Free Project-Planning-Design Mock Exam – Practice Online Confidently

Refer to the exhibit (residential floor plan with three outlined elevator core locations A, B, C). 

During design development, an owner has chosen an elevator that does not fit in the location previously selected for the two-car elevator core. The elevator core should be near the main entrance lobby and centrally located. The minimum program requirements for each residential floor are the following:

Five studios

Five 1-bed units

Eight 2-bed units

Three 3-bed units

Which outlined location meets the requirements?

When designing a three-story wood-frame home located in a high wind region, the addition of a green roof with a two-foot soil bed would do which one of the following? 

Which existing site elements are most important to locate in preparing a schematic design phase site plan for an adaptive reuse project?

Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for a new shopping center to be constructed on a nearly flat site flowing into a municipal subsurface storm-drainage system that is at capacity during a 5-year storm?

An architect is selecting a mechanical system for the first floor of a hotel in a temperate climate. They must

consider the following:

• The building footprint covers 95% of the small urban site.

• The first floor has an open floor plan that includes a lobby, bar, and restaurant.

• The plan can only accommodate one 500 sf mechanical room.

What mechanical system should the architect recommend?