Architectural Design

Facade

The front of a building or any of its sides facing a public way or space especially one distinguished by its architectural treatment

Static Fit

The type of fit where the body is at rest

Anthropometrics

The collection and application of human measurements

Multifamily dwelling

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

Porte-Cochere

A porch roof projecting over a driveway at the entrance to a building and sheltering those getting in or out of vehicles

Swerte

means auspicious in terms of Filipino Feng Shui. It is also believed to come from our pre-colonial past Chinese and Indian cultures.

Articulation

This is a method or manner of jointing that makes the united parts clear distinct and precise in relation to each other.

Interior Elevation

An orthographic projection of any of the significant interior walls of a building.

Backsplash

a vertical panel of waterproof material attached to the wall in front of a countertop or stovetop to protect against splashed liquids

Atrium

An open skylit court around which a house or building is built

Fenestration

The design and placement of windows in a building.

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12. The tight fit exhibits a close correspondence between furniture and equipment. It is only usable for Asian culture.

Housing Unit

A house apartment suite of rooms or a single room occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters

Gesticulation

There following are types of communication an architect utilizes to present her or his work except:

Balcony

An elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building and enclosed by a railing or parapet

Allows friends to come close and possibly penetrate inner limit briefly

The following statements are about Personal Space according to Proxemics. Only one statement is true:

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Accessibility aims that things should be designed with all types of users in mind (with due modification for each type). It should be perceptible usable and easily learnable

Research development

The following are phases of the design process except:

Fashionable

Fill in the missing word/phrase: Good design avoids the throwaway culture. It veers away from being and therefore never appears antiquated.

Dynamic Fit

Applicable dimensions when our body is in movement

Ambience

The mood character or atmosphere of an environment

Bubble Diagram

is a very simple drawing that consists of representations of spaces connected by solid or broken lines to specify the type of relationship between the spaces

Pass-through

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

Pattern

An artistic or decorative design especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit of which an idea can be given by a fragment.

The convex side expand the sense of space

Curvilinear partitions create dynamic spaces. If the previous statement is true which of the following is also true?

It is wise to approach the design in terms of adjacency which stipulates the relationship of spaces with terms such as mandatory desirable neutral or undesirable.

Adjacency Matrix develops and shows how various spaces relate with each other. The following statements are true about the Adjacency Matrix

Door

A hinged sliding or folding barrier of wood metal or glass for opening and closing an entrance to a building room or cabinet

Circulation Space

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

Townhouse

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

Reach

typically refers to the extending the arms and fingers for effective control without over-extension

Orientation

The 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

Maaliwalas

basically sums up the likable elements of the Filipino space: breathable clean spaces suffused with light

Ducting Schedule

Using the Space Program indicated within it are the following except for:

Ergonomics and functional requirement

Space Planning uses both

Rectangles

All other can be considered to be variations of the square with the addition of width or length

Aesthetics

The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art beauty and taste with a view to establishing the meaning and validity of critical judgements concerning works of art

Evidence Based

design is an approach to design that seeks to create better outcomes by basing decisions on credible research.

an Intellectual Process

Architecture is both a product and

Mezzanine

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

Storage Space

is often neglected in residential planning but it is one of the most crucial as it allows the residents to keep all of their belongings and special acquisitions.

Attic

A room or space directly under the roof of a building usually used as a storage

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We design to improve certain functions that make the task and activities performed within them more convenient comfortable and pleasurable. The proper functioning of a design is of course directly related to the purposes of those who inhabit and use it as well as to their physical dimensions and abilities.

Proportion

Is the relationship of one part to another or to the whole or between one object and another.

Leon Battista Alberti

During the Renaissance period this person wrote about the criteria of what makes good architecture that is still being used today.

Stability

The shape of a triangle represents

Porch

An exterior appendage to a building forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway

Kabisera

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word or phrase: is the most prominent place for the head of the family or a special guest found at the dining table.

Space Program

Is a tool that lists the spaces what is within it and its specific uses and function of each one in tabular form.

Crawl Space

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