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Title
Contribute to preparation of, and present, a preliminary architectural
design from a given concept
Level
5
Purpose
Credits
10
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe a
site’s possibilities and limitations; contribute to the development
of a given concept into a preliminary architectural design; and
present a preliminary architectural design to a client.
This unit standard is intended for people contributing to a
complex design brief or completing a simple design brief.
Classification
Architecture > Architectural Technology
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
informal sources refers to local knowledge on matters such as flooding and erosion
and local history.
2
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 Architecture, Draughting Association of New Zealand, and
Architectural Designers of New Zealand.
3
Performance of all outcomes should be assessed within constraints normally
applicable to a commercial environment.
4
Performance of all outcomes complies with regulatory requirements of national
legislation, and territorial authority requirements applicable in any location; in
particular, legislation that has an impact upon the client's needs and requirements
such as the:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Building Act 1991;
Human Rights Act 1993, and their subsequent amendments.
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5
All aspects covered by this unit standard must take into account the requirements of
the Treaty of Waitangi, and the considerations of ethnic groups and their cultures.
6
In this unit standard it is intended that the design project should be of small scale and
limited complexity. An example is a residential building.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe a site’s possibilities and limitations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Site is described in terms of topography, geo-technical factors, and regulatory
requirements.
1.2
Site is described in terms of available services.
Range
1.3
sources of information may include but are not limited to - land
information memorandum, project information memorandum, local
utilities, informal sources.
Site is described in terms of the design implications of prevailing weather
conditions.
Range
may include but is not limited to - precipitation, wind, sun.
1.4
Site is described in terms of existing, and proposed, surrounding land use and
developments.
1.5
Site is described in terms of the existing surrounding natural environment.
1.6
Site is described in legal terms.
Outcome 2
Contribute to the development of a given concept into a preliminary architectural design.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Preliminary design proposal meets the requirement of the brief.
2.2
Preliminary design proposal enhances the site possibilities.
Range
2.3
may include but is not limited to - views, sun, privacy, prevailing
winds.
Preliminary design proposal conforms to regulatory requirements.
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2.4
Preliminary design demonstrates the principles of design and shows creativity
and originality in their development.
Range
2.5
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may include but is not limited to - proportions, scale, space and its
articulation, physical aspects of spatial boundaries, context,
coherence of design theme.
Preliminary design addresses environmental issues.
Range
may include but is not limited to - sustainability, biodiversity,
toxicity, energy conservation, noise.
Outcome 3
Present a preliminary architectural design to a client.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Presentation is clear and concise and conveys the appearance of the design
proposal.
3.2
Presentation conveys the function of the design proposal.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27148.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 February 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
2
10 December 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
3
8 October 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
4
27 October 1999
31 December 2016
Revision
5
7 June 2000
31 December 2016
Review
6
20 March 2003
31 December 2016
Revision
7
19 July 2004
31 December 2016
Review
8
18 March 2011
31 December 2016
Rollover
9
15 August 2013
31 December 2016
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0048
This CMR 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,
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
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Organisation
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