Schedule#

Welcome to Advanced Building Design 2025!

Our course runs on Monday Afternoons in the Spring semester and the 3 week period in June.

Hint

Make sure you have read the course guide before the first session

Week 01 - Part A#

We will meet for the first session in Auditorium 32 in building 306. Following the lecture we will meet outside to form the teams and visit the buildings so dress warm :)

Feb 3 2025 13:00 - 17:00

Time

Location

Activity

13:00 - 13:45

306/32

Course Introduction

13:45 - 14:15

306/32

Subject Introduction

14:15 - 14:25

outside

Choose Subject
Whole class divide into subjects Teachers and TAs will help where numbers are not even

14:25 - 14:45

outside

Create Companies
Each subject subdivides into 16 separate companies (about 2 people) use teachers and TAs to help

14:45 - 15:00

outside

**Create Teams **
PMS present their team and then consultants apporach and choose in disciplinary waves

15:00 - 15:15

outside

Team KPIS
Establish points for team and get it signed by a TA.

15:15 - 14:00

outside

Visit Buildings
Define points for team and get it signed by a TA.

14:00 - 17:50

freechoice

Team building
get to know your team

Questions#

  • Which type of consultant do you want to be in this project?

  • What is the identity of your subject group (company)?

  • How does your subject contribute to the team?

  • List one thing you need the most from each subject?

  • What is special about your group and what can you offer the team?

  • Which Team KPIs do you most align with?

  • Is everyone in your group on the same page?

  • PM: What values do you want your team to have?

  • Aspirations: How ambitious are you?

Activity#

  • Team formation

    • find subject In this first activity you will be asked to make a ‘guesstimate’ of the GFA for your building.

  • What GFA are you aiming at for your building? This requires that you define the F2F height.

  • Will you have a greater ceiling height on the ground floor?

  • Will you have different types of floors for different parts of the building?

Week 02 - Existing Building#

Location: Building 117 Room 024 / Building 127 Room 014 / Atrium of 127

Feb 10 2025 13:00 - 17:00

Hint

Please bring

  • A computer so that you can review and analyse the BIM and drawings for your chosen building.

  • A pencil / pen to sketch and help you communicate and explore ideas with your team.

  • Scissors / scalpel etc. to cut card will help you model the existing buildings.

  • A ruler will help you model it to scale and measure it so you can analyse it.

Having decided what building you will model in the previous session. This week following a brief introduction to working in interdisciplinary teams you will build a physical model of the existing building.

Time

Location

Activity

13:00 - 13:15

117/024

introduction (Standing)

13:15 - 14:00

T01-06 : 127/014
T07-08 : Atrium
T09-16 : 117/024

Team meeting

14:00 - 16:30

Check below

Analysis and Modelling PMs subdivide team into analysis and build groups

16:30 - 17:00

Check below

Documentation
Document your existing model (photos) and share in MS Teams

Team meeting 01#

  • PMs add information to the Teams.xls file in our MS Teams group

  • Decide on who will build the model today and who will anlayse

  • How should the communicate throughout the day.

Analyse the Existing Building#

  • Analyse the BIM and drawing for the existing buildings.

  • What is the carrying capacity of the exisiting structure?

  • What are the existing building systems?

Model Existing Building#

  • Physical model the existing building

  • Remember that we will need to edit it next week.

By the end of the session#

  • Enroll on DTU Learn in your team subject and consultant groups.

  • Document the original model you will adapt it next week - post on MS Teams

Week 03 - Proposed Building#

Location: Building 117 Room 024

Feb 17 2025 13:00 - 17:00

Analyse the Previous ABD Projects#

  • Analyse the BIM and drawing for the existing buildings.

  • How many desks could fit on a floor?

  • What systems did they use

  • Could the existing structure take more floors?

Model the Proposed Building#

  • Adapt existing building model to you proposal

  • Calculate the improvement you have made in the new model

Hint

Please bring

  • A computer so that you can review and analyse the BIM and drawings for your chosen building.

  • A pencil / pen to sketch and help you communicate and explore ideas with your team.

  • Scissors / scalpel etc. to cut card will help you model the existing buildings.

  • A ruler will help you model it to scale and measure it so you can analyse it.

  • Bring additional upcycled cardboard etc. that you can use for modelling material.

Week 04 - Part A Presentation *#

Location: Building 117 Room 024

Feb 24 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • Present your models in the Foyer of 127

  • Feedback on your models from the chief consultants

  • Present best model and early integration awards

  • Submit the work required for Part A on DTU Learn.


Week 05 - Part B *#

Location: Building 306 - Auditorium 32

March 3 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 - 13.30 Part B Introduction (Building 306 - Auditorium 32)

  • 13.30 - 14.00 Walk from building 306 to 116

  • 14:00 – 15:00 (introduction to the subject – focus on options for Part B)

  • 15.00 - 17.00 Continure work on drawings.

Week 06 - Subject Lectures **#

Location: Building 116 - Check consultant guide for your subjects

March 10 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 – 15.00 (focus on the drawings they need to produce)

  • 15.00 - 17.00 Continure work on drawings.

Week 07 - External Lecture#

Location: Building 306 - Auditorium 32

March 17 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 - 13.05 Grøn Dyst Challenge Intro

  • 14.00 - External Lecture TBC

  • 14.00 - 17.00 Team time to finalise drawings.

Week 08 - Part B Presentation ****#

Location: Building 116

March 24 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 – 17.00 (interdisciplinary drawing feedback session)

  • Check the Drawing Assignment in Part B for more details


Week 09 - Part C **/#

Location: Building 406 Auditorium 32

March 31 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 - 13.05 Short presentation about intro week - looking for circle buddies etc.

  • 13.05 - 13.00 Part C Introduction (Building 406 Auditorium 32)

  • 13.30 - 14.00 Walk from building 306 to 116

  • 14.00 – 15.00 Chief Consultant Session (Consultant rooms in Building 116).

Week 10 - Consultant Session **#

Location: Building 116 - Check consultant guide for your subjects

April 7 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 – 15.00 Chief consultant Session (Consultant rooms in Building 116).

  • 15.00 - 17.00 Team time

Week 11 - External Lecture *#

Location: Building 406 Auditorium 32

April 28 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 - 14.00 External lecture (TBC)

  • 14.00 - 14.30 Return to Building 116

  • 14.30 – 15.00 Chief consultant session (Consultant rooms in Building 116).

Week 12 - Consultant Session *#

Location: Building 116 - Check consultant guide for your subject room

May 5 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 – 14.00 Chief consultant session (Consultant rooms in Building 116).

  • 14.00 - 17.00 Team time

Week 13 - Submit Part C *#

Location: Building 116 - Check consultant guide for your subject room

May 12 2025 13:00 - 17:00

  • 13.00 – 14.00 Chief consultant session (Consultant rooms in Building 116).

  • 14.00 - 17.00 Team time


3Week 1 - Part D Introduction#

Monday#

Location: Building 406 Auditorium 32

  • 10.00 - 10.00 Part D Introduction (Building 406 Auditorium 32)

  • 13.00 - 14.00 Walk from building 306 to 116

3Week 2 - Final Sprint#

3Week 3 - Part D Presentation#

Final Presentations on:

  • June 25th (Team 1 - 8)

  • June 26th (Team 9 - 16)

It will be possible to swap these slots with other groups but you need to arrange that between you and tell us before the 20th June.

Hint

Roskilde Festival 2025 doesn’t start until 28th June :)