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Excluded from iterative design process

Implementation

An area in a building having a clearance less than human height, but accessible by crawling.

Crawl space

When a building is of mixed occupancy, to what requirements is the whole building subject?

Most restrictive requirement of any occupancy found therein

We design to ______ certain functions that make the task and activities performed within them more convenient, comfortable, and pleasurable

improve

The proper functioning of a design is, of course, _______ related to the purposes of those who inhabit and use it, as well as to their physical dimensions and abilities.

directly

Prohibited, in terms of altering a building according to Section 801 of the NBC.

Reducing the size of any room or the relative area of windows below the provided standard

Metho or manner of jointing that makes the united parts clear, distinct, and precise in relation to each other.

Articulation

The correct criteria for the arrangement of shapes and forms in the space they respond to.

Functional and aesthetic criteria

Design and placement of windows in a building.

Fenestration

Determines whether a street shall have an open sidewalk, arcaded, or a combination.

Local planning authority

Use, Type of Construction, Height of Building, and the use, area, nature, and location of the site

Factors that govern the maximum site occupancy according to Section 803 of the NBC.

Allowed within easements if width > 9.00 meters

Long term vehicle parking

Minimum width of the sidewalk for a RROW width of 9.00m or more

1.20 meters on each side

Where can the study of signs and symbols be conducted?

Semiotics

A simple drawing with circles representing spaces connected by lines indicating relationships.

Bubble Diagram

Uses absolutely prohibited within an easement according to Rule VIII, NBC

Residential and like uses whether temporary or permanent

The collection and application of human measurements.

Anthropometrics

Max percent of floor area that minor accessory uses can occupy w/o affecting the building’s occupancy classification.

10%

An open, skylit court around which a horse or building is built.

Atrium

How many intermediate handrails must be provided for a stairway having a width of 9.00m

4

A kind of residential structure that is designed or suitable for use by several or many families.

Multifamily dwelling

Important consideration for space planning for educational facilities.

Integration of flexible learning spaces

Most ancient decorative symbol in the Christian church.

Fish

Deriving deeper or hidden meanings and associations from the environment.

Interpretation

Planning and designing spaces based on client needs and user activities.

Space planning

Naturally ventilated toilets and bath are highly recommended for structures with small occupancies such as single family dwelling due to:

Natural light allows sanitation of room.

Minimum size requirement for a kitchen

3.00 sq.m. with a least dimension of 1.50 meters

Type of signage specifically disallowed from the RROW leading to important public or historical buildings/structures

Commercial signs supported from any building projection

An applied science often used in designing and planning built spaces. It relates human scale to the built space. This study allows people and things to interact most efficiently and comfortably.

Ergonomics

Anthropometrics and ergonomics

Space planning uses both:

Not considered a transit building

Sidewalk

Not a consideration for sidewalk widths

Number of nearby parking spaces

Position of a building on a site in relation to true north, to points on the compass, to a specific place or feature, or to local conditions of sunlight, wind, and drainage.

Orientation

Allowable percentage of slope which allows for parking slots to be placed along the inclined surfaces.

7%

How various spaces relate to each other

Adjacency matrix

Passage of people or things from one place to another or through an area.

Circulation space

Maximum accessibility ramp gradient accdg. to accessibility law

1:12

A low or partial story between two main stories of a building.

Mezzanine

Relationship of one part to another or to the whole, or between one object and another.

Proportion

Key characteristic of an open-plan office layout.

Large, open spaces with minimal partitions

Structures disallowed and prohibited within the RROW as mentioned in Rule VIII of the NBC

Semi-permanent/permanent commercial structures

Requirement for adjacent spaces to be considered a combined room.

Clear opening between them should permit common use

Not a phase of the design process

Research development

A window-like opening in a wall or partition through which things may be passed, as between a kitchen and a dining room.

Pass-through

A type of row house usually in urban setting joined by common firewalls.

Townhouse

Creating great modern architecture is a balance of?

Artistic sensibility and scientific methodology

Latin phrase that best describes the noble profession of architecture

Deus Architectus Mundi, Architectus Secundus Deus

Role of architecture today?

It responds to the community with their work, or they shape it, dictating the environment

The basis of great architecture is the creation of?

Spatial and visual delight

Functional needs in architecture is?

Branch of Science

Lesser activity for someone who studies architecture

Critiquing

Classification system that groups buildings into categories of like with like

Style

Architecture is a discipline that means?

Art and science

Fields of study not related to Architecture?

Philology

Which of the following is not related to Architecture?

Fashion Design

Before the arrival and popularity of shopping malls in the Philippines, Commercial retail was best found in?

Wet markets

A high-end commercial strip with a designated open area for eating and shopping

High street

Not found inside a mall

Funeral parlour

The stores serve as primary retailers whose size and nature of merchandise or activity directs people to their location.

Magnet

Identified by the big retailers found in opposite ends of a mall development.

Anchor

Best floor finishes for PWD ramps

Vinyl tiles

Need not be seen in SDP

Solar path

Not required in SDP

Type of Genus of Trees

Slope information in architecture may be presented using the following except?

Angle of inclination

Best described as an “anti-social” bench

O-shaped bench

Most of the developers in PH follow the 35sqm per slot. In a bldg. footprint of 2,500 sqm, what would be the max. parking slots required?

71 parking slots

Allowable percentage of slope for parking slots in inclined surfaces

7%

In the absence of the pulpit and lectern, this is the speaker’s stand at the center in front of the church.

Ambo

Not considered an integral feature of transit buildings.

Zebra crossing

Considered not an adjunct building to a transit terminal.

Religious structures

Number of modes for a building to be considered a transit/transport building

Minimum of 1

Not suited for transport buildings

Car showrooms

Described as active layby or vehicular concourse bays in PH setting

Taxi, uber, grab

Determining movement and traffic flow within transport terminals is controlled by which office

Traffic management office

In an office that provides a schedule of tasks and monitoring of item transport, what is the primary modern design requirement for this activity?

Wide flat wall

In a security and traffic control office, the ideal design parameter for this activity would be…?

View of ingress and egress and passenger concourse

Most important consideration for designing vehicular ramps?

Acceptable slope

Defined as a mode, system, or means of transport.

Transport system

Concerned with ensuring that all aspects of transport design meet the needs of people engaging with design, safety, and efficiency

Human factor and ergonomics

These factors provide a multidisciplinary effort to generate and compile information about human capabilities and limitations and apply the info to equipment, systems, facilities, procedures, jobs, environments for safe, comfortable, and effective human performance.

Human factors

Parking provisions are based on BP344 except for

Parking must have walkways of atleast 0.9 width