Università Roma Tre

Laboratory 2M is the natural continuation and development of the skills acquired in the previous Laboratory 1M. Its objective is to produce projects grounded in considerations of buildability, addressing various aspects such as construction methods, materials used, energy efficiency, regulatory compliance, cost control, and more. The shift in approach and the development of a new design sensibility—necessary to move from preliminary ideas to more complex and realistic forms—are based on the close integration of the specialized contributions (compositional, structural, regulatory, technological, environmental, physical-technical, economic) of the four teaching modules and the coordinated Structural Design Laboratory. Cross-verification among these components enables the creation of a project that is reasonably feasible, even if not entirely complete with all required documents.

Thus, this is not merely a technical exercise: the educational progression through the constraints imposed by construction should be understood primarily as a fundamental step in the maturation of the project, particularly in terms of architectural language and spatial expression—an essential condition for achieving a master's level of professional competence.
The main topics covered include:
- Criteria for spatial habitability
- Architectural and construction elements
- Relationships between form and materials
- Regulatory references in the field of construction
- Representation and communication of the construction project
- Environmental and systems-related components
- Advanced construction materials and techniques
- Details of alternative construction solutions
- Economic evaluation of design processes
- Feasibility assessment

- Adolf Loos, Il principio del rivestimento, in Parole nel vuoto, Adelphi, Milano 1972.

The aim of the Building Technology Module is to provide all the appropriate tools for students to manage design relations between materials, building elements, working techniques, requirements, and regulations involved since the concept design. All that fully aware of the strong link between typological-stylish features and technological-architectural ones of the building conceived as a whole of interrelated and organized parts, according to a systemic and performance design approach.
To this end, the program is divided into three parts:
1_in the first part, and with reference to examples of contemporary architecture, the main technological solutions are examined with particular attention to structural elements (foundations, vertical and horizontal structures, floors) and envelope;
2 in the second part, manufacturers of building components will be asked to illustrate to the students the technical characteristics useful for the elaboration of the design project;
3_the third part will be dedicated to design project reviews.

The lectures review basic subjects as heat transfer, psycrometrics, climatic conditions, thermal and visual comfort and are focused on their relation with energy and environmental performance of the buildings. Heating and cooling loads. Passive (bioclimatic architecture) and active (plants, building services..) systems are also illustrated in the lessons.
Students will deal with the following topics:

1. Building Envelope design, focusing on energetic behavior and thermal properties.
2. Heating and cooling loads estimation.
3. Building plants and mechanical services integration in architecture – Location and sizing.
4. HVAC systems type choice, design and distribution.
5. Solar Technologies integration in buildings for heating and electricity production.
6. Daylighting, FLD calculation.
7. Acoustics.

The lectures review basic subjects as heat transfer, psycrometrics, climatic conditions, thermal and visual comfort and are focused on their relation with energy and environmental performance of the buildings. Heating and cooling loads. Passive (bioclimatic architecture) and active (plants, building services..) systems are also illustrated in the lessons.
Students will deal with the following topics:

1. Building Envelope design, focusing on energetic behavior and thermal properties.
2. Heating and cooling loads estimation.
3. Building plants and mechanical services integration in architecture – Location and sizing.
4. HVAC systems type choice, design and distribution.
5. Solar Technologies integration in buildings for heating and electricity production.
6. Daylighting, FLD calculation.
7. Acoustics.

The module integrates the fundamental themes of appraisal and valuation by exploring in depth some specific aspects, through the examination of the disciplinary principles and the most established implementation practices, both in the framework of value judgements and in that of choice and decision-support judgements.
The evaluation discipline, therefore, fits into the project's ideational-formative process, providing logical and methodological support to the progressive choices, standing as an active component in the construction of the project. Evaluation, therefore, contributes to the construction of the preferable solutions with respect to the economic process, the production process, the context, the subjects involved in the process, and the predefined feasibility requirements, considering the multiplicity of variables involved. The module explores project evaluation methods and techniques by exploring and proposing different approaches: financial, economic and multidimensional.
Specifically, the module is divided into:
Concise recapitulation of the fundamentals of appraisal: principles, fundamental and derived value estimation procedures, international estimation procedures, with specific insights on cost estimation methodologies.
Insights into Total Economic Value: definition and estimation techniques.
Methods and techniques for the evaluation of plans, programmes and projects: financial techniques (Financial Analysis), cash flow and profitability indices, project financing, economic techniques (Cost Benefit Analysis), multidimensional techniques and multi-criteria evaluations as tools for decision support.

On the fundamentals of appraisal:
- C. Forte, B. De' Rossi, "Principi di economia ed estimo", Etas Libri, Milano 1979.
- Appraisal Institute, “The Appraisal of Real Estate”, 15th ed., Appraisal Institute, Chicago, 2020.
On project evaluation:
- Bateman I. J. et al., “Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques: A Manual”, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002.
- MIT-Ministero delle Infrastrutture ed ei Trasporti. (2017). Linee guida per la valutazione degli investimenti in opere pubbliche. https://mit.gov.it
- Polelli, M. “Nuovo trattato di estimo”, Maggior, Rimini, 2008.
- Roscelli, R. (a cura di), Manuale di estimo, UTET, Torino, 2014.
Handouts and materials provided by the module.

