PROJECT NO.

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7. If a carport is allotted for the
PROJECT TITLE: project with a paved surface area of
A proposed Two-Storey, Two 15sqm, what would be the allowed
Bedroom Single-Attached Residential length of the abutment wall?
Project on an R-2 zone with a five a. 6.00m b. 7.00m
percent (5%) slope c. 5.00m d. 10.00m

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: 8. What is part of the GFA?

A young couple has decided that a. 12 sqm balcony
their R-2 zoned property with a Total b. Storage Room
Lot Area (TLA) of 75 square meters and c. Entrance Porch
located in Marikina, shall host their d. ACCU balcony
dream house.
9. What is NOT included in the GFA?
PROJECT SITE FEATURES: a. Laundry b. Foyer
The Project Site is a corner c. Pantry d. Walk-in Close
lot, with a 7.50-meter-wide frontage
facing North. The Project Site 10. What is the percentage of the USA?
uniformly slopes at 5% towards the a. 20% b.10%
north with a 12-meter-wide street, c. 30% d. 25%
i.e. the road right-ofway (RROW) that
is relatively flat and which has 2.0m 11. What is the percentage of the ISA?
wide sidewalks (which includes a 0.80- a. 20% b.10%
m wide planting strip) at both sides. c. 30% d. 25%
The surface of the center of the
Project Site frontage is considered as 12. What is the percentage of the PSO?
elevation 0.0-m. The East side of the a. 50% b.60%
lot is also bounded by another 12- c. 40% d. 45%
meter-wide street.
13. What is the percentage of the
PROJECT NO. 2 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW MACA?
a. 70% b.80%
1. What is the length of the lot? c. 60% d. 90%
a. 11m b. 10.5m
c. 12m d. 10m 14. What is the percentage of the
TOSL?
2. What is the front setback? a. 20% b.40%
a. 2.00m b. 3.00m c. 30% d. 25%
c. 4.50m d. 4.00m
15. What is the USA of the lot?
3. What is the side setback? a. 8.0sqm b. 7.0sqm
a. 2.00m b. 3.00m c. 7.5sqm d. 6.5sqm
c. 4.50m d. 4.00m
16. What is the ISA of the lot?
4. What is rear setback? a. 22.5sqm b. 23sqm
a. 2.00m b. 3.00m c. 23.5sqm d. 21.5sqm
c. 4.50m d. 4.00m
17. What is the computed PSO?
5. What is the GFA? a. 44.5sqm b. 43sqm
a. 21sqm b. 30.5sqm c. 45.5sqm d. 45sqm
c. 22sqm d. 22.5sqm
18. What is the computed MACA?
6. What is the actual width of the a. 72.5sqm b. 73sqm
GFA? c. 73.5sqm d. 71.5sqm
a. 2.00m b. 3.00m
c. 4.50m d. 4.00m 19. What is the computed TOSL?
 a. 25.5sqm b. 27sqm
c. 30sqm d. 21.5sqm 29. What is the maximum requirement
20. What is the clear width of the for air changes in a Beauty Parlor?
road fronting the lot? a. 0.30cu.m/min
a. 6.00m b. 7.00m b. 0.29cu.m/min
c. 8.00m d. 5.00m c. 0.28cu.m/min
d. 0.27cu.m/min
21. If a firewall is allotted for the
project, what would be the allowed 30. What is the allowable maximum TGFA
length of the firewall? based on the allowed PSO of the TLA?
a. 6.00m b. 7.00m a. 168.75sqm b. 169.75sqm
c. 8.00m d. 5.00m c. 170sqm d. 166sqm

22. What is the actual length of the 31. What is the BHL for the project?
firewall? a. 6m b. 9m
a. 5.20m b. 6.20m c. 10m d. 7.5m
c. 6.00m d. 5.10m
32. What is the actual FLAR for the
23. What custom accessory is allowed project?
for the project? a. 111.5sqm b. 112sqm
a. Generic Pharmacy c. 112.5sqm d. 110.5sqm
b. Hometels
c. PCSO 33. What is the fire resistive rating
d. Motels for the firewall?
a. 1 hour b. 2 hours
24. What principal use is allowed for c. 3 hours d. 4 hours
the project?
a. Lying-in Clinic 34. What is the ceiling height
b. Water Refill Station provided for a habitable room with
c. Bakery artificial ventilation?
d. Home for the Aged a. 3.00m b. 2.70m
c. 2.10m d. 2.40m
25. What conditional use is allowed
for the project? 35. What is the ceiling height
a. LPG retail shop provided for a habitable room with
b. Plant nursery natural ventilation?
c. Pre-school a. 3.00m b. 2.70m
d. Convent c. 2.10m d. 2.40m

