Angaben zur Professur

Lehrstuhl 

Professur M. Kaijima

Typ 

Professur für Architektur und Entwurf

Standort 

HIL

Webseite 

www.kaijima.arch.ethz.ch

Assistierende 

Barbara Bergamaschi, Tanguy Caversaccio, Samuel Dayer, Sofia Ferrari

Kontakt E-Mail 

dayer@arch.ethz.ch

Angaben zur Entwurfsklasse

Typ 

Entwurf III+IV

Thema 

House Behaviorology in Switzerland: Bern

Beschreibung
des Entwurfs-programmes 

Abstract In the autumn semester, our design studio focuses on housing design in Switzerland. Students analyze a single-family house, mapping the relationships between all actors. They then propose a multi-generational housing project responding to today’s context. It teaches basic design principles within the framework of Architectural Behaviorology and addresses public/private relations, common spaces and urban ecology. Content The house is the foundation of our living environment. Housing is not only a fundamental field of architecture but also a reflection of broader social, cultural and environmental dynamics. Focusing on Canton Bern, we will approach housing through the lens of Architectural Behaviorology, uncovering the relationships between buildings and their users, environments, materials and typologies. In the first phase of the semester, students will analyze and compare single-family houses from different historical periods in the Bern region. By investigating their spatial organization, density, materiality, site conditions and socio-economic context, students will identify key behaviors and characteristics that define local housing typologies and ways of living. By mapping the relationships between inhabitants, architecture, and surroundings, they will develop a deep understanding of how these houses function within their settings: What roles do they fulfill? What behaviors do they enable? How do they respond to their environments? In the second phase, each student will design a multi-generational housing project for 20 people, building on the qualities discovered in the case study. They will address contemporary social and ecological challenges, such as the need for increased density, shared spaces, and inclusive design. How can new housing support communal life while respecting individual needs? What spatial and architectural strategies foster intergenerational living and vibrant communities? How do we accommodate diverse user groups? Students will be introduced to the methodologies of Architectural Behaviorology and Actor Network Theory as tools for both designing architecture and understanding our built, lived and social environment. These approaches consider the house not as an isolated object, but as part of a vast, dynamic network of actors (human, non-human, climatic, material, typological). This course framework provides students with tools to better understand how and why specific architectural forms emerged, but also enables them to assess the impact of their own project on the existing actor network. It fosters an understanding of how architecture shapes (and is shaped by) its social and environmental context. By identifying the relationships between actors within the network, we observe how each actor’s behavior is influenced by others. How does a building behave towards its environment? What behavior do inhabitants engage in, within and around a building? How can we design in response to the behavior of materials, spaces, or climates? To help students articulate and communicate architectural ideas more precisely, the studio will collaborate with the Chair of Theory of Architecture. Each submission will be accompanied by a short original text.

Thematische und methodische Schwerpunkte 

Entwurf, Konstruktion, Staedtebau, Handwerk, Visualisierungen, Architectural Behaviorology

Lernziele 

Course Structure: 1. Typology & Research (4 weeks): Each student is able to… • analyze a single-family house using Architectural Behaviorology. • understand different housing typologies within their context. • understand the principles of housing design (typology, usage, privacy, commonality, material, climate). • identify, formulate and explore a research question around a specific element. • independently gather information. • analyze a case study house based on an individual interest. • represent their analysis in a hand drawing and a short text. 2. Structure & Space (4 weeks): Each student is able to… • design a housing complex with a given program based on insights from the case study. • design spaces for privacy and for community. • adapt a housing design to the needs of specific and diverse inhabitants. • apply the principles of structural design to their housing design. • critically evaluate a design and improve it. • represent a design through floor plans, sections, elevations, and physical models. 3. Improving Design + Details & Construction (5 weeks): Each student is able to… • sharpen the design idea and improve the housing project. • understand the principles of construction. • evaluate and choose materials and construction in accordance with their design idea. • draw a section of their design in scale 1:50 incorporating construction and structural design principles. • apply Architectural Behaviorology in the design details.

LV-Nr. des Entwurfs 

052-5525-00

Unterrichts-sprache 

English

Arbeitsweise 

Nur Einzelarbeit

Daten Zwischenkritiken 

October 7th, November 11th

Datum Schlusskritik 

December 16th

Einführungs-veranstaltung 

September 15th, 10:00 HIL F61 B

Zusätzliche Kosten 

CHF 0 (Schätzung, ohne allfällige Kosten für Modellbau und Seminarwoche)

Verfügbare Plätze 

Nach Bedarf

Plakat des Entwurfs-programmes 

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