Architectural Design Sample Board Examination Questions
PROJECT NO. 1 TITLE “ A PROPOSED GENERAL HOSPITAL”
A Proposed GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL Project [development with Basement, Podium (optional parking) and Tower components on a Project Site with a Two Percent (2.0%) Slope.
1. A client has asked a designer to create an intimate seating area for a hospital waiting room. Which of the following is likely to have the greatest impact on achieving the client’s goal?
a. Pattern c. Texture
b. Scale d. Color
2. To give a sofa heavy appearance, the designer should use which of the following color combinations for the sofa and the surrounding walls?
a. A hue with a dark value for the sofa and a slightly lighter value for the walls
b. A light colored sofa of any hue and dark value wall color
c. A sofa with a warm hue and dark value and a much lighter wall color
d. A sofa with light , cool color and wall color of similar value and hue
3. Which color has the tendency of mitigating aggressive behavior?
a. Violet c. Pink
b. Brown d. Red
4. A good selection for lighting to enhance the appearance of a rough, plastered wall would be
a. Fluorescent cove up lighting on all four sides of the room
b. Decorative chandeliers near the wall
c. Track lighting near the center of the room aimed at the wall
d. Recessed incandescent close to the wall
5. Under the Batas Pambansa Blg. 344, which is not a part, component of a ramp if the length exceeds 6.00m at 1:12 gradient?
a. Curb at 0.10m height
b. Landing every after excess of 6.00m of not less than 1.50m
c. Handrails at both side of the ramp with extensions at the start and end of the handrail at 0.40m
d. Level area at 1.80m in length should be provided at the upper end of the ramp
6. A Parson table primarily uses which of the following types of design elements?
a. Plane and volume c. Plane and point
b. Line and plane d. Volume and Line
7. What information would be the MOST important to obtain from a field survey if a complete set of drawings were also available for a building in which you were designing a library that was to occupy only one portion of the building?
a. He location of structural elements c. Sources of Noise
b. Existing natural light sources d. The location and capacity of electrical power
8. Of the following, which is true about difference between a programmatic concept statement and a design concept statement?
a. A design concept specifies a particular way to achieve the programmatic statement.
b. There are as many programmatic concept statement for a problem as there are design concepts.
c. A design concept is a performance requirement
d. Programmatic concept is a statement are developed concurrently with design concept.
9. Under the National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP), which is NOT part of the Gross Floor Area (GFA) for the Project?
a. Elevator Lobby c. Corridor
b. Cooling tower area, if introduced d. Balcony
10. If you were conducting a programming interview with a client for a small clothing boutique, what would be the LEAST important question to ask?
a. Which items are most frequently purchased in impulse?
b. Will rest room be available to the customers?
c. What amount of merchandise will be on display?
d. What is the relationship between cash/wrap counter and the dressing rooms?
PROJECT NO. 2 TITLE“A PROPOSED APARTMENT BUILDING CLASSIFIED AS MAXIMUM R3 ”
A Proposed MEDIUM rise APARTMENT BUILDINGS Project development on a Project Site with a 45MTS. (length) X 36MTS. (Depth) Fronting a 14m. RROW (Road Right of way) with an estero on the rear portion of the sai LOT.
11. What is generally NOT true about programming interviews?
a. They can verify the accuracy of questionnaires.
b. They minimize inaccurate result from ambiguous questions.
c. They allow for information to be uncovered that the programmer may not have considered.
d. They make efficient use of the interviewer’s time.
12. To create the most vivid color-coding system in an elderly housing facility, the interior designer could create the most easily perceived system by using which of the following combinations?
a. A bright color against a background of a non-complementary color
b. Complementary colors of high saturation
c. Either highly saturated warm or cool colors next to a neutral gray
d. The primary colors and white
13. Which design elements could be used to lower the apparent height of a ceiling?
a. A dark , highly textured ceiling
b. Strong horizontal line on the walls
c. Fine-grained patterns on the ceiling and dark walls
d. A light ceiling and textured walls
14. The Prang system organizes colors according to
a. Three scales of hue, value and chroma in a three dimensional form
b. The hue and value in a matrix system
c. Their relationship to the primaries as organized in a circle
d. Five principle hues and their values on a wheel
15. Wallpaper is MOST usefull to a designer in creating
a. Texture c. Scale
b. Line d. Pattern
A Proposed GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL Project [development with Basement, Podium (optional parking) and Tower components on a Project Site with a Two Percent (2.0%) Slope.