26. What is the area allowed for a 36. What is the air space requirement
business office for the project? for the business office, if
a. 5.70sqm b. 5.75sqm introduced?
c. 5.80sqm d. 6.75sqm a. 11cu.m of air space per
person b. 10cu.m of air space
27. What is the area allowed for per person
beauty parlor should the wife engaged c. 12cu.m of air space per
in home occupation? person d. 13cu.m of air space
a. 5.70sqm b. 5.75sqm per person
c. 5.80sqm d. 6.75sqm
37. What is the minimum size for a ¾
28. What is the minimum requirement bath?
for air changes in an LPG retail shop? a. 1.5m x 1.8m b. 1.0m x 1.8m
a. 0.21cu.m/min c. 1.5m x 2.0m d. 1.2m x 1.8m
b. 0.20 cu.m/min
c. 0.22cu.m/min 38. If the area of the business office
d. 0.23cu.m/min is as stated in this project, what is
the actual area for the window(s)
openings? 47. What is the recommended space for
a. .0620sqm b. .0650sqm a total dining area for 4 persons?
c. .0675sqm d. .0625sqm a. 10.80sqm b. 16.20sqm
c. 12.60sqm d. 14.40sqm
PROJECT NO. 2 SITE PLANNING
48. Where do you place a divan?
39. What minimum tree calliper is a. Living area
allowed alongside the perimeter fence? b. Dining area
a. 200mm b. 180mm c. Side Terrace
c. 150mm d. 250mm d. Foyer

40. Where is the best location for the 49. What furniture is recommended for
Service Entry/Exit? the dining area?
a. back of the house a. side table b. console table
b. side of the house c. coffee table d. Shelves
c. at the West sector
d. none of the above 50. What flooring finish is best for
the bedroom?
41. Where should the principal front a. Ceramic tile
of the project be placed? b. wood planks
a. facing the minor road c. Vigan tile
b. facing the major road d. Linoleum
c. corner of the house
d. does not matter 51. What floor finish is best for the
living area?
PROJECT NO. 2 ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS a. Vinyl sheet
42. What type of lighting should be b. Granite tile
placed the Entry Porch? c. Granite strip
a. Task lighting d. Ceramic
b. Diffused lighting
c. General lighting 52. What wall finish is recommended
d. Downlight for the splash wall of the kitchen?
a. Unglazed tile
43. What type of lighting is best b. Enamel paint
placed at the Foyer? c. Textured tile
a. Task lighting d. Glazed tile
b. Decorative lighting
c. General lighting 53. What type of window would you
d. Downlight recommend for the bedroom?
a. Sliding b. Casement
44. What type of lighting is c. Awning d. Jalousies
appropriate for the Stairway?
a. Task lighting 54. What type of window is best for
b. Diffused lighting the living area?
c. General lighting a. Hooper b. Casement
d. Downlight c. Awning d. Jalousies

45. What is the NET width of a PROJECT NO. 2 SPACE PLANNING

wardrobe closet? 55. What space is desirably adjacent
a. 0.65m b. 0.70m to the Master Bedroom?
c. 0.75m d. 0.60m a. Balcony
b. Walk-in closet
46. What is the comfortable size of a c. Vanity
double bed? d. Anteroom
a. 1.50x2.10 b. 1.35x1.90
c. 1.35x2.10 d. 1.80x1.80
56. What type of storage space is 65. Which of the following structural
recommended for the kitchen? elements can be erected along a side
a. China Cabinet if a property is resting on a
b. Hung Cabinet relatively flat terrain?
c. drawer a. end wall
d. Shelf b. retaining wall
57. Where do you locate the common c. firewall
T&B? d. party wall
a. Adjacent to Kitchen PROJECT NO. 2 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
b. Adjacent to Bedroom
c. Adjacent to Living 66. Which among the following is not
d. Adjacent to Dining an amenity?
a. Driver’s Quarter
58. What space is immediately b. Guest Room
accessible to the kitchen? c. Foyer
a. Carport b. Driveway d. Porch
c. Living d. Foyer
67. Which among the following is a
59. Where do you allocate the facility?
Ironing/Sewing area? a. Carport
a. Inside the Maid’s Room b. Boy’s Bedroom
b. Inside the bedroom c. Pantry
c. Near the Kitchen d. Terrace
d. All of the above
68. Which among the following is
PROJECT NO. 2 considered a service provision?
STRUCTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION a. Maid’s room
b. Electrical Closet
60. What is a recommended bay span of c. Pantry
columns for the project? d. Carport
a. 6.00 b. 5.00
c. 3.00 d. 4.00 69. Which among the following is
considered a utility provision?
61. What type of footing is a. T&B
appropriate for the firewall? b. Cistern
a. Matt c. Pantry
b. Combined footing d. Terrace
c. Cantilever footing
d. Isolated footing 70. What style would be best for the
project?
62. What is the overall depth of a a. Tropical Style
solid R.C. slab used for floor c. Modern with clean lines
construction? b. Neo-classical
a. 4” b. 6” d. Colonial style
c. 8” d. 12”

63. What is the minimum thickness for

a reinforced concrete column with a 2-
hour fire resistivity?
a. 200mm b. 150mm
c. 300mm d. 250mm

64. What is the standard thickness of

a column appropriate for the project?
a. 4” b. 6”
c. 8” d. 12”