Class 7 Agenda

Class Info

• Date: Friday 10/14
• Meeting Info: Meeting in-person in Voorhees V-305

To-Do Before Class

• Reading 5 – Wall Systems + Masonry Walls

• Group 3 to present Reading 5 next class
  • Reading presentation groups listed here
  • Refer to the reading list on the ARCH 1231 Course Hub for specific pages
  • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
  • In addition to your notes + sketches, prepare the following and be ready to discuss next class: 
    • Find a building near you that uses brick masonry at its exterior walls
    • Photograph the building and try to identify if the building is using the brick as a primary structural material, or if it is only a veneer
      • Pay close attention to the brick bonding (which type of bonding is used?)
      • Also pay careful attention to the openings (arches? lintels? something else?)
    • Post your photo and assessment to Miro by Friday 10/14, 12pm
• Module I: Case Study Building – Final Drawings
  • Complete Plan Geometry Diagram, First Floor Plan, Section, + Elevation drawings
  • Post final drawings to Miro by Friday 10/14, 12pm

Topic(s)

• Module 1 Wrap Up
• Tectonics and Performance in Masonry Exterior Walls
• Materials + Properties – Masonry

Activities

• Pin Up
  • Module 1 – Final Elevations
• Reading 5 Presentation
  • Group 3 to present Reading 5
  • Reading 5 Recap
• Masonry Wall Construction Presentation
• In class activity – Building with modules (1 hour)
  • Each group shall design a small building that can fit on a 20′ x 20′ plot of land.
    • The buildings can take up the whole lot, or only a portion of it, but all buildings must be at least 120 SF in floor area, and between 10′ and 15′ tall.
    • Buildings shall be built using standard 8″ x 8″ x 16″ CMU blocks, with no cutting of blocks allowed (only full and half blocks).
    • Buildings must have at least 2 doors and 2 windows.
  • Deliverables include:
    • 1 Floor Plan with key dimensions
    • 4 Elevations with key dimensions
    • All drawings at 1/2″ = 1′-0″ scale

To-Do After Class 

• Reading 6 – Building Envelope

• Group 4 to present Reading 6 next class
  • Reading presentation groups listed here
  • Refer to the reading list on the ARCH 1231 Course Hub for specific pages
  • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
  • Post to Miro by Friday 10/21, 12pm