NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
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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.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
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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.
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 sources of information may include but are not limited to - land information memorandum, project information memorandum, local utilities, informal sources.
1.3 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.
2.3
Range may include but is not limited to - views, sun, privacy, prevailing winds.
Preliminary design proposal conforms to regulatory requirements.
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Range may include but is not limited to - proportions, scale, space and its articulation, physical aspects of spatial boundaries, context, coherence of design theme.
2.5 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
Revision
Revision
Revision
2
3
4
5
10 December 1997
8 October 1998
27 October 1999
7 June 2000
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
Review
Revision
Review
Rollover
8
9
6
7
20 March 2003
19 July 2004
18 March 2011
15 August 2013
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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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.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
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