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AC SITE #5
​KTK

design one architecture project on a AC site

PROJECT CONTEXT
​AC Site #5 - the area around KTK at Alfriston College.
KTK site. 60m long x 20m wide
Benefit the school & community with a new building or buildings you design for this project. 

Design an Architecture Project that benefits the school + community.
​What is the purpose of your architecture project?​  
Who will be the users & what are their needs?

​Pick one purpose & design for the users.
1 - Education. 2 - Sports. 3 - Music. 4 - Relax. 5 - Food. 6 - Religious.  7 - Cultural. 8 -  Performance. 9 - Exhibitions.
​10 - Scientific. 11 - Accommodation. 
12 - Community. 13 - AR+VR. 14 - International students. 15 - a 6th whanau. 
Picture
360 degree video + photos of Site 5 - KTK

BRIEF
​Design an Architecture Project at Alfriston College. 

Site #5 special considerations: The view looking from Alfriston Road driveway (second entry to AC), rubbish area, raised gardens, trees between KTK & neighbours houses, path to fields, view of the fields, proximity to KTK.
  

Do design drawings. 3D model your design in Minecraft or Sketchup. Use Photoshop to visualise your design concept.

DESIGN DRAWINGS
Who will be using this building/s, what are their needs?

Consider the needs of the users & do design drawings to visualise your ideas 
architectureschool.co.nz/drawing.
Take photos of your drawings.


There are many ways to design architecture. Look at the examples on this page architectureschool.co.nz/design.

Whats more important to you when you design - Form or Function?
"Form + Function" means the exterior form of a building looks is more important than the internal function of the building.
"Function + Form" means the internal planning of a building room layouts is more important than the exterior form of a building. 


An example of Form or Function design is the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angles designed by Frank Gehry. 
What method do you think he used to design the building.....Form or Function?
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3D MODEL YOUR DESIGN IN MINECRAFT OR SKETCHUP
Visualise your design ideas in 3D using Minecraft and/or Sketchup. 

PHOTOSHOP
Use Photoshop or Pixlr to create visual images of your Architecture Project design ideas.
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