SRD363 - Architecture Design Studio 05: Hybridscapes
Unit details
| Year | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 1: Maycon Sedrez |
| Prerequisite | SRD263 and SRD264 |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | SRD361 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 1 x 1 hour lecture per week, 1 x 3.5 hour practical experience (studio) per week |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Supplementary information | Equipment Requirements: Please note students may be required to pay additional costs (not included in standard student fees) for unit related materials. Students should budget $50–$100 for personal consumables but may be more depending on individual project outcomes. Any specific required additional costs will be outlined via the unit site throughout the trimester in preparation for specific activities. |
Content
A key contemporary architectural challenge is to address the complex relationship between urban density and liveability by reimagining high-rise structures as a hybridised type. In response to the layered contexts of our cities, architects must integrate diverse programs that promote spatial diversity, social interaction, and adaptability. This involves engaging with verticality not merely as an exercise in height, but as an opportunity to articulate spatial relationships, public-private transitions, and programmatic interdependencies. Hybridity introduces a productive tension between contrasting functions—residential, public, commercial, communal—within a single architectural structure, requiring a mediated design process. Hybridscapes will support students in exploring architectural design through the lens of complex, contradictory, and hybrid environments in which contemporary architecture operates. Through a series of learning and assessment activities, students will investigate the impact of dense architectural solutions in urban contexts, with a particular focus on understanding 'vertical' relationships and spatial arrangements within high-rise building types.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Reflect on the urban complexities of architectural design hybrids. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Produce insightful research and analytical outcomes of dense urban architecture, specifically hybrid and vertical models, and apply it to a design solution. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Communicate architecture design with exploratory and refined representation skills and visual media. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Note – From 2026, Deakin commenced introducing Graduate Attributes (GAs), which define the distinctive characteristics of a Deakin graduate. You may notice some units still refer to Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) during this transition period.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Conceptual analysis and presentation | Analytical production with predominately visual output (diagrams, drawings, models), supported by written and oral presentation | 30% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 Design project and presentation | Architectural design production with predominately visual output (specified drawings and models), supported by an on-campus oral presentation in week 12 | 50% | Week 12 |
| Assessment 3 Reflection (Design journal) | Design journal with predominately visual process and thinking | 20% | End-of-Unit Assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SRD363 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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