Course Details
Introduction to Buildings‘ Design 2
Academic Year 2026/27
NHA040-A course is part of 3 study plans
NPA-SIS Winter Semester 1st year
NKC-SIS Winter Semester 1st year
NPC-SIS Winter Semester 1st year
Elementary architectural and structural design principles of civil buildings. Rooms and floor areas requirements, building volume and zones, cardinal point orientation, operation schemes, interiors equipment and furniture.
Respect for applicable ordinances, regulations, standards. Application of current requirements for economy, energy efficiency of buildings and environmental protection. Requirements for barrier-free design of buildings and accessibility to them.
Credits
4 credits
Language of instruction
English
Semester
Course Guarantor
Institute
Forms and criteria of assessment
Entry Knowledge
The curriculum is continuation of general typology of Building Science 1.
Without having attended it is impossible to design civil buildings. Knowledge of bricked, monolithic, wooden and steel constructions. Knowledge of building services and fire safety of buildings.
Aims
Elementary architectural and structural design principles of civil buildings.
Knowledge refinement of regarding residential buildings, civil buildings, new knowledge of design constructions needs from the point of view of space formation, operation scheme, and selected types of buildings capacity solutions, students orientation in the current legislation regarding those constructions requirements.
Basic Literature
Zákon č. 283/2021 Sb., Stavební zákon, Parlament České republiky, 2021 (cs)
Vyhláška č. 146/2024 Sb., o požadavcích na výstavbu, Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2024 (cs)
Vyhláška č. 131/2024 Sb., o dokumentaci staveb, Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2024 (cs)
Vyhláška č. 460/2021 Sb., o kategorizaci staveb z hlediska požární bezpečnosti a ochrany obyvatelstva, Ministerstvo vnitra ČR, 2021 (cs)
Vyhláška č. 160/2024 Sb., o hygienických požadavcích na prostory a provoz zařízení a provozoven pro výchovu a vzdělávání dětí a mladistvých a dětských skupin, Ministerstvo zdravotnictví ČR, 2024 (cs)
PAROUBEK Jaroslav, NAVRÁTIL Arnošt: Občanské stavby: stavby pro tělovýchovu a sport, Praha: ČVUT, 2001 (cs)
STÝBLO, Zbyšek: Školské stavby, Praha: ČVUT, 2010 (cs)
ŠTÍPEK Jiří, PAROUBEK Jan, PAPADOPOULOS, Angelos: Administrativní budovy, Praha: ČVUT, 2008 (cs)
ČSN 73 4001 Přístupnost a bezbariérové užívání, Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2024 (cs)
ČSN 73 4301 Obytné budovy, Česká agentura pro standardizaci, 2026 (cs)
ČSN 73 4130 Schodiště a šikmé rampy - Základní požadavky, Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2010 (cs)
ČSN 73 5305 Administrativní budovy a prostory, Český normalizační institut, 2005 (cs)
ČSN 73 6056 Odstavné a parkovací plochy silničních vozidel, Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2011 (cs)
Recommended Reading
NEUFERT, Ernst: Navrhování staveb, Grada 2025 (cs)
FILIPIOVÁ, Daniela: Projektujeme bez bariér, Praha: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí, 2002 (cs)
REMEŠ, Josef a kol.: Stavební příručka, Praha: Grada, 2014 (cs)
BLANC, Alan: Mitchells Internal Components, London: Longman, 1998 (en)
REID, Esmond: Understanding Buildings, London: Addison Wesley, 1996 (en)
BARRY, Robin: The Construction of Buildings, Oxford BSP, 1999 (en)
CHUDLEY, Roy: Construction Technology, Essesx: Longman Ltd., 2012 (en)
Prerequisites
The curriculum is continuation of general typology of Building Science 1.
Without having attended it is impossible to design civil buildings. Knowledge of bricked, monolithic, wooden and steel constructions. Knowledge of building services and fire safety of buildings.
Offered to foreign students
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
- 1. Temporary accommodation building I.
- 2. Temporary accommodation building II.
- 3. Public catering.
- 4. Educational facilities I – nursery, kindergarten.
- 5. Educational facilities II – primary and secondary school.
- 6. Shops and services.
- 7. Administrative buildings.
- 8. Garages.
- 9. Sports centre.
- 10. Public libraries.
- 11. Museums and galleries.
- 12. Theatres, concert halls.
- 13. Barrier-free buildings – basic rules for designing.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
Main task: (4th – 12th week)
DESIGN an architectural study of public building on the given construction site (including furnishings) - own design
Criterions:
- orientation to the cardinal points (building situation site, access from public transport or parking )
- choice of suitable construction system
- functional structures - operating schemes
- area of rooms
- ergonomics in individual rooms
- capacity of hygienic facilities, kitchenette
- barrier free access
- work space x relax premises (coffee bar, small canteen) – in office buildings
- stowage space
- parking
- attractive design of proportions, materials and fasades (in colours)
Preparatory task: (1st– 3rd week)
Before you start your own design - work up preparatory research - review on chosen task (hotel or office building). Choose three projects – designs on www.archiweb.cz. Find out all rules, regulations and standards related to your task.
Notice:
- placement on the site, architecture
- orientation to the cardinal points
- analyse operational relations
Complete with photos, pictures, layouts, sketches of new designed solutions
Output: size A3 – ribbon or ringlet bookbinding and will contain:
- research – review
- accompanying information
- site layout
- layouts of floors 1 : 100
- section through staircase 1 : 100
- all facade elevation 1 : 100
- 3D visualization
- graphic arrangement – any art - all sheets of papers in unified adjustment, in colours
13th week – CREDIT