Building Design, Construction, and UK Standards Report

This report details the architectural design and construction of a commercial building, emphasizing adherence to UK design standards. It begins with site assessment, including the evaluation of site parameters and the selection of appropriate 3D modeling software, specifically Autodesk Revit 2019. The design process encompasses schematic outline development, detailing the creation of ground and first floors with specific room layouts, including reception areas, meeting rooms, and private offices. The report includes the incorporation of safety features like smoke detectors and furniture to enhance the building's realism. Furthermore, the report presents various elevations of the building, providing a comprehensive overview of the design. The design process follows a systematic approach, from site evaluation to the final 3D model, ensuring that the design aligns with the necessary standards and requirements.

Introduction
Building architecture design was the set of activities involved in the construction of the
building. This process was carried out in the design stage. This process consists of the
ergonomic design as well as the outline of the building design. This design was developed by the
architecture. This process was the very important process in the construction. This process
converts the structural parts into the final construction part. Here the aesthetic design was
considered as the important factor. In this report, we are going to develop the design as well as
the constructional outline for the building using the 3D modelling software. This process first
starts with the site selection as well as site measuring process. Here all the steps involved in the
architectural design was explained.
UK Design Standards
The building design and construction process involved in the life of many humans beings.
So this process needs some set of rules and conditions. Many countries in the world follow the
different set of standards. These standards are developed by the government agencies. They are
the acts as the guidelines for the architectures and engineers. Among those standards, UK
standards are well-known standard. These standards are followed by many countries. This
standard brings the guidelines for the each and every element in the construction. It considers the
structural requirements as well as the ergonomic design requirements of the building. In this
project, UK standards are considered as a guideline. Based on this standard the various elements
are selected.
Design Procedures
Designing of the building means the splitting the bulk work into the small works. The
architectural design of the building involves in the following three stages. These are considered
as a major stage in the design process. And these three stages are explained in the below context.
Site Evaluation
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The site evaluation was the first stage of the architectural design evaluation process. Here
we need to assess the site completely. In this stage, we need to collect the details about the site
and its parameters like length, area, breadth, and buildings near the site. These parameters are
needed to assess before the design development. That brings the guidelines for the design. Also,
that avoids the problems in the construction. For our problem, the site assessment was
completed. The site has the area of 0.08867 hectares. And the more details about the site was
measured, these details are used during the design and construction stage.
Software Selection
For developing the architectural design for the building we need to use the 3D modelling
software tools. For that purpose there are many software tools are available in the market. We
need select the software based on our requirement. For our design ‘Autodesk Revit 2019’
software was selected. This software contains the bunch of features for the architectural design
of the building.
Outline Design Development
The schematic overview of the design was developed by using the Autodesk Revit 2019
software. This process started with the choosing the architectural template. Because the Revit
software has the preloaded templates for the building we need to select the design type. In our
case, the architectural Design template was selected. That has the basic stages involved in the
architectural design. Here we need to make some changes based on the requirement.
First, we need to add the levels in the elevation. That helps to make the design based on
the floor we need. In our case, we need to design the ground floor as well as the first floor. So
here three levels are selected. The distance between each level was selected as 10 foot. That was
shown in the below figure.
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Then we need to develop the outer walls of the construction. For the wall selection, we
need to follow the UK standards. Then we need to draw the outline drawing for our requirement.
Then we need to develop the internal rooms and features of the building. This process was done
in the following two stages.
 Ground Floor
 First Floor
Ground floor
Based on the requirement we need to create the following buildings. And they are listed
below.
Reception - 1 Nos.
Meeting Room - 3 Nos.
Private Office rooms - 2 Nos.
Water closets - 4 Nos.
For developing these rooms we need to create the boundary walls. They are created to
spilt the each rooms. And the developed design of the first floor was illustrated in the below
figure.
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Also the ground floor contains the stair case.
First floor
Similar to the ground floor we need to develop the boundary conditions for the rooms. In
the first floor, we need to develop four office rooms, four meeting rooms and some water closets.
That was shown in the below figure.
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After developing the two floors we need to develop the sealing for the two floors. That is showed
in the below figure.
After that, we need to insert the appropriate accessories like fire alarms, furniture, and decorative
items in the rooms. That brings the realistic view of the building. For our project, the smoke
detector was placed in the various places in the building. That was provided for the safety
purpose. Based on the UK standards the safety of the building was the important factor. Then the
various furniture like tables, racks, shelves, chairs and sofas are placed in the appropriate rooms.
This process gives the realistic outline of the building. That gives the idea for the interior
designing as well as furnishing. That was shown in the below figure.
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Here the 3D model of the building was generated. That was shown in the below figure.
That brings the basic idea about the construction.
Also the various elevations of the building are showed in the below figures.
East elevation
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North elevation
South elevation
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West elevation
Conclusion
The architectural design of the building was developed. For this design development, the
various set of activities are performed. At first, the site assessment was done successfully. Then,
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the schematic outline of the design was created. After this process, the final design was
developed by using the ‘Autodesk Revit 2019’ software.
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