After successful completion of the course, students are able to analyse basic factors of spatial design and to combine them through simple partial exercises into a complete, comprising design. Cross-scale spatial sequences from urban space to small-scale space and their architectural structure will be examined. The students can work through the spatial design down to the material-specific detail. They will understand how to relate relationships between outside and inside as well as between spaces of various public and private spheres, and how to apply those relationships within the framework of the exercise.

The module teaches how to analyse the basics of spatial design, including typologies, spatial models, space allocation plans, constructions, location or topos, and environmental factors. The design fundamentals are developed in the exercise in phases from concept through draft to simple, detailed solutions. Design factors such as room shapes, daylight and artificial light, as well as the design-relevant use of materials will be treated theoretically and applied in practice in the design exercises. Representation and model building techniques will be presented in the lectures and used in the exercises.

More information about the programme can be found in the Handout-Studio (pdf) under Documents. This will be put online starting in mid-September.

Critiques will be made at weekly intervals; digital and on-site appointments are planned alternately. Attendance is mandatory. The supplementary theoretical part (lecture Raumgestaltung) takes place on Wednesdays from 11:00 to 13:00. (Meeting-ID: 985 7912 1450, Passwort: RadioWS21) In advance TUWEL videos with the lecture content (RadioRaumlabor) are provided. These videos should be studied independent in October.

Feedback through graphic reflection of the lecture content is requested from each student in form of 9 sketches / see task definition (documents provided on the Dropbox: - layout specification for submission).

Exemplary sketches and questions / answers about the lecture content will be discussed with the lecturers in the lecture slots that take place live on Wednesdays from October 20, 2021. Each exercise group is assigned an appointment that is obligatory. In order to successfully complete GdE Raumgestaltung, this supplementary theoretical part must also be successfully completed.

Introductory lecture and start of exercises:
The practice units begin in the first week of October (4-8 October 2021) with a city walk. In addition, the introductory lecture and programme presentation will take place online on 6 October, 2021 from 11:00 to 13:00. The link will be shared ahead of time. If you are absent from the city walk without an excuse, your place will be forfeited and a negative certificate will be issued.

City walk:
Meet in front of the main entrance to St. Stephen's Cathedral: Teams A, E, and F at 14:00; Team B at 14:30; and Teams C and D at 9: 00. The following text should be read before the city walk: Josef Frank, Das Haus als Weg und Platz. (You can find the pdf under Documents.)

Exercise units:
Team A: Wednesday 14.00 – 19.00.

Team B: Thursday 14.30 – 19.30

Team C: Friday 9.00 – 14.00

Team D: Tuesday 9.00 – 14.00

Team E: Monday 14.00 – 19.00

Team F: Friday 14.00 – 19.00

Prerequisite courses:
VO (lecture) Building Construction 1, VU (lecture with practice) Design Theory or VU (lecture with practice) Building Construction 1 (requirements for the new curriculum)
or
STEOP (Introductory and orientation period, old curriculum requirements)


Expected previous knowledge:
VO (lecture) Structural Design and Materials Science 1, VO (lecture) Architecture and Art History 1 and 2, VU (lecture with practice) Design Theory, VU (lecture with practice) Building Construction 1, VU (lecture with practice) Drawing and Visual Languages 1 and 2

Registration for the studio spatial design WS (winter term) 21/22:
Students who have successfully completed the basic course architecture and construction (structural engineering, CAAD and building construction) in SS 21:
The names of the exercise units (team A, B, C, D, E and F) have been timed in a manner to avoid schedule conflicts with other compulsory courses in the third semester (three-dimensional design, digital representation methods 2).

Students who have successfully completed the Basic Course in Architecture and Construction (Structural Design, CAAD, and Building Construction) in SS 21, and who also meet all other requirements for participation in the VU Basics of Spatial Design, can register in TISS from 30 August to 6 September 2021. We will then assign you to a team that, based on the timetable, does not overlap with other required courses in the third semester.
Example 1: If you studied in Group A01 to A04 in the previous semester, you will be assigned to Team A or Team F and can register in the assigned team.
Example 2: If you studied in Group B05 to B08 in the previous semester, you will be assigned to Team B or Team D and can register in the assigned team.
Example 3: If you studied in Group C09 to C12 in the previous semester, you will be assigned to Team C and can register in the assigned team.
Example 4: If you studied in Group D13 to D16 in the previous semester, you will be assigned to Team D or Team F and can register in the assigned team.
Example 5: If you studied in Group E17 to E20 in the previous semester, you will be assigned to Team E or Team F and can register in the assigned team.

If you plan to change groups, you can do this independently in the general registration period from 08 September to 22 September 2021, but we can then no longer guarantee that you will keep your designated spot, nor can we guarantee that there won’t be any overlaps with other required courses in the 3rd semester.

If you have not registered by 06 September 2021, you can register in the general registration period from 08 September to 22 September 2021, but we can then no longer guarantee that there will be no overlap with other required courses in the 3rd semester.

General registration from 08 September to 22 September 2021:
Students who want to register or who have not completed their registration using the procedure described above can register within the general registration period, as long as free places are available. If you do not get a place, you can put yourself on the waiting list.

Cancellations, changes of registrations, and new registrations are possible from 08 September 2021 to 22 September 2021.


Timely registration in a supervisory group via TISS is mandatory and a prerequisite for participation in the Studio Spatial Design. Participation in the introductory event, the theoretical part, and the individual mentoring appointments is mandatory. Missing exercise dates and submissions automatically leads to a negative assessment and exclusion from the exercise. In the event of an unexcused absence during the first exercise unit, your place will be forfeited and will be passed on to another student on the waiting list. In addition, a negative will be issued.
Please send questions about registration only by e-mail to studio-rg@raumgestaltung.tuwien.ac.at


Grading
Successful completion of the first phase is a prerequisite for participating in the following exercises. Attendance at all class meetings is mandatory. The final grade is made up of all submissions. In order to receive a positive certificate, the supervision appointments must be attended and all theoretical and practical subtasks must be submitted. All theoretical and practical exercises must be successfully completed in order to pass GdE Spatial Design.

Continuous assessment