1. Programming - NM Flashcards
What are the components of an Architectural Program? (7)
1 - Client Philosophy, vision & goals
2 - Site requirements : parking, circulation, orientation
3 - Space requirements for future needs
4 - Financial requirements, preliminary budget
5 - Scheduling & time frame for project
6 - Others: regulatory, community, ecological
7 - Recommended Construction Project Delivery Method
What are some alternate names for a functional program? *P3?
1 - Design Brief 2 - Facilities Program 3 - Space Program 4 - Architectural Program 5 - Space Need Analysis
6 - Owner’s Statement of Requirements and Output Specifications - in case of Public, Private Partnerships (P3)
What sort of studies or analyses might you provide to an owner who will operate a new building for the foreseeable future? (2)
- Market & Demographic Studies
* Life Cycle Cost Projections
The purpose of a Functional Program is to provide the client & design team with a clear understanding of what? (3)
1 - Activities & users, space-by-space; historic precedents in other buildings
2 - Functional criteria / volume of the activity achieved
3 - Future expansion
This results in approximate floor areas and technical requirements for the facility.
In the preparation of a F/P you must establish client needs + impacts, what 4 major NEEDS are typically used to define the F/P criteria?
1 - SPACE* requirements : accommodate staff, equipment, activities — Relationship btw spaces
2 - OCCUPANTS, staff
3 - FURNITURE
4 - MAJOR EQUIPMENT
*can be done room by room or dept by dept
Define NET floor area.
Inside face of walls or enclosure of useable, or assignable (functions), space.
How to ensure the architectural program responds to the client’s objectives?
The program must determine the client’s:
- Philosophy
- Vision
- Goals
- Services
What sort of REGULATORY RESEARCH might occur at this stage? (7)
1 - COMMUNITY Plans - Urban
2 - ZONING + Land Use
3 - Designated Activity DISTRICTS (Business, Cultural, sports + Heritage)
4 - Review by Civic Design PANELS (ex: PIIA)
5 - ENVIRONMENTAL Issues
6 - Community CONCERNS
7 - TRANSPORTATION Issues
Are consultants required during pre-design?
NO, a broad overview can be done by architect.
What is a grossing factor?
Warehouse?
School / office?
Hospitals?
- 8+ /
- 1-1.25 /
- 4-1.6
gross floor area = grossing factor x net floor area
- 8+ (hospitals)
- 1-1.25 (warehouse)
- 4-1.6 (schools offices)
What 5 components (aspects of a facility) are defined with a functional program?
1 - character 2 - services 3 - scope 4 - functions 5 - space requirements
What does the Functional Program seek to answer? (4)
1 - what is the NATURE + SCOPE of the problem ?
2 - what INFORMATION is required ?
3 - AREA + TYPE of space needed ?
4 - what space will be needed in the FUTURE ?
The architect sometimes prepares these 4 components for the F/P?
1 - schedule
2 - preliminary budget
3 - project delivery method
4 - site evaluation or determination
List 5 ways space requirements can be explicitly described in an FP report.
- define ACTIVITIES
- define functional RELATIONSHIPS of spaces
- bubble + flow DIAGRAMS
- SIZE of each space
- special TECHNICAL requirements (build. systems & equip.)
Describe the different process phases for the development of an architectural program.
1.DESCRIBE:
•client’s philosophy / vision / goals
•services provided by new facility
• how services will be provided
2.IDENTIFY •activities for each space •all occupants •major occupants •relationships between spaces or groups **note Bubble Diagram tool
3.PREPARE
•detailed space requirements
•overall schedule(sometimes)
•prelim budget(sometimes)
•outline proj delivery method(sometimes)
•site eval or determination(sometimes) - might inc. regulatory research ex: zoning
What consultants are commonly engaged during pre-design?
- Urban Planners • Geo
- Cost Estimators • IT
- Historical Research
- Real Estate Appraisal
- Market Research
Define GROSS floor AREA.
ALL areas, inc. exterior walls. Net Area +corridors +walls +columns \+ext wall thickness +mech/elec/data rooms \+vestibules +elevators \+shafts +service spaces
Functional programming is a ____ _____ process that defines the _____ & ______ of work.
- decision making
2. problem & scope
In the preparation of a F/P you must establish client needs + impacts, what 3 major types of IMPACTS should the architect analyze & understand?
1 - BUILT environment (impacts of the occupants & building’s processes on the environment)
2 - SOCIAL impacts on the community
3 - Local INFRASTRUCTURE impacts
What sort of schedules, studies, or analyses might you provide to an owner who is looking to renovate one of several existing buildings to accommodate a new use? (4)
- Schedules for changing occupancy
- Study of Compatibility
- Study of Code & Bylaw
- Valuation of Land & Sites
In developing a functional program which of the following questions is MOST important to answer?
A) How many maintenance rooms are required on each level?
B) What is the most appropriate door width for a corridor?
C) What space is needed to operate the facility efficiently?
D) What lighting level is required for occupied spaces?
C) What space is needed to operate the facility efficiently?
What techniques can be used to determine the client’s needs?
- Research
- Observation of existing client facilities
- Meet the end users of the projected building
- Public consultations
- Discussion groups
- Surveys
In order to prepare an architectural program, the architect must identify, research & observe ….? (2)
- The building’s users & their activities
2. The volume of activities expected for different components of the program
What should be researched & observed in the building’s users ? (3)
- Activities plan function-by-function, room-by-room or department-by-department.
- Staffing plans
- Storage requirements.
What should be researched & observed in the volume of activity ? (2)
- throughput (amount of material put through manufacturing)
2. flow patterns & human activities
What types of studies may be required to verify the program & its feasibility? (2)
Business Case
Feasibility Study
How to analyze program vs budget?
Does the budget correspond to the square feet gross area?
- must be gross, not net area
Three (3) sustainable development principles to consider ?
- Economic
- Social
- Environmental
To realize a project, we need to respect these 3 aspects & understand the impact of the new building on the economy, social context & environment.
Which sustainable development principles may affect the architectural program? (4)
- Site placement, shape, orientation of building.
- Energy performance
- Operational systems
- Spaces and usages
A sustainable development principle will have an effect on the architectural program if it has an affect on…? (4)
- The cost
- The space need
- The site requirements
- The geometry, configuration, footprint, orientation of the building.
What does a Business Case Explain?
- Opportunity / idea,
- How and who it will impact,
- What others are foing,
- Analyze alternatives,
- Risks & cost/benefits,
- Recommendations
What does a Feasibility Study Explain? (13)
- Functional Program
- Regulation studies
- Site evaluation
- Environmental impact
- Market studies
- Demographic studies
- Financial studies
- Valuation of land & sites
- Existing facilities
- Life Cycle Cost
- Compatibility of program to existing facility
- Alternatives
- Schedules - cash, phasing
