Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Undergraduate - Unit


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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL


FacultyFaculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational UnitDepartment of Architecture
OfferedNot offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)Mr Sven Mehzoud


This unit involves the introduction of issues concerning interior climate, acoustics, power supply, water supply, waste removal, (hydraulics), lighting, escalators/lifts. The issues of energy efficiency and ecological soundness and the basic science of these issues are covered as case studies examining their resolution in buildings



  1. understand the range of service issues involved in interiors
  2. understand the effect of services on interior ambience and construction
  3. understand the basic science of the range of service technologies
  4. understand the elements of structural systems; 5.have knowledge of basic structural elements and constructions and their response to the application of forces
  5. be capable of analysing the behavior of structure
  6. appreciate a variety of major interior and small scale architectural examples utilising structural concepts and systems


Examination: 40%. Assignments: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week, including; 4 hours in lectures/tutorials and 8 independent study hours per week



IAR2301 and IAR2304