Università Roma Tre

The applied physics for architecture programme focuses on accompanying the architectural design process up to the preliminary stage. The concept design will be then further developed up to the executive level inside the 2M course.

The training that will be carried out during the course and which will be subject of the final exam is scheduled as follows:
1. Analysis of external environmental characteristics (sunshine, prevailing winds, noise sources, land morphology, surrounding urban fabric, etc.) and what impact these variables have on the design of the volumes and surfaces of the envelope and on the orientation building in a site.
2. Analysis of the activities that will take place in each area of the building and identification of the optimal environmental conditions for them
3. Sizing / verification of the dimensions of the glass surfaces in 2 environments (one large space that characterizes the common areas, and a second one that represents the private space of the rooms) through the method of calculating the daylight factor
4. approximate calculation of summer and winter heat loads and ventilation requirements; verification of compliance with current regulations regarding the containment of energy consumption
5. Location and approximate sizing of the technological plants: thermal power station plant, refrigeration plant, environments containing the air treatment units
6. Passive fire prevention design: identification of escape routes, emergency exits, compartmentalization.

The teaching material consists of the handouts available online, integrated on the different topics by the below listed books.

MEASURE’S UNIT REVIEW: Physical characteristics, nomenclature, terminology and units. Foundations of physics with practical laboratory work

1. HEAT TRANSMISSION RECALLS PROPOSED TO THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING INTERACTIONS
1) Heat conduction
General information on thermal fields; Fourier’s law in cartesian coordinates without developing internal heat. Examples of exact solutions: stationary regime. The similarity electricity. Outline of variable regime: Regime periodic stabilized in half semi-infinite. Applications
2) Convection
Definition. Natural convection and forced convection. Schematic of the phenomenon. Definition of the coefficient of heat exchange. Dimensional analysis. Index method. Determination of varying dimensional characteristics of heat transfer. Applications.
3) Radiation
Kirchhoff's law. Planck's law, Stefan-Boltzmann and Wien. Gray bodies. Applications.
4) complex phenomena
Heat transfer by adduction. Applications.

2. REVIEW OF PLANTS AND COOLING SYSTEMS
1) Guide to the integration of technical installations in buildings: the role of the architect, project standards definition and classification of technical systems (mechanical and electrical).
2) Heating: sizing and applications. Air conditioning systems design and applications. Air conditioning systems: free cooling system (UTA). Mixed systems (elements).

Italo Barducci, "Trasmissione del calore", Esa Editrice
Giuliano Dall’O “Architettura e impianti”, CittàStudi

Aim of this project is to instruct students in completing a brief in its initial design phase (progetto definitivo)
The course will provide a series of theoretical lessons which will evolve in parallel with the architectural design.
Students will be challenged into the design of a medium-sized architectural project situated in an urban site with strong historical and enviromental characteristics. Designing in such a context will be a central aspect in the students work, both formally and in their choice of typology
All technical and energy saving aspects, as well as structural solutions will be explored schematically.
The designs will be drawn at a !:500 scale for the site plan, 1:100 for the architectural design, 1:50 for a detailed drawing as well as a 1.200 model.
Groups are admitted with a maximum number of 3 students each.
The final exam (assessment) will be in the form of an open critique of the students final design and a series of questions on the work covered throughout the course.

- Krampton K., Storia dell'architettura moderna, Zanichelli, Bologna 1993
- Quaroni L., Progettare un edificio. Otto lezioni di architettura, Mazzotta, Milano 1977

The purpose of the laboratory is to design an office building in the Ostiense area of Rome.
The laboratory is divided in four thematic seminars:

1_volume and the public space (3 weeks)
2_structural system (4 weeks)
3_internal distribution (3 weeks)
4_building envelope (3 weeks)

In the final part of the course the students gather the results of the four seminars and elaborate the final panels.

P. Desideri (1978), "Pier Luigi Nervi", Zanichelli, Bologna
P. Desideri (1995), "La città di latta", Costa & Nolan, Genova
P. Desideri (2002), "Ex-city", Meltemi, Roma
P. Desideri (2004), "International Style?", Meltemi, Roma