Proposed Title for Pre-Thesis Design

Full Name:

Matric No:

Pre-Thesis 2/3 – Urbanism Studio / Sustainable Technologies Studio

Selected Site: Site A/B/C

Urban Issues

• Social-cultural issue
• Contextual issue
• Eg: Loss of identity – photographs, google map, news paper cutting

What to insert here?

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• Identify the site A/B or C in your masterplan
• What are the social issues you can observed from your group work?
• Add slide of google earth map with selected site and surrounding context/ programme

Site Issues

Design Aim

- aims: to propose (typology) as a (urban concept: placemaking, third place etc) for (intention/program) at (location) to (urban purpose)

Design Objectives

1. To identify/ Study……
2. To evaluate…..
3. To propose…..

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1. To promote
2. To educate
3. To propose

Example:

• Who is your main target group?
• Behavioural study of the target group (timeline)

Main target group

Target Users

Building Program

Spatial Planning

Problem Statement

(Site or General Current Issue)

Activity Timeline /

Behavioral Study

Interpretation of the behavioral of activities

DESIGN THESIS

FORMULATION

FRAMEWORK

The needs of the users

The translation

Of activity to spaces

Site Planning, Zoning & placemaking

Check with the behavioral of users

Refer this to double check your design framework

Client

Urban Theory/ Concept

Eg: concept of third place

Eg: the placemaking

Proposed Building Programme

Design Strategies

• Sample of case studies/ building typologies (in brief only, to be developed further in crit 2)
• The design approaches keywords (eg: zoning? raise on stilt? Ground floor as public spaces?)

References

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