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WHAT TO DO IN THE
DESIGN EXAMS
COME PREPARED
Make sure that all of your tools and supplies are with you.
BE RELAXED
Have a good night’s sleep prior to the exam. Remove all
cobwebs from your mind.
COME TO THE EXAM KNOWING
HOW TO SOLVE ANY PARTICULAR
DESIGN PROBLEM
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Private Private
Public
3. Zone the facility functionally in the chosen plan form. Make
sure that you take care of the Zone/room which will not fit
into the bay spacing.
Administration
Operations Service
Lobby
4. Layout the SPACES in this sequence:
Main entrance lobby
Corridors and other lobbies
Stairs, ramps, elevators, escalators, fire escapes
Comfort rooms
Other public spaces like lounges
Zones, a group of rooms, or departments
Rooms within zones and/or departments
Administration
Operations Service
Lobby
Administration
Operations Service
Lobby
5. Avoid deep masses. Zone the complex into organized,
functional masses and connect these masses with corridors.
5. Avoid deep masses. Zone the complex into organized,
functional masses and connect these masses with corridors.
5. Avoid deep masses. Zone the complex into organized,
functional masses and connect these masses with corridors.
6. Do the general elevation form. Use simple and ordinary roof
plan/elevation. Choose between:
Hidden slope roof which will look flat (for office bldgs and the like)