Universalizing and generalization in the field of architecture is a convenient way of imparting skills to students without over-prescribing what is needed as a result.
In backwards design, we
- identify a desired result
- determine acceptable evidence
- plan learning experience and instruction
It is useful, for example, to consider the design of stairwell volume enclosures.
In Advanced IDC we are showing students how to define the stairwell volumes and use these as a proxy for the stairs themselves, solid geometry operations then subtract the volume from the roof geometry, as shown below. It’s a way of thinking about the stair enclosure that I think critical.
