PA Quiz II

What is the maximum slope percentage for parking lots?

Landscapes can be described in terms of four general elements of vegetative mass and form. Which of the following options below is not one of them?

Which of the following street design methods are typically implemented in street design to encourage a slower and safer vehicle speed? Check the three that apply.

An architect is working on the site analysis and design of a residential project. The site is located in Zone-5 climate, and the house will be placed in one of the locations that are marked up on the site plan given below. If one of the main goals of this project is to provide a sustainable building that prioritizes passive heating and cooling techniques and targets to minimize the use of HVAC systems as much as possible, which of the following location would be the ideal spot for this building?

A neighborhood is designed based on the following principles: • Maximum energy efficiency • Convenient and encouraging for pedestrian traffic • Transit effectiveness Which of the following may be negative side effects of these design decisions? Check the two that apply.

Fill in the following blanks with the correct information. One side of the quadrangle (check) = [blank_start]___[blank_end] miles One side of the township = [blank_start]___[blank_end] miles One side of the section = [blank_start]___[blank_end] miles There are [blank_start]___[blank_end] townships in one quadrangle (check).

The building code acknowledges two different methods for providing fire protection in buildings: passive and active fire protection. Select all active fire protection methods that are listed below. Check the two that apply.

The problem-seeking method includes a set of principles that need to be followed to successfully establish the problem as the last step of the programming phase of any project. Which of the following programming principle focuses on refining the core of the problem to bring out only the vital details of the information.

In the graphic below, three different neighborhood site plans are given. Each urban pattern represents a carefully designed street and block structure that are oriented and sized to integrate concerns for light, sun, wind, and shade according to the priorities of the climate that they are located in. Match each design to the appropriate climate accordingly. Not all climate options are represented with a site plan.

Which of the following is the first consideration of the site analysis?

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Which of the following design strategies are more likely to prevent crime by site design? Check the three that apply.

Select all of the following geotechnical information regarding the properties of soils required by the designer to design a “balanced site”? Check the three that apply.

An architect works on a project where on-site erection time should be significantly reduced as one of the main programming goals. Which of the following structural scenarios would meet these criteria? Check the two that apply.

Based on the given program criteria of a small studio building below, which of the following adjacency matrix is the correct representation of the building program? • Classrooms are close to Offices. • Greenrooms are adjacent to Recording Studio and close to Main Studio, • Restrooms are adjacent to Classrooms, Main Studio and Lounge. • The lounge is close to Main Studio.

An architect is working on a multiple story lecture hall project. The building is decided to be built in Type-III-A construction and will be fully sprinklered. What is the maximum total building area that can be achieved for this project as per the International Building Code (IBC)? Use IBC 2018

What is the percentage of the slope shown in the graphic?

An architect is working on a project in Miami, Florida. The project site enables building orientation in all directions; however, the main wind direction is from south to north. Which of the following site planning and building design strategy is the best for this project if the architect wishes to implement passive cooling design strategies into the building?

Which of the following scenarios/situations more commonly contribute to the decision of performing a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? Check the three that apply.

Drag and drop the following treatment types for historic buildings across each definition given.

An architect is working on a church project with an 8150 square foot area in the City of Columbus, Ohio. If the church’s main assembly space is 3900 sf, minimum, how many total parking spaces are required for this building? [blank_start]__[blank_end]

Which of the following options help provide a realistic prediction of cost during the project’s programming phase? Check the three that apply.

Drag and drop the correct required sizes of a typical accessible bench in a sauna across given definitions. Not all dimensions are relevant. Drag and drop the irrelevant dimension across to the letter “X.”

A law firm would like to extensively renovate their existing office building, excluding the copy/print area, kitchen/cafeteria, and mechanical rooms. The client wants the effects of the renovation work to be minimized on their day-to-day activities, so the architect and the client decide to do the work in four phases. • Restroom-1 must be renovated before the renovation of the Open Office Area. • Conference Rooms must be renovated after the renovation of the Open Office Area. • Conference Rooms must be renovated before the renovation of Offices 1,2,3 &4. • Restroom 1 and 2 can not be renovated at the same time. • Restroom-2 and Conference Rooms must be renovated at the same time. • Restroom-1 & Lobby/Entry must be renovated at the same.

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