NZQA registered unit standard
27147 version 1
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Title
Establish the requirements for a design brief, and write a design brief
for a building project
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to, for a
building project: establish the client’s requirements; establish
the physical site requirements and constraints; describe the
regulatory requirements; and write a design brief.
Classification
Construction > Architectural Technology
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Potential implications are those implications which are not applicable at the time but
can reasonably be foreseen. An example is a presently undeveloped area that
current demographic and property development trends indicate is likely to be
developed in the next few years.
Qualities refer to shape, form and function.
Sustainability means the ability to complete building works using a minimum of the
earth’s resources, and having minimal negative effect on the environment.
2
In this unit standard it is intended that the design project should be of small scale and
limited complexity. An example is a simple residential building.
3
Performance of all outcomes is carried out in accordance with enterprise and
organisational standards and procedures unless otherwise stated. Enterprise and
organisational standards and procedures may include: quality assurance,
documentation, security, communication, health and safety, ethics, interpersonal
behaviour, and environmental and sustainability principles. An acceptable standard
would be comparable to ISO 9000 certified enterprises and organisations and those
set by an incorporated professional or trade body. Examples of such bodies are
New Zealand Institute of Architects, Design Association of New Zealand
Incorporated, and Architectural Designers of New Zealand Incorporated.
4
Performance of all outcomes should be assessed within constraints normally
applicable to a commercial environment.
5
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes: Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Building Act 2004.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Establish the client’s requirements for a building project.
Range
time, budget, qualities.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Client’s limitations are described in terms of their impact on the project.
1.2
Client’s requirements are expressed in terms that facilitate design.
Range
1.3
requirements relating to – client’s preferences, space, relationship
of spaces, budget, sustainability.
Schedule of requirements reflects client’s requirements for the project.
Outcome 2
Establish the physical site requirements and constraints for a building project.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Establishment includes applicable and potentially applicable physical site
requirements and constraints.
Range
services, access, geo-technical factors, prevailing weather
conditions, topography, Land Information Memorandum
information.
Outcome 3
Describe the regulatory requirements for a building project.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Regulatory requirements are described in terms of available services.
3.2
Regulatory requirements are described in terms of the potential implications on
the building.
Range
district plan, regional plan.
3.3
Regulatory requirements for the project are described in terms of the potential
implications of sustainable design.
3.4
Regulatory requirements for the project are described in terms of the existing
environment.
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Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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Range
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natural, built.
Outcome 4
Write a design brief for a building project.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Design brief is written to include client, site and regulatory requirements and
constraints.
4.2
Design brief is in a format that clearly presents information to the designer and
client for the development of the design.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 10161.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27147 version 1
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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