1. A client has asked a designer to create an intimate seating area for a hospital waiting room. Which of the following is likely to have the greatest impact on achieving the client’s goal?
a. Pattern c. Texture
b. Scale d. Color
2. To give a sofa heavy appearance, the designer should use which of the following color combinations for the sofa and the surrounding walls?
a. A hue with a dark value for the sofa and a slightly lighter value for the walls
b. A light colored sofa of any hue and dark value wall color
c. A sofa with a warm hue and dark value and a much lighter wall color
d. A sofa with light , cool color and wall color of similar value and hue
3. Which color has the tendency of mitigating aggressive behavior?
a. Violet c. Pink
b. Brown d. Red
4. A good selection for lighting to enhance the appearance of a rough, plastered wall would be
a. Fluorescent cove up lighting on all four sides of the room
b. Decorative chandeliers near the wall
c. Track lighting near the center of the room aimed at the wall
d. Recessed incandescent close to the wall
5. Under the Batas Pambansa Blg. 344, which is not a part, component of a ramp if the length exceeds 6.00m at 1:12 gradient?
a. Curb at 0.10m height
b. Landing every after excess of 6.00m of not less than 1.50m
c. Handrails at both side of the ramp with extensions at the start and end of the handrail at 0.40m
d. Level area at 1.80m in length should be provided at the upper end of the ramp
6. A Parson table primarily uses which of the following types of design elements?
a. Plane and volume c. Plane and point
b. Line and plane d. Volume and Line
7. What information would be the MOST important to obtain from a field survey if a complete set of drawings were also available for a building in which you were designing a library that was to occupy only one portion of the building?
a. He location of structural elements c. Sources of Noise
b. Existing natural light sources d. The location and capacity of electrical power
8. Of the following, which is true about difference between a programmatic concept statement and a design concept statement?
a. A design concept specifies a particular way to achieve the programmatic statement.
b. There are as many programmatic concept statement for a problem as there are design concepts.
c. A design concept is a performance requirement
d. Programmatic concept is a statement are developed concurrently with design concept.
9. Under the National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP), which is NOT part of the Gross Floor Area (GFA) for the Project?
a. Elevator Lobby c. Corridor
b. Cooling tower area, if introduced d. Balcony
10. If you were conducting a programming interview with a client for a small clothing boutique, what would be the LEAST important question to ask?
a. Which items are most frequently purchased in impulse?
b. Will rest room be available to the customers?
c. What amount of merchandise will be on display?
d. What is the relationship between cash/wrap counter and the dressing rooms?
PROJECT NO. 2 TITLE“A PROPOSED APARTMENT BUILDING CLASSIFIED AS MAXIMUM R3 ”
A Proposed MEDIUM rise APARTMENT BUILDINGS Project development on a Project Site with a 45MTS. (length) X 36MTS. (Depth) Fronting a 14m. RROW (Road Right of way) with an estero on the rear portion of the sai LOT.
11. What is generally NOT true about programming interviews?
a. They can verify the accuracy of questionnaires.
b. They minimize inaccurate result from ambiguous questions.
c. They allow for information to be uncovered that the programmer may not have considered.
d. They make efficient use of the interviewer’s time.
12. To create the most vivid color-coding system in an elderly housing facility, the interior designer could create the most easily perceived system by using which of the following combinations?
a. A bright color against a background of a non-complementary color
b. Complementary colors of high saturation
c. Either highly saturated warm or cool colors next to a neutral gray
d. The primary colors and white
13. Which design elements could be used to lower the apparent height of a ceiling?
a. A dark , highly textured ceiling
b. Strong horizontal line on the walls
c. Fine-grained patterns on the ceiling and dark walls
d. A light ceiling and textured walls
14. The Prang system organizes colors according to
a. Three scales of hue, value and chroma in a three dimensional form
b. The hue and value in a matrix system
c. Their relationship to the primaries as organized in a circle
d. Five principle hues and their values on a wheel
15. Wallpaper is MOST usefull to a designer in creating
a. Texture c. Scale
b. Line d. Pattern