architecture - Sam Fox School - Washington University in St. Louis

Fall 2010
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ARCH 500/600 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V-VI
Rocio Romero, Visiting Professor
PREFABRICATION AS A STRATEGY TO PRODUCTIZE
ARCHITECTURE
Objective
Architecture has traditionally been a service based vocation,
but in a consumer oriented culture it makes sense to sell it as a
product. This studio explores how prefabrication can be used as a
strategy to productize architecture.
Project:
The studio will consist of designing interior spatial component
that defines a dwelling, be it a home, apartment, or a loft studio.
We will focus on designing architectural core spaces; such
as bathroom core, kitchen core, room divider, desk station,
or any significant interior space. Students will explore how
prefabrication can be used as a tool to establish their own
architectural lexicon.
Program and Context:
The program varies as it is chosen by each student; it is an
opportunity to explore one’s personal interest in architecture.
The context of this project is specific; it is the consumer world.
We will use techniques and strategies employed by industrial
designers and architects with prefabrication expertise as a means
to guide the studio’s overall design process.