Launceston
This unit is subject to an enrolment quota: February (300) and Semester 2 (to be advised)
Introduction
In Introduction to Sustainable Design for houses we learned about the foundations of sustainable design and developed awareness of the environmental and health impacts of housing.
Sustainable Design for Houses and Landscapes builds on this and will expand your thinking towards houses within landscapes both natural and constructed - and interacting with climate, biodiversity, human health and urban and regional food systems. You will explore systems-based design approaches including regenerative design, resilience thinking, permaculture principles and biophilic design that will enable you to better integrate your house within wider living systems and communities.
Through innovative, holistic precedent analysis, self-directed field study and structured design exercises, you will devise practical strategies to create, for example, adaptive microclimates around your house, a home-based food system, and conditions for improved backyard biodiversity, while also targeting well-being and bushfire design awareness. With these systems-based perspectives, you will likely see numerous new opportunities for action at home that contribute to ecological restoration and the well-being of your household and community.
The unit comprises five modules:
1. Housing and landscapes - the bigger picture
2. Beyond sustainable design for houses
3. Climate - designing and adapting
4. Designing for health and well-being
5. Systems, materials and components.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Sustainable Design for Houses and Landscapes |
|---|---|
| Unit code | KDA102 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Architecture and Design |
| Discipline | Architecture & Design |
| Coordinator | Ceridwen Owen |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
1. Relate sustainable design for houses to larger scale landscape and urban growth issues and challenges. |
2. Identify design implications for houses and gardens linked to climate, topography, biodiversity and household needs. |
3. Evaluate and adapt a range of systems-based design principles for specific housing and landscape contexts. |
4. Propose design strategies that promote health, wellbeing and ecological restoration at the scale of a selected house and community. |
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
KDA101 Introduction to Sustainable Design for Houses
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Fully on-line |
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| Assessment | 1. Test or quiz 4-6 questions , Weight: 20% 3. Field Notes/Report , Weight: 30% 2. Design/drawing length minimum 6 pages, maximum 8 pages (text and images) , Weight: 50% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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