The module integrates the fundamental themes of appraisal and valuation by exploring in depth some specific aspects, through the examination of the disciplinary principles and the most established implementation practices, both in the framework of value judgements and in that of choice and decision-support judgements.
The evaluation discipline, therefore, fits into the project's ideational-formative process, providing logical and methodological support to the progressive choices, standing as an active component in the construction of the project. Evaluation, therefore, contributes to the construction of the preferable solutions with respect to the economic process, the production process, the context, the subjects involved in the process, and the predefined feasibility requirements, considering the multiplicity of variables involved. The module explores project evaluation methods and techniques by exploring and proposing different approaches: financial, economic and multidimensional.
Specifically, the module is divided into:
Concise recapitulation of the fundamentals of appraisal: principles, fundamental and derived value estimation procedures, international estimation procedures, with specific insights on cost estimation methodologies.
Insights into Total Economic Value: definition and estimation techniques.
Methods and techniques for the evaluation of plans, programmes and projects: financial techniques (Financial Analysis), cash flow and profitability indices, project financing, economic techniques (Cost Benefit Analysis), multidimensional techniques and multi-criteria evaluations as tools for decision support.

On the fundamentals of appraisal:
- C. Forte, B. De' Rossi, "Principi di economia ed estimo", Etas Libri, Milano 1979.
- Appraisal Institute, “The Appraisal of Real Estate”, 15th ed., Appraisal Institute, Chicago, 2020.
On project evaluation:
- Bateman I. J. et al., “Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques: A Manual”, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002.
- MIT-Ministero delle Infrastrutture ed ei Trasporti. (2017). Linee guida per la valutazione degli investimenti in opere pubbliche. https://mit.gov.it
- Polelli, M. “Nuovo trattato di estimo”, Maggior, Rimini, 2008.
- Roscelli, R. (a cura di), Manuale di estimo, UTET, Torino, 2014.
Handouts and materials provided by the module.

The module integrates the fundamental themes of appraisal and valuation by exploring in depth some specific aspects, through the examination of the disciplinary principles and the most established implementation practices, both in the framework of value judgements and in that of choice and decision-support judgements.
The evaluation discipline, therefore, fits into the project's ideational-formative process, providing logical and methodological support to the progressive choices, standing as an active component in the construction of the project. Evaluation, therefore, contributes to the construction of the preferable solutions with respect to the economic process, the production process, the context, the subjects involved in the process, and the predefined feasibility requirements, considering the multiplicity of variables involved. The module explores project evaluation methods and techniques by exploring and proposing different approaches: financial, economic and multidimensional.
Specifically, the module is divided into:
Concise recapitulation of the fundamentals of appraisal: principles, fundamental and derived value estimation procedures, international estimation procedures, with specific insights on cost estimation methodologies.
Insights into Total Economic Value: definition and estimation techniques.
Methods and techniques for the evaluation of plans, programmes and projects: financial techniques (Financial Analysis), cash flow and profitability indices, project financing, economic techniques (Cost Benefit Analysis), multidimensional techniques and multi-criteria evaluations as tools for decision support.

On the fundamentals of appraisal:
- C. Forte, B. De' Rossi, "Principi di economia ed estimo", Etas Libri, Milano 1979.
- Appraisal Institute, “The Appraisal of Real Estate”, 15th ed., Appraisal Institute, Chicago, 2020.
On project evaluation:
- Bateman I. J. et al., “Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques: A Manual”, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002.
- MIT-Ministero delle Infrastrutture ed ei Trasporti. (2017). Linee guida per la valutazione degli investimenti in opere pubbliche. https://mit.gov.it
- Polelli, M. “Nuovo trattato di estimo”, Maggior, Rimini, 2008.
- Roscelli, R. (a cura di), Manuale di estimo, UTET, Torino, 2014.
Handouts and materials provided by the module.

The module integrates the fundamental themes of appraisal and valuation by exploring in depth some specific aspects, through the examination of the disciplinary principles and the most established implementation practices, both in the framework of value judgements and in that of choice and decision-support judgements.
The evaluation discipline, therefore, fits into the project's ideational-formative process, providing logical and methodological support to the progressive choices, standing as an active component in the construction of the project. Evaluation, therefore, contributes to the construction of the preferable solutions with respect to the economic process, the production process, the context, the subjects involved in the process, and the predefined feasibility requirements, considering the multiplicity of variables involved. The module explores project evaluation methods and techniques by exploring and proposing different approaches: financial, economic and multidimensional.
Specifically, the module is divided into:
Concise recapitulation of the fundamentals of appraisal: principles, fundamental and derived value estimation procedures, international estimation procedures, with specific insights on cost estimation methodologies.
Insights into Total Economic Value: definition and estimation techniques.
Methods and techniques for the evaluation of plans, programmes and projects: financial techniques (Financial Analysis), cash flow and profitability indices, project financing, economic techniques (Cost Benefit Analysis), multidimensional techniques and multi-criteria evaluations as tools for decision support.

On the fundamentals of appraisal:
- C. Forte, B. De' Rossi, "Principi di economia ed estimo", Etas Libri, Milano 1979.
- Appraisal Institute, “The Appraisal of Real Estate”, 15th ed., Appraisal Institute, Chicago, 2020.
On project evaluation:
- Bateman I. J. et al., “Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques: A Manual”, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002.
- MIT-Ministero delle Infrastrutture ed ei Trasporti. (2017). Linee guida per la valutazione degli investimenti in opere pubbliche. https://mit.gov.it
- Polelli, M. “Nuovo trattato di estimo”, Maggior, Rimini, 2008.
- Roscelli, R. (a cura di), Manuale di estimo, UTET, Torino, 2014.
Handouts and materials provided by the module.