Module Details

Module Code: ARCH6090
Title: Home Design and Management
Long Title: Home Design and Management
NFQ Level: Fundamental
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2022/23 ( September 2022 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 5810 - Architecture & Urban Environment
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: This module will introduce the historical development of housing in Ireland since the nineteenth century and explore the social cultural, economic and environmental factors that influence housing requirements, location, planning, building design, interior aesthetics and materials.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Describe key building styles and identify significant development in housing styles in Ireland since the nineteenth century.
LO2 Explain the context and development of housing provision in Ireland.
LO3 Critically discuss the factors that influence house building and design.
LO4 Review the process of house construction.
LO5 Illustrate the elements and principles of design with focus on interior design and use of materials.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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Indicative Content
Housing Styles
Historical development of housing styles in Ireland from the nineteenth century onwards.
Housing Provision
Variations in housing requirements, an evaluation of housing provision in Ireland, including social and affordable housing.
House Building and Design
Factors that influence the choice of location, house style, and design and construction of the house.
House Interior
Principles of design and factors that influence the interior design of the home. Ergonomics and room planning. Types of floors, wall finishes, furniture, lighting etc.
UN Sustainability Goals
An understanding/investigation of the main goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to architecture, housing design and interior design. SDG3 – Good Health and Well Being; through the design, construction and maintenance of healthy living and working environments. SDG7 Affordable and Clean energy; through architectural design provide sustainable and renewable forms of energy. SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. SDG13 Climate Action; design, construct and maintain buildings and the built environment to combat climate change and its actions. SDG15 Life on Land; promote sustainable use of terrestrial resources, materials, forests etc. through use of sustainably sourcing.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 40
Timing Week 7 Learning Outcomes 1,2
Assessment Description
Research and analysis project focusing on historical development from the nineteenth century onwards and housing provision.
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 60
Timing Week 13 Learning Outcomes 3,4,5
Assessment Description
Research and critical evaluation of factors influencing housing and the principles of home design and construction. Presentation of work on concept boards.
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Delivery of module content Every Week 3.00 3
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Research and Self-Directed Learning Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Delivery of module content Every Week 3.00 3
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Research and self-directed learning Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Andrew Carpenter, general editor. (2014), Art and architecture of Ireland Vol. 4, Royal Irish Academy; The Paul Mellon Centre, Dublin: London, [ISBN: 9780300179224].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Brian Ward, Michael Pike et al.. (2020), Irish Housing Design 1950 - 1980: Out of the Ordinary, 1st. Routledge, [ISBN: 978-113821642].
  • Colin Buchanan and Partners. Contributor(s): Mike Shanahan + Associates. (2004), Cork rural design guide : building a new house in the countryside., Cork County Council, Cork, p.131, [ISBN: 0952586940].
  • De Breffny, Brian; Ffolliott, Rosemary. (1975), The houses of Ireland: domestic architecture from the medieval castle to the Edwardian villa, Thames and Hudson, London, p.240, [ISBN: 9780500240915].
  • Gilliatt, Mary. (1992), The complete book of home design, Little, Brown, Boston, p.384, [ISBN: 0316906212.].
  • Wilhide, Elizabeth. (2003), Materials : a directory for home design, Quadrille, London, p.192, [ISBN: 1844000427].
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
  • Liverpool University Press (UK). (2015), ‘Spatial anarchy’ versus ‘spatial apartheid’: rural housing ironies in Ireland and England by Gkartzios, Menelaos; Shucksmith, Mark, Town Planning Review, 01/2015, Volume 86, Issue 1, [ISSN: 0041-0020].
  • Royal Irish Academy. (2011), The provision of working-and lower-middle-class housing in late nineteenth-century urban Ireland by Frank Cullen, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, Volume 111C, Issue 1, 01/2011, [ISSN: 0035-8991].
Other Resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_FHEBU_8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Home Economics and Business 2 Mandatory