issues relating to the site and the client. Ability to coordinate the various cultural, technological, social and formal considerations in the production of complex interior design projects Quality of visual, verbal and other communicative methods and techniques and their appropriateness to the project aims and the audiences that it seeks to address.
4.5 Duration
Portfolio stage will run from Term 2 Week 11 until Term 3 Week 02 inclusively 05/04/2015: Portfolio Hand-in between 14.00 and 15.00 07/04/2015: Fabrication tutorials 14/04/2015: Finishing tutorials 22/04/2015: Prototype and 3D Collage Hand-in between 10.00 and 11.00
4.6 Submission
Submission of your work will in all cases be to the Registry staff. Your design tutors will NOT be present during this process and you should not seek to contact them. Portfolios will be submitted between 14.00 and 15.00 on Monday 5th April to a table outside the MAIN STORE on the Ground Floor of G Block (Architecture foyer). On submission of the portfolio a registry staff member will sign you off. No further paper work will be accepted beyond this point. Exhibit prototypes, 3D Collages (and any supporting test pieces) will be submitted between 10.00 and 11.00 on Friday 22nd April to the GOLDFISH BOWL on the Ground Floor of G Block (Architecture Dept). On submission of these elements a registry staff will photograph them and sign you them off. No further physical pieces will be accepted beyond this point.
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4.7 Soane Deliverables
Diary (A final collation of information into a printed and bound presentation quality design diary at a minimum of four pages per day) i) Detailed and precise drawn site records of location (plans, sections, elevations, details of frames, balustrades, columns, doors or furniture) ii) collated other site evidence and precedent studies (photographs, postcards, artwork, stickers, tickets) iii) collated press/other information on specific target individuals and materials iv) outline design sketches, screenshots, test model photos (recorded daily) Strategic v) 1 A2 page to demonstrate individually selected understanding of the background/ context of the Soane Museum. vi) 1 A2 page of drawn identification of specific aspects of designated occupant character including needs, key belongings, behaviours and abilities. This means scale line cad drawings vii) A2 1:100 overall context plan drawn in CAD - correctly titled and annotated including section lines - keyed to identify area of individual focus and interest - used to map repeated deployment or movement of detachable proposal - used to map occupant response to above viii) A final project synopsis of between 200-500 words on an A2 cover sheet with an appropriate image and title. Presentational ix) Completed A2 set of 1:25 or 1:20 presentation drawings, fully annotated and non model generated (including drawn occupation): plans x 2 sections x 2 elevations x2 x) One A1, fully annotated, 1:5 line drawn section of full proposal (illustrating material selection and constructional detailing). xi) One single, A2 sheet, 1:2 line drawn section of deployable device xii) One A2 high quality layered collage/perspective spatial drawing of project ‘in location’ xiii) One high quality advanced fabrication 1:25 detailed model of proposals
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4.7 MPA Deliverables
Diary (A final collation of information into a printed and bound presentation quality A5 design diary at a minimum of four pages per day) i) Detailed and precise drawn site records of location (plans, sections, elevations, details of frames, balustrades, columns, doors or furniture) ii) collated other site evidence and precedent studies (photographs, postcards, artwork, stickers, tickets) iii) collated press/other information on specific target communities iv) initial design and design development sketches, screenshots, cad drawings v) exploration of branding and identity for your MPA proposals vi) intensive examination of sample materials and collated information on their required construction buildup vii) technical prototype sketches, screenshots, test model photos viii) 3D collage layered drawing design sketches, screenshots, fabrication photos Strategic ix) All contextual analysis deliverables completed as follows: 1 A2 page focussing on MPA agenda and context 1 A2 page on selected Educate-Express-Engage characters 1 A2 page of programmatic requirement data & relationships diagrams 1 A2 CAD context plan at 1:500 1 A2 annotated existing building drawings at 1:100 (plans and key section) 1 A2 of selected site photos carefully keyed to existing drawings set 1 A2 of carefully selected and annotated precedent studies x) Full, completed, carefully annotated and keyed GA drawing set of your final proposals to be 1:100 on A2 sheets. Must include: Ground, First, Second Floor plans (including context) One long and one lateral section (including context) Front and rear elevations (including context) xi) A2 communication of an appropriate MPA community and commercial branding strategy or identity applied to the local context (elevation or perspective) xii) A final project synopsis of between 500-800 words on an A2 cover sheet with an appropriate image and title. Presentational xiii) A final A1/A0, 1:20, technically detailed and spatially descriptive presentation CAD section through the existing building and your proposals. All elements must be carefully annotated and the section must be keyed to the plan. xiv) 1 A1/A2 final, presentation quality exploded axonometric or isometric drawing of the entirety of your proposals. Key areas and elements should be annotated. xv) One A1/A2 drawing, annotated, keyed and labelled to demonstrate careful design and planning of one element of your insertion proposals. This should give clear description of the material and functional properties and use of the element. xvi) A physical exhibit quality prototype of all or part of the above and appropriate development prototypes, carefully photographed and presented on an annotated A2 sheet. xvii) A beautiful exhibit quality A2 size final 3D collage layered drawing piece xviii) Three presentation quality A3 perspective views presented on A2 sheets to convey a clear sense of identity, material and spatial experience. [ends] UCA Canterbury School of Architecture // BA Interior Architecture & Design // Stage 3 // 2015-2016