Unit 1 - Lesson 1

Introduction

​Built Environment

The term 'built environment' refers to anything constructed by humans to support human activity.

The built environment also includes 'infrastructure' in the forms of travel systems, energy distribution systems, water supplies and waste-disposal systems.

Word Cloud

What type of things make up a countries 'infrastructure'

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​Unit 101: Introduction to the Built Environment

PowerPoint 1: The types and purposes of buildings in
the built environment

Domestic Buildings

Multiple Choice

What is a domestic building?

• A building used for a single household to live in.

• A building used for the manufacturing process.

• A building used for storage of materials.

• A building used for educational purposes.

Open Ended

Make a list of all the different types of domestic properties you can think of?

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Domestic buildings

Terrace: A house that shares party
walls with a house on either side.

Detached: A house that is free-
standing and shares no party walls
with another building.

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Domestic buildings

A domestic building is one that has
been designed and built for a single
household to live in. Examples of
domestic buildings include the
following.

Bungalow: A single-storey house
with no stairs.

Dormer bungalow: A single-storey
house with stairs and habitable
rooms in the roof space. Protruding
windows called dormer windows
give the building their name.

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Domestic buildings

Semi-detached: A house that shares
a single party wall with one other
property.

Link detached: A house that
adjoins another by sharing a
garage party wall.

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Domestic buildings

Conversions: When a building has been
repurposed from its original use to
become living accommodation, i.e.
barns, warehouses, water mills and
windmills.

Apartments: Self-
contained living
accommodation,
normally found in a
small block or complex.

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Domestic buildings

Chalets: A wooden built house
with overhanging eaves.

High rise: A building with 11
storeys or more, normally
containing single-storey flats.

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Definition of building heights

• A low-rise building is any building that

has 1–3 storeys.

• A medium-rise building has 4–8

storeys.

• A high-rise building has 8 or more

storeys.

• A super high-rise building has over 40

storeys.

*Note: storey height is measured to the floor and

not to the roof.

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Any questions?

Multiple Choice

A terraced property is best described as which of the following?

• A dwelling that shares one party wall

• A single-storey building with a room in the roof space

• A dwelling that shares two party walls

• A double-storey building with a room in the roof space

Multiple Choice

What type of property is shown in this picture?

• Chalet/Park home

• Semi-detached

• Apartment

• Link detached

Multiple Choice

A building with six storeys is defined as being which of the following?

• A low-rise

• A medium-rise

• A high-rise

• A super high-rise

Multiple Choice

What type of property is shown in this picture?

• Chalet/park home

• Semi-detached

• Apartment

• Link detached

Multiple Choice

A building that has 3 stories is classed as:

• High-rise

• Low-rise

• Medium-rise

• Super high-rise

Multiple Choice

What type of property is shown in the picture?

• Chalet/park home

• Semi-detached

• Apartments

• Terraced

Multiple Choice

How many stories does a building need, to be classed as a high-rise?

• 2+

• 4+

• 8+

• 40+

Multiple Choice

Dwellings that have been constructed within a disused warehouse would be classed as:

• Bungalows

• Chalets

• Conversions

• Link-houses

Multiple Choice

A dwelling that stands alone in its own grounds would be classed as:

• Terraced

• Link-house

• Semi-detached

• Detached

Poll

What type of domestic house do you live in?

• Terraced

• Detached

• Semi-detached

• Bungalow

• Other