Programme HND in Quantity Surveying Unit 03 JACS Code K210

Building Technology & Environmental

Module Number QS 4002 Module Title
Design

Credit Value 15 Module Level H2 Module Value 1.0

Assessment Assessment Assessment Weighting 40%

Study the construction technology of various types of Buildings, Internal spatial
Assignment Title planning, legislative requirements & methods, techniques & principles of
sustainable engineering.
Lecturer Mrs. Fathina Yusra

Student Name Student Number

Handed Over on Due Date

Date Submitted Pass/ Re-Submission

Assessor Date Assessed

Date Internal
Internal verifier
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Learner signature Date

Task Marks Assessment comments

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ASSESSMENT

The Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka, recently unveiled plans for two (2) new 11-storeyd Acute Care
Hospital in Pelawatta, Battaramulla, adjoining the Sri lanka Parliament as specified below in the location
plan. HGA Architects designed the new facility as part of a master plan that reveals a “hospital in a park,”
where a green space that connects patients, visitors, and staff to the benefits of nature.

The Acute Care Hospital will include private patient rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, accommodations
for overnight family visits, and the flexibility to incorporate ICU facilities. The facility uses a Process
Neutral Design approach that utilizes, assembled rather than constructed parts to create a flexible, neutral
platform where rooms and spaces can quickly be reconfigured depending on patient needs, advances in
care, and changing programs.

Visitors will enter the building from the west-facing entrance and be greeted by a two-level front lobby
with a gift shop, dining area, and open space for community performances from local choirs or ballet
companies. Access roads for the building can be formed through the, Japan Sri Lanka Freindship Road and
Pahalawela road. The land is of 8.18 acres and the two buildings (one is Square shaped where as the other
is Rectangle shaped) are connected by an overhead walkway bridge with each other.

Figure 01 – Location plan

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 Figure 02 – area plan

Figure 03 – Building location

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Task 01

Analyze principles of spatial planning to achieve basic functional and service requirements of the above
two buildings and prepare a report with reasoning on why these systems are implemented.

Prepare sketches on both the buildings, on the following to help in your reasoning;
 Ground floor
 3rd floor
 6th floor
 9th Floor
 11th floor

Task 02

Apply various legal provisions for internal spatial planning and design development requirements of local
authorities & regulatory bodies for the above mentioned Hospital Complex.

Task 03

Evaluate sustainability design principles and its applications on the Proposed Design as a whole in the
selected land to achieve environmentally friendly and low energy designs according to national /
international standards. (The buildings, carpark area and all other structures to be explained.)

Note: Students shall use GBCSL or LEED green ratings to prepare the report.

Task 04

Assess (Evaluate) various methods and techniques to be used for external works & landscaping work of
the Given Schematic Design (Figure 03)

Note: Students are advised to make clear assumptions as necessary and mention them clearly within the
report.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES OF ASSESSMENT

 Identify the technology of various type of building, form of substructures &

superstructures, principles of building structural element planning & designing,
 Identify & understand essential building services, designing principles and space
requirements of various type of building,
 Analyze principles of spatial planning to achieve basic functional requirements of various
type of buildings,
 Recognize specifications and standards for building works, structural designing and
building services of various type of building,
 Apply various legislative requirements for internal spatial planning and design
development requirements of local authorities & regulatory bodies,
 Assess methods and techniques of external works of various type of buildings &
landscaping work in building sites,
 Evaluate sustainability design principles and its applications on various types of buildings
to achieve environmentally friendly and low energy design according to national &
international standards.

Grading Matrix

Learning Objectives 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Assessment 01 (P1) X X
Assessment 01 (P2) X X

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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The assessment should be prepared in an Analytical Report format and the preparation of the
report requires the student to undertake a process of investigative nature and present in a report of
4500 words (10% +/-). Autonomy of this process shall be reflected by the structured use of
referencing using Harvard Referencing.

 Content / coverage of the topic

 Principles of Spatial Planning 10
 Reasons for Selections 10
 Apply legal principles for Spatial Planning 05
 Local and International Standards 05
 Relating the answer for the given scenario 05
 Applying sustainable design principles 10
 Adhere to Green Rating systems 05
 External works of buildings and Landscaping 10
 Relating the answer for the given project 10
 Assumptions made 10
 Structure of the Report 10
 References 10
 Total 100 Marks

Pass mark of the assessment is 40%

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REPORT STRUCTURE FOR ASSESSMENT

 Paper Size : A4
 Word Count : 4500 words (10% +/-)
 Printing Margins : LHS; RHS: 1 Inch 25 mm
 Binding Margin : ½ Inch 12 mm
 Header and Footer : 1 Inch
 Basic Font Size : 12
 Line Spacing : 1.5
 Font Style : Times New Roman
 Submission : Soft copy submission

Pass mark of the assessment is 40%

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

 The assignment should be submitted as a SOFT COPY in a word format via ICBT SIS
on or before the due date.
 Please note that plagiarism is treated as a serious offence and therefore the work you
produce must be individual and original although may work in groups in some instances.
 All sources of information must be referenced using “Harvard referencing” where a
reference listing should be included at the end of the assignment.
 Please note that the submission date given for this assignment is the final date that you can
hand over the assignment.
 Retrieval of module failure shall be by re-submission of a revised course work.
 Formative feedback will be directly linked to the form of assessment & in-class activities
which enables learners to revise and/or improve the content of final submission.

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