Sustainable Design for Houses and Landscapes unit (KDA102)

Introduction

This unit will build on your practical knowledge of sustainable design for houses, expanding your thinking to 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

Unit name	Sustainable Design for Houses and Landscapes
Unit code	KDA102
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering School of Architecture and Design
Discipline	Architecture & Design
Coordinator	Associate Professor Ceridwen Owen
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Introductory

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Relate design for houses and landscapes to broader systems and principles of sustainability.
• Identify the implications of climate and climate change for the design of houses and landscapes at the macro and micro scale.
• Propose a sustainable design project and strategies that address identified problems, risks and opportunities for a particular housing and landscape context.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

KDA101

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	This unit is offered fully on-line and asynchronous.
Assessment	AT1 Quizzes (20%)|AT2 Visual Field Report (30%)|AT3 Design Project (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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